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What was the true story of how the Jamaican bobsled team lost the 1988 Olympics in Calgary Canada?
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Per an interview with Devon Harris - they crashed - driver inexperience. Q: What was the team's placing in that first Olympic attempt? We have the movie version but what was the reality? A: I believe we finished 28th in the two man event. In the four- man event after blasting off the top of the hill with the 7th fastest start time, we crashed in a spectacular fashion, only in a way that Jamaicans could. In the movie they showed bolts coming loose on the sled, but the reality is that it was driver's error. We were an inexperienced team playing in the big arena.http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primeinterviews/interviewdevonharris.shtml Results since 1988: 1988 Olympics - last place
1992 Olympics - 24th in 4 man, 36th of 46 in 2 man teams
1994 Olympics - 14th in 4 man, ahead of the U.S., the Russians, the French. 2 man team disqualified for being overweight.
1998 Olympics - 29th of 36 in 2 man. 21 of 32 in 4 man.
2001 Gold in the two-man event at the World Push Championships
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In how many Olympics did the Jamaican bobsled team participate?
The Jamaican bobsled team has participated in 3 Olympic games so far: 1988 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada 1992 in Albertville, France 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway They have attempted qualification at several Olympic games since, but have not qualified as of 2010.
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Calgary,Alberta,Canada
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Olympics In Canada?
What country held the winter Olympics in Calgary?
Canada
Where was the winter Olympics held in 1988?
Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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The country that won the gold medal in the Two-women Bobsled event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics was Canada.
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Where were the year 1988 winter Olympics held?
Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
When was the first winter Olympics games in Canada?
Calgary, Alberta in 1988.
