India competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, from 7 to 22 February 1998. This was the nation's fifth appearance at the Winter Olympics since its debut in 1964 and marked its return to the Games after missing the previous Olympics in 1994.[a]
| India at the 1998 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | IND |
| NOC | Indian Olympic Association |
| Website | www |
| in Nagano | |
| Competitors | 1 (1 man) in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Shiva Keshavan |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Independent Olympic Participants (2014) | |
The India team consisted of one male luger, Shiva Keshavan, who was the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony. He did not win a medal, and as of these Games, India had not earned a Winter Olympic medal.
Background
editThe Indian Olympic Association was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1927.[7] However, by this time, they had already competed in three Summer Olympic Games, in 1900, 1920, and 1924. The nation made its first Winter Olympics appearance at the 1964 Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck, Austria.[a][3] This edition of the Games marked the nation's fifth appearance at the Winter Olympics.[8][9]
The Indian delegation consisted of a lone athlete, Shiva Keshavan.[8][10] Keshavan was the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony.[11][12]
Competitors
edit| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
 Luge
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1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Luge
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Shiva Keshavan was the only Indian to qualify for the event. He had represented India since 1997 and was the youngest ever men's luge competitor at the 1998 Nagano Olympics.[13][14][15] This was his second consecutive appearance at the Winter Olympic Games since he made his debut at the previous Olympics.[16] He competed with a rented sled and money raised on his own as the Indian Olympic Association did not sponsor his participation.[17]
The event was held from 8 to 9 February 1998 at the Spiral.[18][19] In his first run, Keshavan clocked a time of 52.315, finishing 2.596 behind the leader Georg Hackl. In the second run, he clocked 52.127 to be ranked 29th amongst the 33 participants. In the third run, he completed the circuit with the time of 52.043 to be ranked 28th. He recorded his best time of 51.900 in the final run. Keshavan finished more than nine seconds behind the gold medalist Hackl and was classified in the 28th position with a total time of 3:28.385.[20]
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Shiva Keshavan | 52.315 | 29 | 52.127 | 29 | 52.043 | 28 | 51.900 | 27 | 3:28.385 | 28 |
Notes
edit- ^ a b The first medals for alpinism were awarded at closing ceremony of the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, to the members of the unsuccessful 1922 British Mount Everest expedition led by Charles Granville Bruce.[1][2] The medals were awarded to 21 people: the thirteen British expedition members, seven Indian Sherpas who died during the ascent and one Nepalese soldier.[3][4][5] As the medal was awarded to a team of players of various nationalities, the International Olympic Committee recognizes it as a medal awarded to the mixed team rather than any individual nation.[6]
References
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- ^ Douglas, Ed (19 May 2012). "'My modest father never mentioned his Everest expedition Olympic gold'". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Alpinism at the Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Chamonix 1924 Olympic Medal Table". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "India – National Olympic Committee (NOC)". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ a b "India at Winter Olympics - Jeremy Bujakowski to Arif Khan". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "India at the Olympics". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "India at the 1998 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Flagbearers for 1998 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Legend of the luge". ESPN. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "In from the cold: India has been officially excluded from the Sochi Winter Olympic Games but four of its athletes will still compete". The Independent. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "After a humbling pandemic, India's Luge star Shiva Keshavan focused on winter sports development". Olympics.com. 26 December 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "1998: Shiva Keshavan becomes youngest person overall, first Indian to qualify for Olympics in luge". Sportstar. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Shiva Keshavan, profile". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "The Lonely Mission of India's Sole Luger". New York Times. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Nagano 1998 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Nagano Olympics Organizing Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ "Luge at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Luge Singles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.