Monaco at the 1984 Winter Olympics

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| NOCname = Comité Olympique Monégasque

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| year = 1984

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| location = Sarajevo

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| flagbearer = David Lajoux{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/88824 |title=David Lajoux |website=olympedia.org |access-date=4 January 2024}}

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Monaco sent a delegation to compete in the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia from 8–19 February 1984. This was the first time the principality had participated in a Winter Olympic Games, The Monégasque delegation consisted of a single alpine skier, David Lajoux. He failed to finish the men's slalom, and came in 47th place in the men's downhill.

Background

Monaco first participated in Olympic competition at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics, and have participated in most Summer Olympic Games since.{{cite web |title=Monaco |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/MON/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417092523/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/MON/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=2 November 2018 |language=en}} The Comité Olympique Monégasque (the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Monaco) was not recognised by the International Olympic Committee until 1 January 1953.{{cite web |title=Monaco – National Olympic Committee |url=https://www.olympic.org/monaco |publisher=International Olympic Committee |access-date=2 November 2018}} Despite their history of Olympic participation, these Sarajevo Olympics were the principality's first time entering a Winter Olympic Games. The 1984 Winter Olympics were held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia from 8–19 February 1984; a total of 1,272 athletes represented 49 NOCs.{{cite web |title=Sarajevo 1984 Winter Olympics – results & video highlights |url=https://www.olympic.org/sarajevo-1984 |publisher=International Olympic Committee |access-date=2 November 2018}} Monaco sent a single athlete to Sarajevo, alpine skier David Lajoux,{{cite web |title=Monaco at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Games |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/MON/winter/1984/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417092521/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/MON/winter/1984/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=2 November 2018 |language=en}} who was chosen as the flag-bearer for the opening ceremony.

Alpine skiing

David Lajoux was 17 years old at the time of the Sarajevo Olympics, and he was making his only Olympic appearance.{{cite web |title=David Lajoux Bio, Stats, and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/david-lajoux-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418004933/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/david-lajoux-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=2 November 2018 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=David LAJOUX – Olympic Alpine Skiing – Monaco |url=https://www.olympic.org/david-lajoux |publisher=International Olympic Committee |access-date=2 November 2018}} On 16 February he participated in the single-run men's downhill race, and finished with a time of 1 minute and 56.95 seconds, which put him in 47th place out of 60 competitors who finished the event.{{cite web |title=Alpine Skiing at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Games: Men's Downhill |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1984/ASK/mens-downhill.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417200003/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1984/ASK/mens-downhill.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=2 November 2018 |language=en}} The gold medal was won by Bill Johnson of the United States in a time of 1 minute and 45.59 seconds; the silver medal was won by Peter Müller of Switzerland, and the bronze was earned by Anton Steiner of Austria.{{cite web |title=Sarajevo 1984 downhill men – Olympic Alpine Skiing |url=https://www.olympic.org/sarajevo-1984/alpine-skiing/downhill-men |publisher=International Olympic Committee |access-date=2 November 2018}} Three days later, he took part in the men's slalom, but failed to finish the first leg of the two-leg race.{{cite web |title=Alpine Skiing at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Games: Men's Slalom Run 1 |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1984/ASK/mens-slalom-run-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417192004/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1984/ASK/mens-slalom-run-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=2 November 2018 |language=en}} The gold and silver medals were won by American twins Phil Mahre and Steve Mahre respectively, with the bronze medal going to Didier Bouvet of France.{{cite web |title=Alpine Skiing at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Games: Men's Slalom |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1984/ASK/mens-slalom.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418132553/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1984/ASK/mens-slalom.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=2 November 2018 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Sarajevo 1984 Alpine Skiing – Results & Videos |url=https://www.olympic.org/sarajevo-1984/alpine-skiing |publisher=International Olympic Committee |access-date=2 November 2018 |language=en}}

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