Timor-Leste at the 2018 Winter Olympics
| Timor-Leste at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | TLS |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Timor-Leste |
| in Pyeongchang, South Korea 9–25 February 2018 | |
| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Yohan Goutt Gonçalves |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Yohan Goutt Gonçalves |
| Medals |
|
| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Timor-Leste competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics held in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. It was the country's second appearance at the Winter Olympics after its debut in the previous Games in 2014.
Timor-Leste was represented by one athlete, the male alpine skier Yohan Goutt Gonçalves. He was the flag bearer for Timor-Leste during both the opening and closing ceremonies. Goutt Gonçalves did not finish his only event and Timor-Leste did not win any medals at the Games.
Background
[edit]The National Olympic Committee of Timor Leste was formed and recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2003.[1] Timor-Leste made its Olympic debut at the 2004 Summer Games[2] but did not compete in the Winter Games until 2014.[3][4]
Goutt Gonçalves was Timor-Leste's sole representative at the Games and consequently served as the country's flag bearer for both the opening[5] and closing ceremonies.[6][7] He was also the only member of the Timorese delegation at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.[8][9]
Alpine skiing
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According to the alpine skiing quota list for the 2018 Winter Olympics, Timor-Leste qualified one male athlete (Goutt Gonçalves).[10] Goutt Gonçalves was 23 years old at the time of his second appearance at the Games.[8] His only event was the men's slalom on 22 February, which he did not finish.[11]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Yohan Goutt Gonçalves | Men's slalom | DNF | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Timor Leste". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ "Timor-Leste represented for the first time at the Winter Olympic Games". Government of Timor-Leste. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ Trouillard, Stéphanie (5 January 2014). "The skier taking East Timor to the Winter Olympics". France 24. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ^ Jones, Ruby (7 January 2014). "Even cooler runnings as skier from tropical East Timor qualifies for Winter Olympics". ABC Online. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers – Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Closing Ceremony Flagbearers – Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the PyeongChang 2018 Closing Ceremony". International Olympic Committee. 25 February 2018. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ a b Zemaryalai, Parniyan (11 February 2018). "Alpine skier: Pyeongchang Games more 'personal' for East Timor skier". Reuters. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ Vincent, Thibault (4 January 2018). "La belle histoire de Gonzague Martin-Lecamp en route pour les JO d'hiver" [The beautiful story of Gonzague Martin-Lecamp en route to the Winter Olympics] (in French). France Bleu. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". International Ski Federation (FIS). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing – Men's Slalom: Official Results" (PDF). PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
