# Great Britain at the 1988 Winter Olympics

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards, representing Great Britain, achieved international fame for what the BBC described as "his brave but laughable attempts at ski-jumping".

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Alpine skiing | 6 | 6 | 11 |
| Biathlon | 4 | – | 4 |
| Bobsleigh | 8 | – | 8 |
| Cross-country skiing | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Figure skating | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Luge | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Ski jumping | 1 | – | 1 |
| Speed skating | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 34 | 14 | 48 |

## Alpine skiing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
| Ronald Duncan | Downhill | | | 2:07.88 | 37 |
| Graham Bell | Downhill | | | 2:04.56 | 23 |
| Martin Bell | Downhill | | | 2:02.49 | 8 |
| Graham Bell | Super-G | | | 1:48.98 | 35 |
| Martin Bell | Super-G | | | 1:48.82 | 34 |
| Nigel Smith | Super-G | | | 1:47.15 | 29 |
| Graham Bell | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Morgan Jones | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Robbie Hourmont | Giant Slalom | 1:13.54 | DNF | DNF | – |
| Martin Bell | Giant Slalom | 1:12.64 | 1:09.72 | 2:22.36 | 41 |
| Morgan Jones | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Robbie Hourmont | Slalom | 58.21 | 53.38 | 1:51.59 | 21 |
Men's combined
| Athlete | Downhill | Slalom | Slalom | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Points | Rank |
| Ronald Duncan | 1:53.40 | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Graham Bell | 1:50.25 | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
| Martin Bell | 1:49.54 | 1:24.34 | 50.49 | 422.79 | 26 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
| Clare Booth | Downhill | | | 1:32.50 | 25 |
| Wendy Lumby | Downhill | | | 1:29.76 | 22 |
| Clare Booth | Super-G | | | 1:26.27 | 35 |
| Wendy Lumby | Super-G | | | 1:24.36 | 31 |
| Wendy Lumby | Giant Slalom | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
| Sarah Lewis | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Lesley Beck | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Ingrid Grant | Giant Slalom | 1:06.52 | DNF | DNF | – |
| Kirstin Cairns | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Sarah Lewis | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Lesley Beck | Slalom | 51.70 | DNF | DNF | – |
Women's combined
| Athlete | Downhill | Slalom | Slalom | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Points | Rank |
| Clare Booth | 1:20.58 | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Wendy Lumby | 1:19.86 | 44.59 | 46.43 | 138.06 | 19 |

## Biathlon
### Men

| Event | Athlete | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
| 10 km Sprint | Trevor King | 5 | 30:00.5 | 61 |
| 10 km Sprint | Mark Langin | 5 | 29:52.1 | 60 |
| 10 km Sprint | Carl Davies | 2 | 28:12.1 | 45 |
| 10 km Sprint | Mike Dixon | 0 | 26:53.3 | 21 |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time $^2$ | Rank |
| 20 km | Mark Langin | 1'01:50.3 | 4 | 1'05:50.3 | 53 |
| 20 km | Trevor King | 58:37.9 | 6 | 1'04:37.9 | 47 |
| 20 km | Carl Davies | 58:54.1 | 3 | 1'01:54.1 | 28 |
| 20 km | Mike Dixon | 57:32.4 | 2 | 59:32.4 | 13 |

### Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay

| Athletes | Race | Race | Race |
| Athletes | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
| Mike Dixon Mark Langin Carl Davies Trevor King | 5 | 1'31:44.6 | 13 |
    $^1$ A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
    $^2$ One minute added per missed target.

## Bobsleigh

| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| GBR-1 | Tom De La Hunty Alec Leonce | Two-man | 57.83 | 8 | 59.77 | 11 | 1:00.91 | 15 | 59.50 | 10 | 3:58.01 | 12 |
| GBR-2 | Mark Tout David Armstrong | Two-man | 58.10 | 12 | 1:00.31 | 20 | 1:01.11 | 20 | 59.87 | 15 | 3:59.39 | 18 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| GBR-1 | Mark Tout David Armstrong Lenny Paul Audley Richards | Four-man | 57.22 | 16 | 58.26 | 17 | 56.86 | 14 | 57.56 | 5 | 3:49.90 | 12 |
| GBR-2 | Tom De La Hunty Colin Rattigan George Robertson Alec Leonce | Four-man | 57.81 | 22 | 58.13 | 15 | 56.74 | 12 | 58.59 | 20 | 3:51.27 | 17 |

## Cross-country skiing
### Men

| Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
| 15 km C | Ron Howden | 50:47.4 | 73 |
| 15 km C | Martin Watkins | 49:16.6 | 65 |
| 15 km C | Patrick Winterton | 48:36.0 | 60 |
| 15 km C | John Spotswood | 45:47.3 | 38 |
| 30 km C | Ewan McKenzie | 1'40:06.7 | 67 |
| 30 km C | Patrick Winterton | 1'39:57.6 | 66 |
| 30 km C | Martin Watkins | 1'38:30.3 | 61 |
| 30 km C | John Spotswood | 1'36:42.7 | 54 |
| 50 km F | Ewan McKenzie | 2'24:58.2 | 55 |
| 50 km F | Martin Watkins | 2'24:48.3 | 54 |
    C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

### Men's 4 × 10 km relay

| Athletes | Race | Race |
| Athletes | Time | Rank |
| John Spotswood Ewan McKenzie Martin Watkins Andrew Wylie | 1'59:39.3 | 16 |

### Women

| Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
| 5 km C | Jean Watson | 18:54.1 | 53 |
| 5 km C | Louise McKenzie | 18:41.8 | 52 |
| 10 km C | Jean Watson | 37:54.0 | 50 |
| 10 km C | Louise McKenzie | 36:58.7 | 49 |
| 20 km F | Louise McKenzie | 1'11:07.3 | 52 |
    C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

## Figure skating
### Men

| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
| Paul Robinson | 16 | 21 | 18 | 36.0 | 18 |

### Women

| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
| Gina Fulton | 24 | 24 | 23 | 47.0 | 23 |
| Joanne Conway | 8 | 18 | 16 | 28.0 | 12 |

### Pairs

| Athletes | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
| Lisa Cushley Neil Cushley | 14 | 13 | 20.0 | 13 |
| Cheryl Peake Andrew Naylor | 12 | 12 | 18.0 | 12 |

### Ice Dancing

| Athletes | CD | OD | FD | TFP | Rank |
| Sharon Jones Paul Askham | 13 | 13 | 13 | 26.0 | 13 |

## Luge
### Men

| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Stephen Brialey | 49.689 | 34 | 48.687 | 31 | 47.568 | 20 | 47.677 | 21 | 3:13.621 | 30 |
| Nick Ovett | 48.181 | 30 | 48.163 | 30 | 48.518 | 27 | 48.446 | 30 | 3:13.308 | 28 |
| Macleod Nicol | 47.701 | 27 | 47.679 | 24 | 47.569 | 21 | 48.008 | 23 | 3:10.957 | 22 |
(Men's) Doubles
| Athletes | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| Athletes | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Stephen Brialey Nick Ovett | 46.912 | 15 | 47.764 | 15 | 1:34.676 | 15 |

### Women

| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Alyson Wreford | 49.888 | 24 | 48.247 | 20 | 47.849 | 18 | 47.726 | 20 | 3:13.730 | 20 |

## Ski jumping

| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank |
| Eddie Edwards | Normal hill | 60.5 | 34.1 | 55.0 | 35.1 | 69.2 | 58 |
| Eddie Edwards | Large hill | 71.0 | 30.0 | 67.0 | 27.5 | 57.5 | 55 |

## Speed skating
### Men

| Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
| 1000 m | Julian Green | 1:57.30 | 36 |
| 1000 m | Craig McNicoll | 1:18.60 | 34 |
| 1500 m | Craig McNicoll | 2:01.89 | 38 |
| 1500 m | Julian Green | 1:59.41 | 37 |
| 5000 m | Craig McNicoll | 7:34.14 | 38 |
| 5000 m | Julian Green | 7:13.20 | 37 |
| 10,000 m | Julian Green | 14:59.53 | 30 |