Noc: | ERI |
Nocname: | Eritrean National Olympic Committee |
Games: | Winter Olympics |
Year: | 2018 |
Flagcaption: | Flag of Eritrea |
Location: | Pyeongchang, South Korea |
Date: | February 4–20, 2022 |
Competitors: | 1 |
Sports: | 1 |
Flagbearer: | Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda (opening & closing)[1] |
Gold: | 0 |
Silver: | 0 |
Bronze: | 0 |
Appearances: | auto |
App Begin Year: | 2018 |
Eritrea competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. The country made its debut at the Winter Olympics.[2] Eritrea's team consisted of one alpine skier, Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda, who carried the country's flag during the opening ceremony.[3]
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Eritrean delegation per sport.
width=100 | Sport ! | width=60 | Men ! | width=60 | Women ! | width=60 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alpine skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Total | 1 | 0 | 1 |
See main article: article, Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Eritrea qualified one male athlete, Canadian born skier Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda.[4] [5] Abeda also represented the country at the inaugural Winter Youth Olympics in 2012 in Innsbruck, Austria.[6]