The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards, representing Great Britain, achieved international fame for what the BBC described as "his brave but laughable attempts at ski-jumping".
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Alpine skiing
Men
Men's combined
Women
Women's combined
Biathlon
Men
Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target. 2 One minute added per missed target.