The only competitor in the delegation was alpine skier René Farwig.

[3] Bolivia's delegation consisted of a single alpine skier, René Farwig.

[5][6] The men's giant slalom was held on 29 January, and Farwig finished the race in a time of 4 minutes and 15 seconds, placing him in a tie for 75th place out of 87 classified finishers; the gold medal was won by Toni Sailer of Austria in a time of 3 minutes and 0.1 seconds.

[7] Two days later, as one of 89 competitors in the men's slalom, Farwig was disqualified during the first run for reasons unspecified in the official report of the Games.

[8][9] In the slalom, Salier won another gold medal, while Chiharu Igaya of Japan took silver and Stig Sollander of Sweden won the bronze medal.