New Zealand at the 1984 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | NZL |
NOC | New Zealand Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Sarajevo | |
Competitors | 6 (4 men and 2 women) in 1 sport |
Flag bearer | Markus Hubrich (alpine skiing) |
Medals Ranked —th |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
New Zealand competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.
Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Markus Hubrich | Downhill | 1:50.77 | 35 | ||||
Bruce Grant | 1:49.94 | 31 | |||||
Simon Wi Rutene | Giant Slalom | 1:30.13 | 41 | 1:28.97 | 35 | 2:59.10 | 36 |
Markus Hubrich | 1:25.81 | 30 | 1:26.98 | 30 | 2:52.79 | 29 | |
Mattias Hubrich | Slalom | 58.63 | 29 | 55.73 | 20 | 1:54.36 | 17 |
Markus Hubrich | 56.75 | 25 | 52.78 | 14 | 1:49.53 | 14 |
Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Kate Rattray | Downhill | 1:20.18 | 29 | ||||
Christine Grant | 1:17.52 | 26 | |||||
Kate Rattray | Giant Slalom | 1:14.67 | 42 | DNF | – | DNF | – |
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