| New Zealand at the 1988 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | NZL |
| NOC | New Zealand Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Calgary | |
| Competitors | 9 (7 men, 2 women) in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | Simon Wi Rutene (alpine skiing) |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
New Zealand competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bobsleigh | 5 | – | 5 |
| Cross-country skiing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Simon Wi Rutene | Super-G | DNF | – | ||
| Mattias Hubrich | 1:45.46 | 24 | |||
| Simon Wi Rutene | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Mattias Hubrich | 1:12.25 | DNF | DNF | – | |
| Mattias Hubrich | Slalom | 58.16 | 54.08 | 1:52.24 | 22 |
| Simon Wi Rutene | 55.80 | 51.58 | 1:47.38 | 17 | |
Men's combined
| Athlete | Downhill | Slalom | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Points | Rank | |
| Simon Wi Rutene | DNF | – | – | DNF | – |
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Kate Rattray | Super-G | 1:23.48 | 28 | ||
| Kate Rattray | Giant Slalom | 1:04.10 | DNF | DNF | – |
| Kate Rattray | Slalom | 56.79 | 56.15 | 1:52.94 | 21 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| NZL-1 | Lex Peterson Peter Henry | Two-man | 58.65 | 20 | 1:00.87 | 29 | 1:01.25 | 22 | 1:00.27 | 21 | 4:01.04 | 20 |
| NZL-2 | Owen Pinnell Blair Telford | Two-man | 1:00.37 | 35 | 1:00.95 | 32 | 1:01.62 | 26 | 1:01.22 | 29 | 4:04.16 | 31 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| NZL-1 | Lex Peterson Blair Telford Rhys Dacre Peter Henry | Four-man | 57.98 | 23 | 58.42 | 18 | 57.30 | 17 | 58.67 | 21 | 3:52.37 | 21 |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madonna Harris | Women's 20 km freestyle | 1:03:09.6 | 40 |
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