New Zealand at the 1994 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | NZL |
NOC | New Zealand Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Lillehammer | |
Competitors | 7 (5 men, 2 women) in 2 sports |
Flag bearer | Tony Smith (short track speed skating) |
Medals |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
New Zealand competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [1]
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Alpine skiing | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Short track speed skating | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Total | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
Simon Wi Rutene | Super-G | DNF | – | ||
Giant Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – | |
Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
Men's combined
Athlete | Downhill | Slalom | Total | ||
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Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Total time | Rank | |
Simon Wi Rutene | 1:41.88 | 53.41 | 50.19 | 3:25.48 | 20 |
Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
Annelise Coberger | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
Claudia Riegler | 1:02.26 | DNF | DNF | – |
Athlete | Event | Round one | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Finals | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Final rank | ||
Andrew Nicholson | 500 m | 54.21 | 4 | did not advance | |||||
Mike McMillen | 44.98 | 3 | did not advance | ||||||
Chris Nicholson | 1:03.43 | 4 | did not advance | ||||||
Mike McMillen | 1000 m | 1:32.65 | 4 | did not advance | |||||
Andrew Nicholson | 1:34.18 | 4 | did not advance | ||||||
Chris Nicholson | 1:34.91 | 4 | did not advance | ||||||
Mike McMillen Andrew Nicholson Chris Nicholson Tony Smith | 5000 m relay | 7:21.58 | 4 QB | DSQ | – |
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