David Lajoux was 17 years old at the time of the Sarajevo Olympics, and he was making his only Olympic appearance.[6][7] On 16 February he participated in the single-run men's downhill race, and finished with a time of 1 minute and 56.95 seconds, which put him in 47th place out of 60 competitors who finished the event.[8] The gold medal was won by Bill Johnson of the United States in a time of 1 minute and 45.59 seconds; the silver medal was won by Peter Müller of Switzerland, and the bronze was earned by Anton Steiner of Austria.[9] Three days later, he took part in the men's slalom, but failed to finish the first leg of the two-leg race.[10] The gold and silver medals were won by American twins Phil Mahre and Steve Mahre respectively, with the bronze medal going to Didier Bouvet of France.[11][12]