South Africa at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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South Africa at the
2006 Winter Olympics
Flag of South Africa.svg
IOC code RSA
NOC South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
Website www.sascoc.co.za
in Turin
Competitors3 (3 men) in 3 sports
Flag bearers Alexander Heath (opening)
Tyler Botha (closing) [1] [2]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Three men from South Africa competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. One of them, Alexander Heath, became the first African to compete in all 5 alpine events. The three-man South African team was the largest from the continent in Turin.

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Alpine skiing

Alexander Heath, competing in his third Olympics, qualified in all five events, with his best finish a 27th in the giant slalom. [3]

AthleteEventFinal
Run 1Run 2Run 3TotalRank
Alexander Heath Men's downhill n/a1:59.7952
Men's super-G n/a1:37.7750
Men's giant slalom 1:25.611:25.81n/a2:51.4227
Men's slalom did not finish
Men's combined 1:47.62did not finish

Note: In the men's combined, run 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women's combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill.

Cross-country skiing

Kraas competed in three events in Turin, but finished in only one, the sprint, where he finished 57th out of 80 competitors. [4]

Distance
AthleteEventFinal
TotalRank
Oliver Kraas Men's 15 km classical Did not finish
Men's 50 km freestyle Did not finish
Sprint
AthleteEventQualifyingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TotalRankTotalRankTotalRankTotalRank
Oliver Kraas Men's sprint 2:27.6857Did not finish57

Skeleton

Tyler Botha finished second in a pair of Challenge Cup events that allowed him to qualify for the Games, where he ended up in 21st place. [5] [6]

AthleteEventFinal
Run 1Run 2TotalRank
Tyler Botha Men's 59.431:00.632:00.0621

References

  1. "Flagbearers for the Opening Ceremony" . Retrieved 30 March 2009.
  2. "Flagbearers for the Closing Ceremony" . Retrieved 30 March 2009.
  3. "Torino 2006 Official Report - Alpine Skiing" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  4. "Torino 2006 Official Report - Cross Country Skiing" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  5. "SA man a hot contender for Winter Olympics". The Mercury. 2 February 2006. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  6. "Torino 2006 Official Report - Skeleton" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.