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Calgary
Winter Olympics
1988
Calgary,
Canada
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Dates:
February 13 to February 28, 1988
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Competition Venues -
Saddledome,
Olympic Oval, Canada Olympic Park, Nakiska
Participating Nations - 57
Total Number of Athletes Competing - 1,750
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| Olympic Tidbits |
- 1st
Olympic Games to encompass three weekends
- Opening
Ceremonies held in McMahon Stadium
- Demonstration
events included Curling, Freestyle
Skiing, Short Track Speed Skating
- Total
Number of Events - 46
- Top
Team - Gold Medals (Soviet Union 11)
- Top
Team - Total Medals (Soviet Union 29)
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| Calgary Olympics Links |
Canada
Olympic
Park
- Canada Olympic
Development Association
The
Winter of '88: Calgary's Olympic Games
- CBC Archives
1988
Olympics, Calgary -
Infoplease
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TOP
MALE ATHLETE
CALGARY
1988
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Matti
Nykanen
FINLAND
Ski
Jump
(70m,
90m, Team Jumping)
3
Gold Medals
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TOP
FEMALE ATHLETE
CALGARY
1988 |
Yvonne
van Gennip
NETHERLANDS
Speed Skating
(1,500m, 3,000m, 5,000m)
3 Gold Medals
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OTHER
TOP ATHLETES
CALGARY
1988 |
Katarina
Witt
(Gold
Medal, Figure Skating)
Alberto
Tomba
(2
Gold Medals, Alpine)
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