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New Zealand at the 1992 Winter Olympics

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New Zealand at the
1992 Winter Olympics
IOC codeNZL
NOCNew Zealand Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
in Albertville
Competitors6 (5 men, 1 woman) in 2 sports
Flag bearer Chris Nicholson (short track speed skating)
Medals
Ranked 17th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

New Zealand competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. Annelise Coberger won the nation's first medal (and the first medal by a competitor from the Southern Hemisphere) at the Winter Olympic Games in the women's slalom event.

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Annelise Coberger Alpine skiing Women's slalom 20 February

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 1 1 2
Short track speed skating 4 0 4
Total 5 1 6

Alpine skiing

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Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Time Time Rank
Annelise Coberger Women's slalom 49.02 44.08 1:33.10 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Simon Wi Rutene Men's giant slalom 1:09.52 1:06.09 2:15.61 28
Men's slalom DNF DNF
Men's super-G 1:17.86 42

Short track speed skating

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Athlete Event Round one Quarter finals Semi finals Finals
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Final rank
Chris Nicholson Men's 1000 m 1:33.45 3 did not advance
Mike McMillen Men's 1000 m 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
Tony Smith
Men's 5000 m relay 7:21.31 1 Q 7:22.38 2 QA 7:18.91 4

References

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