Jeffrey Webb (skier)

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Jeffrey Webb
Alpine skier
Disciplines Slalom, Giant slalom
Born (1998-10-27) 27 October 1998 (age 23)
Selangor, Malaysia
Olympics
Teams2 – (2018, 2022)

Jeffrey Webb (born October 27, 1998) is a Malaysian alpine ski racer. [1] He represented Malaysia at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics. As the first Malaysian to qualify, he was one of the first to compete for Malaysia at the Winter Olympics. He also competed in the 2017 Asian Winter Games. [2]

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Career

He competed for Malaysia at the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan. [3] This was the first time Malaysia had participated in alpine skiing in the Asian Winter Games. [4] [5] He has also competed in various championships and races throughout North America. [6]

He represented Malaysia at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. [7] [8] He was one of the first Malaysians to participate in the Winter Olympics, [9] the other being Julian Yee. [10]

In 2019 he qualified for the World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships in Val di Fassa, Trentino, Italy, but ultimately did not start. [11]

He competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China under the Malaysian flag alongside Aruwin Salehhuddin, who also competed in alpine skiing. Both of them were also the flagbearers for Malaysia during the opening ceremony. He was the flag bearer during the closing ceremony. [12] [13]

Asian Winter Games results

Year
AgeSlalomGiant
Slalom
Super GDownhillCombined
2017 18 10 15 N/A

Olympic results

Year
AgeSlalomGiant
Slalom
Super GDownhillCombined
2018 19 DNF1 68
2022 23 DNF1

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References

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  2. "Malaysia's mission at Beijing Winter Olympics begins". www.malaymail.com.
  3. "Jeffrey Webb in The Asian Winter Games 2017 - Day 5". Zimbio. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  4. "BERNAMA - No Specific Medal Target For 2017 Asian Winter Games, Youth Commonwealth Games". www.bernama.com. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  5. "Alpine Skiing - 2017冬季アジア札幌大会 - 2017SAPPORO ASIAN WINTER GAMES". sapporo2017.org. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  6. "FIS profile". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  7. "Olympic Profile". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  8. "Webb does decently in the giant slalom event". www.nst.com.my. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  9. "Other Sports: US-based Jeffrey all pumped up to make Winter Olympics debut | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  10. Paul, Rajes (14 January 2018). "US-based Jeffrey all pumped up to make Winter Olympics debut". The Star . Star Media Group Berhad. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  11. "Men's giant slalom results".
  12. "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  13. "Jeffrey's outing ended by early slip". www.nst.com.my.
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