Sporting event delegation
San Marino sent a delegation to compete at the 2002 Winter Olympics , in Salt Lake City, Utah , United States from 8–24 February 2002. This was the nation's sixth appearance at a Winter Olympic Games . The delegation consisted of a single athlete, alpine skier Gian Matteo Giordani . In his race, the giant slalom , he finished in last place of those who finished the course at 57th.
Background
San Marino first entered Olympic competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.[1] The nation did not enter a Winter Olympic Games until Innsbruck in 1976 .[1] Excepting the 1980 and 1998 Winter Olympics , San Marino has participated in every edition of the Winter Olympics since, making Salt Lake City the nation's sixth Winter Olympics appearance.[1] The Sammarinesi delegation consisted of a single alpine skier , Gian Matteo Giordani .[2] He was also selected as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony .[1] [3] He was the only athlete competing for San Marino at the 2002 Games.[4]
Alpine skiing
Gian Matteo Giordani was 17 years old at the time of the Salt Lake City Olympics.[5] Giordani placed at 73rd and 57th in the first and second runs, respectively.[6] [7] Giordani finished with a combined time of 2:48.31 and in 57th place overall, leaving him in last place among competitors that successfully completed the course.[5]
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