New Zealand at the 1988 Winter Olympics

New Zealand at the
1988 Winter Olympics
IOC codeNZL
NOCNew Zealand Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
in Calgary
Competitors9 (7 men, 2 women) in 3 sports
Flag bearer Simon Wi Rutene (alpine skiing)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

New Zealand competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1]

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 2 1 3
Bobsleigh 5 – 5
Cross-country skiing 0 1 1
Total 7 2 9

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Time Time Rank
Simon Wi Rutene Super-G DNF –
Mattias Hubrich 1:45.46 24
Simon Wi Rutene Giant Slalom DNF – DNF –
Mattias Hubrich 1:12.25 DNF DNF –
Mattias Hubrich Slalom 58.16 54.08 1:52.24 22
Simon Wi Rutene 55.80 51.58 1:47.38 17

Men's combined

Athlete Downhill Slalom Total
Time Time 1 Time 2 Points Rank
Simon Wi Rutene DNF – – DNF –
Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Time Time Rank
Kate Rattray Super-G 1:23.48 28
Kate Rattray Giant Slalom 1:04.10 DNF DNF –
Kate Rattray Slalom 56.79 56.15 1:52.94 21

Bobsleigh

Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
NZL-1 Lex Peterson
Peter Henry 		Two-man 58.65 20 1:00.87 29 1:01.25 22 1:00.27 21 4:01.04 20
NZL-2 Owen Pinnell
Blair Telford 		Two-man 1:00.37 35 1:00.95 32 1:01.62 26 1:01.22 29 4:04.16 31
Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
NZL-1 Lex Peterson
Blair Telford
Rhys Dacre
Peter Henry 		Four-man 57.98 23 58.42 18 57.30 17 58.67 21 3:52.37 21

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Athlete Event Time Rank
Madonna Harris Women's 20 km freestyle 1:03:09.6 40

Officials

  • Chef de Mission – Richard Wheatcroft[2]
  • Team doctor – Andrew Ness[2]
  • Press attache – Peter Hutchinson[2]
  • Liaison – Jamie Gilkison[2]
  • Alpine skiing
  • Bobsled

References

  1. ^ New Zealand at the 1988 Winter Olympics
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Dunbar, Tim (30 December 1987). "Nine chosen for Calgary". The Press. p. 40. Retrieved 28 August 2023.


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