Liechtenstein at the 2024 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:LIE
Nocname:Liechtenstein Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2024
Website: 
Location:Paris, France
Competitors:1
Competitors Men:1
Sports:1
Flagbearer Open:Romano Püntener
Flagbearer Close:Volunteer
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

Liechtenstein competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, which was held from 26 July to 11 August 2024. The country's participation in Paris marked its nineteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1936, and after boycotting the 1956 and 1980 Summer Olympics.

The Liechtenstein athlete delegation consisted of one competitor, cyclist Romano Püntener, which tied for the smallest athlete delegation of a country at these Games. Püntener qualified through a universality place given by the Union Cycliste Internationale. He was the flagbearer for the nation at the opening ceremony, while a volunteer held it at the closing ceremony. He competed in the men's cross country event in mountain biking and placed 28th. Thus, Liechtenstein has yet to win a Summer Olympic medal.

Background

The Games were held from 26 July to 11 August 2024, in the city of Paris, France.[1] This edition of the Games marked the nation's nineteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut at the 1936 Summer Olympics, and after not attending the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics.[2]

In the lead-up to the Games, the Liechtenstein Olympic Committee created an employment programme in 2023 to support six of the nation's athletes. It provided athletes with a salary and social and financial security so that they could focus on their sports. The athletes that were first chosen for the programme were tennis player Kathinka von Deichmann, cross-country skier Robin Frommelt, alpine skiers Nico Gauer and Marco Pfiffner, mountain biker Romano Püntener, and racing driver Fabienne Wohlwend, due to the support from their sports' national federations and dedication to their respective sports.[3]

Delegation

The Liechtenstein delegation was composed of three people. They traveled to Paris on 23 July.[4] The official present at the Games was chef de mission Mathias Briker.[5] A singular athlete qualified for the Games, Swiss-Liechtensteiner Romano Püntener, a mountain biker who competed in the men's cross country event. Püntener was trained by Swiss former cyclist and Olympian Ralph Näf, who won a silver and bronze medal at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships.[6] [7] The nation also tried to qualify tennis player Kathinka von Deichmann as a wild card, but failed to do so as Danka Kovinić of Montenegro earned the berth from the International Tennis Federation.[8] The nation's athlete delegation at the Games tied with Belize, Nauru, and Somalia, for the least athletes of a country at the Games.[9]

Opening and closing ceremonies

The Liechtenstein delegation came in 107th out of the 205 National Olympic Committees in the 2024 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations within the opening ceremony. Püntener held the flag for the delegation in the ceremony.[10] At the closing ceremony, a volunteer held the flag.[11]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors for the nation at the Games.

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Cycling101
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Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. For the first time since the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, Liechtenstein competed in a cycling event.[12] The nation received a universality slot from the Union Cycliste Internationale to send one male mountain biker for the Games, which allows a National Olympic Committee to send athletes despite not meeting the standard qualification criteria.[13] [14] The nation picked Romano Püntener, who would compete in the men's cross-country event.

Over a distance of 4.4km (02.7miles) with eight laps, the men's cross-country event was held at Colline d'Élancourt and started at 2:10 p.m. on 29 July 2024. Püntener maintained an average speed of 22.337km/h and finished with a time of 1:34:33. He placed 28th out of the 36 athletes that competed.[15] The winner of the event was Tom Pidcock of Great Britain, who was the defending champion from the previous Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[16]

Mountain biking

References

Citations

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024 Summer Olympics FAQ: Dates, locations, new sports, more . https://web.archive.org/web/20240731054734/https://www.espn.ph/olympics/story/_/id/40322251/2024-summer-olympics-paris-dates-locations-song-motto-opening-ceremony . 31 July 2024 . 25 July 2024 . Jenkins . Keith . . 1 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Liechtenstein Overview . https://web.archive.org/web/20240715232657/https://www.olympedia.org/countries/LIE . 15 July 2024 . . 1 August 2024 .
  3. Web site: Liechtenstein Olympic Committee to provide employment to six leading athletes . https://web.archive.org/web/20240801141827/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1138679/loc-employment-to-athletes . 1 August 2024 . Burke . Patrick . 6 July 2023 . 2 August 2024 . . live .
  4. News: Liechtensteiner Mountainbiker Romano Püntener bei den Olympischen Spielen 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240801142002/https://www.olympic.li/News/liechtensteiner-mountainbiker-romano-puentener-bei-den-olympischen-spielen-2024 . 1 August 2024 . 16 July 2024 . Liechtenstein mountain biker Romano Püntener at the 2024 Olympic Games . de . . live.
  5. News: Briker: «Das gibt sicher unglaublich coole Bilder» . https://archive.today/20240801165111/https://www.vaterland.li/liechtenstein/sport/briker-das-gibt-sicher-unglaublich-coole-bilder-art-571482 . 1 August 2024 . Briker: "This will definitely produce incredibly cool pictures" . 1 August 2024 . 18 July 2024 . Finkel . Florian . . de.
  6. News: Le cycliste Romano Püntener est seul à Paris . https://web.archive.org/web/20240730063449/https://www.blick.ch/fr/sport/jeux-olympiques/le-cycliste-romano-puentener-est-seul-a-paris-je-suis-la-plus-petite-delegation-olympique-id19988580.html . 30 July 2024 . 29 July 2024 . 2 August 2024 . Cyclist Romano Püntener is alone in Paris . fr . . Germann . Mathias . Soland . Benjamin .
  7. Web site: Ralph Naef . https://web.archive.org/web/20240801170734/https://olympics.com/en/athletes/ralph-naef . 1 August 2024 . 1 August 2024 . .
  8. News: Kein weiterer Startplatz für Liechtenstein . https://web.archive.org/web/20240801144527/https://www.olympic.li/News/kein-weiterer-startplatz-fuer-liechtenstein . 1 August 2024 . 1 August 2024 . 9 July 2024 . No further starting place for Liechtenstein . . de .
  9. News: Paris 2024: Medal table predictions, facts, opening day schedule and records that could be broken . https://web.archive.org/web/20240726052652/https://www.euronews.com/2024/07/23/paris-2024-medal-table-predictions-opening-day-schedule-and-records-that-could-be-broken . 26 July 2024 . 23 July 2024 . 1 August 2024 . . Dell'Anna . Alessio . Samar . Kamuran . live .
  10. Web site: Paris 2024 Opening ceremony flagbearers information . https://web.archive.org/web/20240726143556/https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/News/2024/07/paris-2024-flagbearers.pdf . 26 July 2024 . 1 August 2024 . .
  11. News: Every Olympic flagbearer for Paris 2024 closing ceremony including Alex Yee and Katie Ledecky . https://web.archive.org/web/20240811213613/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/olympics-flagbearer-paris-usa-teamgb-b2594760.html . 11 August 2024 . . Braidwood . James . live .
  12. Web site: Liechtenstein in Cycling Road . https://web.archive.org/web/20240502060338/https://www.olympedia.org/countries/LIE/sports/CRD.1 . 2 May 2024 . 2 August 2024 . . live .
  13. Web site: What Are Universality Places And Who Can Obtain One? . https://archive.today/20240619064135/https://olympics.com/en/news/what-are-universality-places-and-who-can-obtain-one . 19 June 2024 . 10 May 2024 . 19 June 2024 . . Nelsen . Matthew .
  14. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20240604133645/https://assets.ctfassets.net/761l7gh5x5an/3kVY4xA3KARWYmke4MWAcZ/c4c8f436f8fad72d64ac74c95e52c5c5/20240529_NOCsQualifies_Men_MTB.pdf . 4 June 2024 . Athletes' quotas for Mountain Bike men's event. 29 May 2024 . Union Cycliste Internationale. 2 August 2024 .
  15. Web site: Cycling Mountain Bike Men's Cross-country Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20240729155656/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/MTB/OG2024_MTB_C73_MTBMXCTRY-------------FNL-000100--.pdf . 29 July 2024 . 29 July 2024 . 2 August 2024 . . live .
  16. News: Pidcock defies puncture to retain Olympic title . https://web.archive.org/web/20240730024233/https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/articles/c29dkdrxnnro . 30 July 2024 . 29 July 2024 . 2 August 2024 . . Falkingham . Katie . live .

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