New Zealand competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. It was the first time that the nation had competed at the Winter Olympic Games. The country was represented by its skiing team, captained by Sir Roy McKenzie, who was injured and did not compete.
New Zealand at the 1952 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | NZL |
NOC | New Zealand Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Oslo | |
Competitors | 3 (2 men, 1 woman) in 1 sport |
Flag bearer | Austin Haywood |
Medals |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Team members were skiers Annette Johnson who came 30th in the Giant Slalom (3-0.66), the best result of the team; Herbert (Herbie) Familton (finished 65th in downhill, 77th in Giant Slalom); Bill Hunt (finished 81st in Giant Slalom); instructor Herbert Modelhart; and Austin Haywood the team Assistant Manager who was the flagbearer at the opening ceremony.[1] No medals were earned.
Alpine skiing
edit- Men
Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Herbert Familton | Downhill | 3:44.6 | 65 | ||||
Bill Hunt | Giant Slalom | 3:51.6 | 81 | ||||
Herbert Familton | 3:31.7 | 77 | |||||
Bill Hunt | Slalom | 1:29.5 | 75 | did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Annette Johnson | Giant Slalom | 2:57.7 | 39 | ||||
Annette Johnson | Slalom | DSQ | – | – | – | DSQ | – |
References
edit- ^ Palenski, Ron (2008). Black Gold. Dunedin: New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-473-13367-2.
- (ed.) Rolf Petersen (1952). The Official Report of the Organising Committee of the VIth Winter Olympic Games 1952 at Oslo (PDF). Oslo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
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has generic name (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - NZARE page with biography of Roy McKenzie Archived 23 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- Olympic Winter Games 1952, full results by sports-reference.com