Tajikistan at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Tajikistan at the
2002 Winter Olympics
IOC codeTJK
NOCNational Olympic Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan
Websitewww.olympic.tj (in Tajik)
in Salt Lake City
Competitors1 in 1 sport
Flag bearer Gafar Mirzoyev
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Soviet Union (1956–1988)

Tajikistan sent a delegation to compete in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States, held 8–24 February 2002. This was Tajikistan's first time participating in a Winter Olympic Games. The country sent one representative, alpine skier Andrey Drygin. He failed to finish either of his events.

Background

The National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan (NOC) was first recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1993, and Tajikistan made its Olympic debut at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics.[1][2] The nation was making its Winter Olympic Games debut in these Salt Lake City Games.[2] The country sent one representative, alpine skier Andrey Drygin.[3] Gafar Mirzoyev, the president of the NOC, was selected as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony.[4]

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Andrey Drygin was 24 years old at the time of the Salt Lake City Olympics.[5] In the super-G held on 16 February, he failed to finish the single run race.[6] On 21 February, in the giant slalom, he finished the first run in a time of 1 minute and 22.01 seconds, which put him in a tie for 68th place.[7] However, he failed to complete the second run, and therefore unclassified for the event.[8] Drygin would later go on to represent Tajikistan twice more, at the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics.[9]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Final/Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Diff Rank
Andrey Drygin Super-G — Did not finish
Giant slalom 1:22.01 68 Did not finish — Did not finish

References

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  3. ^ Bower, Amanda (21 February 2002). "In Praise of the Lone Olympians". Time. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  4. ^ "List of the 77 delegations in the order they will enter the stadium and the name of their flag bearer" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 February 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Tajikistan at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's Super G". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's giant slalom Run 1". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's giant slalom Run 2". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Andrey Drygin Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2018.