Fiji sent a delegation to compete in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada from 13–28 February 1988. This was their debut appearance at a Winter Olympic Games. The sole athlete sent by Fiji to Calgary was Rusiate Rogoyawa, in cross-country skiing. In the 15 kilometre classical race, he finished in 83rd place.
| Fiji at the 1988 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | FIJ |
| NOC | Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Calgary | |
| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Rusiate Rogoyawa[1] |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Background
editThe Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee was recognised by the International Olympic Committee on 31 December 1954.[2] They made their first Olympic appearance at the 1956 Summer Olympics, and with two exceptions, have participated at every Summer Olympic Games since; they missed the 1964 edition, and boycotted the 1980 Games.[3][4] They were making their debut Winter Olympics appearance in Calgary.[4] The only athlete sent by Fiji to Calgary was Rusiate Rogoyawa, a cross-country skier.[5] He was the flag bearer for the opening ceremony.[4]
Competitors
editThe following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[6]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Cross-country skiing
editRusiate Rogoyawa was 26 years old at the time of the Calgary Olympics.[7] A Fijian native, he learned to ski while studying engineering in Norway.[8] On 19 February, he skied in the 15 kilometre classical event, and finished with a time of 1 hour, 1 minute and 26.3 seconds.[9] This put him in 83rd place out of 85 athletes who finished the race, and 20 minutes behind the gold medal time set by Mikhail Devyatyarov of the Soviet Union.[9]
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km classical | Rusiate Rogoyawa | 1'01:26.3 | 83 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Flagbearers for Fiji". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Fiji – National Olympic Committee (NOC)". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "54 Boycotted in 1980". The New York Times. 10 May 1984. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ a b c "Fiji". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "Fiji at the 1988 Calgary Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ Fiji at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- ^ "Rusiate Rogoyawa Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ Merron, Jeff; Neel, Eric (18 December 2001). "1988 Calgary". ESPN. Archived from the original on 9 March 2006. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Cross Country Skiing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Games: Men's 15 kilometres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.