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Netherlands Antilles at the 1988 Winter Olympics
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The Netherlands Antilles
competed in the Winter Olympic Games
for the first time at the 1988 Winter Olympics
in Calgary
, Canada
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Men
Netherlands Antilles
The Netherlands Antilles , also referred to informally as the Dutch Antilles, was an autonomous Caribbean country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, consisting of two groups of islands in the Lesser Antilles: Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao , in Leeward Antilles just off the Venezuelan coast; and Sint...
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...
for the first time at the 1988 Winter Olympics
1988 Winter Olympics
The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada from 13 to 28 February 1988. The host was selected in 1981 after having beat Falun, Sweden and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy...
in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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Bobsleigh
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Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
AHO-1 | Bart Carpentier Alting Bart Drechsel |
Two-man | 59.60 | 30 | 1:00.78 | 27 | 1:01.95 | 32 | 1:01.40 | 31 | 4:03.73 | 29 |
Luge
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Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
Bart Carpentier Alting | 50.802 | 37 | 53.468 | 37 | 53.501 | 35 | 52.142 | 35 | 3:29.913 | 36 |