Peter Henry (bobsledder)

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Peter Henry
Personal information
Full namePeter John Douglas Henry
Born (1962-06-17) 17 June 1962 (age 62)
Brighton, England
OccupationAir traffic controller
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Weight92 kg (203 lb) [1]
Spouse
(m. 1986)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
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Peter John Douglas Henry (born 17 June 1962) is a former New Zealand bobsledder and decathlete who competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics and the 1990 Commonwealth Games.

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Early life and family

Henry was born in Brighton, England, on 17 June 1962, the son of Tom Henry and Martina Admiraal. [2] The family migrated to New Zealand, and Henry was educated at Geraldine High School. [2] He became an air traffic controller, and in 1986 married Karen Forbes, who had competed for New Zealand in the heptathlon at the 1982 Commonwealth Games. [2] [3]

Sporting career

Henry competed as a bobsledder for New Zealand in the 1988 Winter Olympics at Calgary. He was brakeman in a two-man bobsleigh driven by Lex Peterson and the pair finished 20th in the two-man event. [4] [5] In the four-man bobsleigh, he competed alongside Peterson, Blair Telford and Rhys Dacre, finishing in 21st place. [6]

Henry is also an track and field athlete. He competed in the decathlon in the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, where he finished in 10th place. [7] He was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal. [2]

Henry travelled with the New Zealand team to the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, and was the New Zealand flag bearer at the Olympics opening ceremony. [8] However, he did not compete, being beaten by Angus Ross by 0.005 seconds in a run-off to decide the position of brakeman in the New Zealand two-man bobsleigh driven by Alan Henderson. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 Peter Henry at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 182. ISBN   0-908578-34-2.
  3. Karen Forbes-Henry at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
  4. "Beijing Winter Olympics: New Zealand at Winter Olympics 1952–2022". Newshub . 1 January 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  5. Dunbar, Tim (27 July 1988). "Bobsled team seeks brakeman". The Press . p. 64. Retrieved 16 November 2024 via PapersPast.
  6. Dunbar, Tim (1 March 1988). "N.Z. bobsledders in creditable finish". The Press . p. 46. Retrieved 16 November 2024 via PapersPast.
  7. Peter Henry at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
  8. Hoby, Katherine (25 February 1988). "NZ flag-bearer returns". The Press . p. 2.
  9. Dew, Rod (25 February 1988). "NZ bobsleigh team needs $25,000 sled". The Press . p. 36.