Monaco at the 1992 Winter Olympics
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| NOC = MON
| NOCname = Comité Olympique Monégasque
| games = Winter Olympics
| year = 1992
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| website = {{url|www.comite-olympique.mc }} {{in lang|fr}}
| location = Albertville
| competitors = 5 (men)
| sports = 1
| flagbearer = Albert Grimaldi (bobsleigh)
| rank =
| gold = 0
| silver = 0
| bronze = 0
| officials = 0
| appearances = auto
| app_begin_year = 1984
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Monaco participated at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France held between 8 and 23 February 1992. The country's participation in the Games marked its third appearance at the Winter Olympics since its debut in the 1984 Games.
The Monaco team consisted of five athletes who competed in a single sport. Albert Grimaldi served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony. Monaco did not win any medal in the Games, and has not won a Winter Olympics medal as of these Games.
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|work=Sports Reference|access-date=2 November 2020}} The Comité Olympique Monégasque (the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Monaco) was recognised by the International Olympic Committee in 1 January 1953.{{cite web|title=Monaco – National Olympic Committee|url=https://www.olympic.org/monaco|work=International Olympic Committee|access-date=2 November 2020}} The 1984 Winter Olympics marked Monaco's first participation in the Winter Olympics. After the nation made its debut in the 1984 Games, this edition of the Games in 1992 marked the nation's third appearance at the Winter Games.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/countries/MON|title=Monaco at the Olympics|work=Olympedia|access-date=1 June 2024}}
The 1992 Winter Olympics was held in Albertville held between 8 and 23 February 1992.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com/en/olympic-games/albertville-1992|title=Albertville 1992|work=Olympics.com|access-date=3 February 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/editions/44|title=1992 Winter Olympics|work=Olympedia|access-date=3 February 2024}} The Monegasque team consisted of five athletes who competed in a single sport.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/countries/MON/editions/44|title=Monaco at the 1992 Winter Olympics|work=Olympedia|access-date=3 February 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/MON/winter/1992/|title=Monaco at 1992 Winter Olympics|work=Sports Reference|access-date=1 June 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417092656/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/MON/winter/1992/|archive-date=17 April 2020}} Albert Grimaldi served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/flagbearers?edition_id=44|title=Flag bearers at the 1992 Winter Olympics|work=Olympedia|access-date=3 February 2024}} Monaco did not win any medal in the Games, and has not won a Winter Olympics medal as of these Games.
Competitors
Monaco sent five athletes who competed in a single sport at the Games.
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| width=180|Sport
! width=55|Men ! width=55|Women ! width=55|Total | ||
|---|---|---|
| align=left|Bobsleigh
| 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Total || 5 || 0 || 5 |
Bobsleigh
{{main|Bobsleigh at the 1992 Winter Olympics}}
Monaco qualified two sleds for the two-man event and a single sled for the four-man event. Albert Grimaldi was the son of Rainier III, then prince of Monaco. The 1988 Winter Olympics marked his debut in the Winter Olympics, and this was his second appearance at the Games. He served in the navy earlier, and would later become the prince of Monaco in 2005.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/albert-grimaldi|title=Albert Grimaldi|work=Olympics.com|access-date=1 June 2024}} This was the first Winter Olympic appearance for all the other athletes–Gilbert Bessi,{{cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/gilbert-bessi|title=Gilbert Bessi|work=Olympics.com|access-date=1 June 2024}} David Tomatis,{{cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/david-tomatis|title=David Tomatis|work=Olympics.com|access-date=1 June 2024}} Michel Vatrican,{{cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/michel-vatrican|title=Michel Vatrican|work=Olympics.com|access-date=1 June 2024}} and Pascal Camia.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/pascal-camia|title=Pascal Camia|work=Olympics.com|access-date=1 June 2024}} Bessi also competed in the men's 100 metres event in the 1988 Summer Olympics.
The bobsleigh events were held at La Plagne. The track was completed in 1990. The {{cvt|1507|m}} long track had 19 curves and a vertical drop of {{cvt|124|m}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/editions/44/sports/BOB|title=Bobsleigh|work=Olympedia|access-date=1 June 2024}} About 92 teams competed in the two-man event held between 15 and 16 February. The first Monegasque team of Bessi and Vatrican was classified in 28th and the second team of Grimaldi and Camia in 44th place in the final classification.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/403|title=Bobsleigh, two man|work=Olympedia|access-date=1 June 2024}} In the four-man event, the team finished with a combined time of over four minutes and two seconds, more than eight seconds behind the first ranked Austrian team. The team was ranked 27th amongst the 124 teams in the competition.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/410|title=Bobsleigh, four man|work=Olympedia|access-date=1 June 2024}}
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| rowspan="2"|Sled
!rowspan="2"|Athletes !rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Run 1 !colspan="2"|Run 2 !colspan="2"|Run 3 !colspan="2"|Run 4 !colspan="2"|Total |
|---|
| Time
!Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank |
| align="center"|MON-1
|rowspan="2"|Two-man |align="center"|1:01.55 |align="center"|23 |align="center"|1:02.09 |align="center"|24 |align="center"|1:02.08 |align="center"|22 |align="center"|1:02.41 |align="center"|28 |align="center"|4:08.13 |align="center"|23 |
| align="center"|MON-2
|align="center"|1:03.57 |align="center"|44 |align="center"|1:03.88 |align="center"|42 |align="center"|1:03.93 |align="center"|43 |align="center"|1:04.04 |align="center"|44 |align="center"|4:15.42 |align="center"|43 |
| align="center"|MON-1
|Albert Grimaldi |align="center"|1:00.49 |align="center"|28 |align="center"|1:00.66 |align="center"|28 |align="center"|1:00.74 |align="center"|27 |align="center"|1:00.74 |align="center"|27 |align="center"|4:02.63 |align="center"|27 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070612020125/http://www.la84foundation.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200417042616/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1992/ Olympic Winter Games 1992, full results by sports-reference.com]
{{Nations at the 1992 Winter Olympics}}