1988 Winter Olympics medal table

1988 Winter Olympics medals Calgary, CAN 1988 Winter Most total medals URS 1988 Winter 29 Most gold medals URS 1988 Winter 11 Medalling NOCs 17 1984 Olympics medal tables 1992 thumb|right|400px|1988 Winter Olympic Games Medals map Legend: #ffc500Gold represents countries that won at least one gold medal silverSilver represents countries that won at least one silver medal #cc9966Bronze represents countries that won at least one bronze medal #d40000Red represents countries that did not win any medals #ecececGrey represents countries that did not participate The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event held in Calgary, Canada, from 13 to 28 February 1988. A total of 1,423 athletes representing 57 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) (+8 from 1984 Olympics) participated in 46 events (+7 from 1984) from 10 different sports and disciplines (unchanged from 1984).Calgary 1988 Winter Olympics http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Olympic-Games/All-Past-Olympic-Games/Winter/Calgary-1988/ Olympic.org International Olympic Committee 22 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20091005010206/http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Olympic-Games/All-Past-Olympic-Games/Winter/Calgary-1988/ 5 October 2009 live Five new events were contested at these Games—men's and women's Super G in alpine skiing, team events in Nordic combined and ski jumping, and women's 5000 metres in speed skating—and two events returned to the program—men's and women's combined in alpine skiing.Speed skating at the 1988 Calgary Winter Games https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1988/SSK/ 22 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100803070916/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1988/SSK/ 3 August 2010 dead As in the 1984 Winter Olympics, 17 NOCs won at least one medal and 11 of them secured at least one gold medal. The Soviet Union returned to the top of the gold medal count with 11, relegating East Germany—which took first place four years earlier—to second place with nine. The Soviet Union also collected the most overall medals (29), including the most bronzes (9). In a repeat of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and mimicking Yugoslavia at the 1984 Winter Games, Canada, as host nation, did not win any gold medal, totalling two silver and three bronze medals. Canadian hopes for a gold rested on the shoulders of figure skater Brian Orser, the reigning World champion and silver medalist at the Sarajevo Games.Orr Frank Orser cheerfully carries country's hopes Toronto Star Star Media Group 14 February 1988 G.4 A tight contest with Brian Boitano of the United States ended with the American taking the Olympic title.Brian Boitano: This Soldier's No Toy http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,966825,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20101126172922/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,966825,00.html dead November 26, 2010 23 July 2010 Time 29 February 1988 Jill Smolowe Ellie McGrath Athletes from Norway failed to win any event in Calgary, making this the first and so far only time that the country ended the Winter Olympics without a single gold medal.Despite Big '88 Losses, ABC Wants '92 Games Chicago Tribune 28 February 1988 Toronto Globe & Mail 6 Italy's two gold medals were won by the same athlete: Alberto Tomba, a first-time Olympian who was crowned Olympic champion in the alpine skiing's slalom and giant slalom events.Alfano Peter 88 Winter Olympics; Tomba Captures 2d Gold https://www.nytimes.com/1988/02/28/sports/88-winter-olympics-tomba-captures-2d-gold.html 23 July 2010 The New York Times 28 February 1988 New York 25 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141225080049/http://www.nytimes.com/1988/02/28/sports/88-winter-olympics-tomba-captures-2d-gold.html live Ski jumper Matti Nykänen of Finland contributed to three of his nation's four gold medals by winning both individual events (first time by an Olympic ski jumper) and helping his team to win the collective title.Matti Nykänen http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Olympic-Athletes/All-Athletes/Athletes-NN-to-NZ/-Matti-NYKANEN-/ Olympic.org International Olympic Committee 23 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100826040455/http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Olympic-Athletes/All-Athletes/Athletes-NN-to-NZ/-Matti-NYKANEN-/ 26 August 2010 dead The performance of the Swiss athletes ensured their nation's best result at the Winter Games, securing a record number of 15 medals, including a then-record of five gold medals that took 18 years to be improved.Switzerland https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/SUI/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200417092337/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/SUI/ dead 17 April 2020 23 July 2010 Five NOCs participated for the first time in the Winter Olympics—Fiji, Guam, Guatemala, Jamaica, and Netherlands AntillesJanofsky Michael '88 Winter Olympics; Calgary Has It Down Cold https://www.nytimes.com/1988/02/07/sports/88-winter-olympics-calgary-has-it-down-cold.html 23 July 2010 The New York Times 7 February 1988 23 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090523082928/http://www.nytimes.com/1988/02/07/sports/88-winter-olympics-calgary-has-it-down-cold.html live—but none of them won a medal. Jamaica's lone entry, the Jamaican bobsled team, inspired the making of the 1993 movie Cool Runnings.Lamont Tom Frozen in Time: Jamaica's bobsled team, Calgary Winter Olympics, 13 Feb 1988 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/feb/07/jamaica-bobsled-calgary-olympics The Guardian 7 February 2010 23 July 2010 13 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171213014733/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/feb/07/jamaica-bobsled-calgary-olympics live __TOC__ Medal table Olympic medal table thumb|Italian alpine skier Alberto Tomba won his country's two gold medals in his first Olympic participation. The medal table is based on information provided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and is consistent with IOC convention in its published medal tables. The table uses the Olympic medal table sorting method. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won, where a nation is an entity represented by a National Olympic Committee (NOC). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next, and then the number of bronze medals.Ostlere Lawrence 11 August 2024 Olympic medal table: USA beat China to top spot at Paris 2024 https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/olympics-2024-medal-table-count-paris-b2580716.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20240812015233/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/olympics-2024-medal-table-count-paris-b2594580.html 12 August 2024 12 August 2024 The Independent enAraton Harvey 18 August 2008 A Medal Count That Adds Up To Little https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/sports/olympics/19araton.html subscription live https://web.archive.org/web/20230321004238/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/sports/olympics/19araton.html 21 March 2023 25 July 2024 The New York Times If teams are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by their IOC country code.Cons Roddy 10 August 2024 What happens if two countries are tied in the Olympic medal table? Tiebreaker rules explained https://en.as.com/olympic_games/what-happens-if-two-countries-are-tied-in-the-olympic-medal-table-tiebreaker-rules-explained-n/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20240811152350/https://en.as.com/olympic_games/what-happens-if-two-countries-are-tied-in-the-olympic-medal-table-tiebreaker-rules-explained-n/ August 11, 2024 11 August 2024 Diario AS en-us Host nation (Canada) flagIOC 1988 Winter 11 9 9 9 10 6 5 5 5 4 1 2 4 0 2 3 5 2 3 2 2 2 4 2 2 1 3 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 2 3 yes 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 See also 1988 Winter Paralympics medal table 1988 Summer Olympics medal table Battle of the Brians – the figure skating contest between Brian Orser (Canada) and Brian Boitano (United States) Battle of the Carmens – the figure skating contest between Katarina Witt (East Germany) and Debi Thomas (United States) References External links 1988 Winter Olympics 1988 Winter Olympics Olympedia.com http://www.olympedia.org/editions/43 24 February 2021 26 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210226043618/https://www.olympedia.org/editions/43 live Olympic Analytics/1988_2 olympanalyt.com http://olympanalyt.com/OlympAnalytics.php?param_pagetype=MedalsByCountries&param_games=1988%2F2 2020-08-21 2021-08-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20210815225531/http://olympanalyt.com/OlympAnalytics.php?param_pagetype=MedalsByCountries&param_games=1988%2F2 live 1988 Calgary Winter Games https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1988/ 22 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100722085517/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1988/ 22 July 2010 dead 1988 Calgary http://www.olympic.ca/en/games/winter-olympics/1988-calgary/#Medals Olympic.ca Canadian Olympic Committee 22 July 2010 22 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120522192620/http://olympic.ca/#Medals live Medal table 1988