Ski jumping at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Ski jumping

at the XV Olympic Winter Games

Pictogram for ski jumping

Venue| Canada Olympic Park
Dates| February 14–24
No. of events| 3
Competitors| 65 from 19 nations

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Ski jumping at the
1988 Winter Olympics

Normal hill| men
Large hill| men
Team| men

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Ski jumping at the 1988 Winter Olympics consisted of three events held from 14 February to 24 February, taking place at Canada Olympic Park.[1] The Calgary Games featured the addition of a new event, the first program change since 1964, with the debut of the team event.[2] Britain's Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards achieved celebrity by finishing last in both individual events, with less than half the points of the second-last competitor.[3]

## Medal summary

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### Medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Finland (FIN)| 3| 0| 0| 3
2|  Czechoslovakia (TCH)| 0| 1| 1| 2
Norway (NOR)| 0| 1| 1| 2
Yugoslavia (YUG)| 0| 1| 1| 2
Totals (4 entries)| 3| 3| 3| 9

Finland led the medal table, winning all three gold medals, Matti Nykänen taking both individual events and helping the Finnish team to victory. Given that this was the first year in which there were three ski jumping event, this made Nykänen the most successful ski jumper in a single Games.

The two medals for Yugoslavia were the only ones that country would win in ski jumping (though Slovenia, where all four Yugoslavian team members were from, would win its first as an independent country in 2002).

### Events

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Normal hill individual
details | Matti Nykänen
Finland | 229.1  | Pavel Ploc
Czechoslovakia | 212.1  | Jiří Malec
Czechoslovakia | 211.8
Large hill individual
details | Matti Nykänen
Finland | 224.0  | Erik Johnsen
Norway | 207.9  | Matjaž Debelak
Yugoslavia | 207.7
Large hill team
details |  Finland (FIN)
Ari-Pekka Nikkola
Matti Nykänen
Tuomo Ylipulli
Jari Puikkonen | 634.4  |  Yugoslavia (YUG)
Primož Ulaga
Matjaž Zupan
Matjaž Debelak
Miran Tepeš | 625.5  |  Norway (NOR)
Ole Christian Eidhammer
Jon Inge Kjørum
Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl
Erik Johnsen | 596.1

## Participating NOCs

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Nineteen nations participated in ski jumping at the Calgary Games. Great Britain made their Olympic ski jumping debut, with Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards their sole participant.[1]

* Austria (4)
* Bulgaria (2)
* Canada (4)
* Spain (1)
* Finland (6)
* France (2)
* West Germany (5)
* Great Britain (1)
* East Germany (2)
* Italy (2)
* Japan (4)
* Norway (5)
* Poland (2)
* Switzerland (4)
* Sweden (4)
* Czechoslovakia (4)
* Soviet Union (2)
* United States (6)
* Yugoslavia (5)

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Calgary 1988 Official Report" (PDF). XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1988. pp. 25, 27, 39, 57, 67, 69, 111, 113, 121–7, 335, 339, 415, 597–605. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
2. ^ "Ski Jumping at the 1988 Calgary Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
3. ^ Official Report. pp.19,

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Events at the 1988 Winter Olympics (Calgary)

* Alpine skiing
* Biathlon
* Bobsleigh
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* Curling (demonstration)
* Disabled skiing (demonstration)
* Figure skating
* Freestyle skiing (demonstration)
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* Short track speed skating (demonstration)
* Ski jumping
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