Eritrea at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Eritrea at the
2022 Winter Olympics

Flag of Eritrea

IOC code| ERI
NOC| Eritrean National Olympic Committee
in Beijing, China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors| 1 (1 man and 0 women) in 1 sport
Flag bearer (opening)| Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda
Flag bearer (closing)| Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

* 2018
* 2022
* 2026

Eritrea competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. The 2022 Winter Olympics were held from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1][2]

Eritrea's team consisted of one male alpine skier.[3][4] Alpine skier Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda as the only athlete from the country, carried the country's flag during the opening and closing ceremonies.[5][6][7]

## Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Alpine skiing | 1 | 0 | 1
Total | 1 | 0 | 1

## Alpine skiing

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Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

By meeting the basic qualification standards, Eritrea qualified male alpine skier, Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda.[8] Abeda competed in one event, the men's giant slalom, where he had a combined two run total for a time of 2:40.45, placing him 39th overall out of 87 skiers.[9] This improved his result by 22 spots from 2018.[10]

Athlete  | Event  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda | Men's giant slalom | 1:17.95  | 46  | 1:22.50  | 41  | 2:40.45  | 39

## See also

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* Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "NOCs List Beijing 2022". Beijing 2022 Olympics. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
2. ^ "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
3. ^ Watta, Evelyn (28 January 2022). "African stars to watch at Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 22 January 2022.
4. ^ du Plessis, Lindsay (3 February 2022). "Winter Games: Six African athletes who are competing in Beijing, and five who are not". www.espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
5. ^ Tremblay, Phil (2 February 2022). "Athlete Spotlight: African Nation Eritrea's First Winter Olympian Back For Round Two in Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics". www.snowbrains.com/. SnowBrains. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
6. ^ "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
7. ^ "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
8. ^ "ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 22 December 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
9. ^ "2022 Winter Olympics Results - Alpine Skiing". www.espn.com. ESPN. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
10. ^ Toney, James (3 February 2022). "Eritrean skier Shannon Abeda setting Olympic sights on 'dream' 2026 Cool Runnings sequel". www.uk.sports.yahoo.com. Yahoo!. Retrieved 13 February 2022.

## External links

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* Beijing 2022 – Eritrea

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