Kyrgyzstan at the 1994 Winter Olympics
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Kyrgyzstan
competed in the Winter Olympic Games
as an independent nation for the first time at the 1994 Winter Olympics
in Lillehammer
, Norway
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An interesting curiosity was that unfortunately the Kyrgyz team did not arrive in time for the opening ceremony. Therefore the honor of carrying the Kyrgyzs flag for the first time into an Olympic arena fell upon the designated Norwegian translator, Torkel Engeness. Biathlete Yevgeniya Roppel (17 years, 300 days) was the only competitor in Lillehammer for Kyrgyzstan.
Biathlon
Women
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
competed in the Winter Olympic Games
Winter Olympic Games
The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...
as an independent nation for the first time at the 1994 Winter Olympics
1994 Winter Olympics
The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Lillehammer failed to win the bid for the 1992 event. Lillehammer was awarded the games in 1988, after having beat...
in Lillehammer
Lillehammer
is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
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An interesting curiosity was that unfortunately the Kyrgyz team did not arrive in time for the opening ceremony. Therefore the honor of carrying the Kyrgyzs flag for the first time into an Olympic arena fell upon the designated Norwegian translator, Torkel Engeness. Biathlete Yevgeniya Roppel (17 years, 300 days) was the only competitor in Lillehammer for Kyrgyzstan.
BiathlonBiathlon at the 1994 Winter OlympicsThe 1994 Winter Olympics Biathlon results.The sport of biathlon combines the skills of cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.- 10 km :February 23, 1994- 20 km :February 20, 1994One missed target equals a one minute penalty.- 4 x 7.5 km relay :...
Women
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Pen. | Rank | ||
| Yevgeniya Roppel | 7.5 km Sprint | 31:08.0 | 3 | 66 |
| 15 km Individual | 1:02:46.6 | 5 | 67 | |