New Zealand at the 1992 Winter Olympics
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New Zealand
competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics
in Albertville
, France
. Annelise Coberger won the nation's first medal at the Winter Olympic Games
in the women's slalom
event.
Men
Women
Men
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics
1992 Winter Olympics
The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics...
in Albertville
Albertville
Albertville is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.The town is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics.-Geography:...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Annelise Coberger won the nation's first medal at the Winter Olympic Games
Winter Olympic Games
The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...
in the women's slalom
Slalom skiing
Slalom is an alpine skiing discipline, involving skiing between poles spaced much closer together than in Giant Slalom, Super-G or Downhill, thereby causing quicker and shorter turns.- Origins :...
event.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events at three venues, held near Albertville, France. Val-d'Isère hosted the men's events, except the slalom, held at Les Menuires; all five of the women's alpine events were held at Méribel... |
Women's slalom |
Alpine skiing
Men| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Simon Lyle Wi Rutene | Super-G | 1:17.86 | 42 | ||
| Simon Lyle Wi Rutene | Giant Slalom | 1:09.52 | 1:06.09 | 2:15.61 | 28 |
| Simon Kyle Wi Rutene | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Annelise Coberger | Slalom | 49.02 | 44.08 | 1:33.10 | |
Short track speed skating
Men| Athlete | Event | Round one | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Finals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Final rank | ||
| Chris Nicholson Chris Nicholson (athlete) Christ Nicholson is a New Zealand sportsman who has represented the country at both the Winter Olympics as a speed skater and at the Summer Olympics as a cyclist... |
1000 m | 1:33.45 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
| Mike McMillen | 1:33.57 | 1 Q | 1:32.69 | 2 Q | 1:31.60 | 2 QA | 1:31.32 | 4 | |
| Mike McMillen Andrew Nicholson Chris Nicholson Chris Nicholson (athlete) Christ Nicholson is a New Zealand sportsman who has represented the country at both the Winter Olympics as a speed skater and at the Summer Olympics as a cyclist... Tony Smith |
5000 m relay | 7:21.31 | 1 Q | 7:22.38 | 2 QA | 7:18.91 | 4 | ||