Stuart Blakely

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Stuart Blakely (born August 15, 1956) is an alpine skier from New Zealand.

New Zealand Constitutional monarchy in Oceania

New Zealand is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The country geographically comprises two main landmasses—the North Island, and the South Island —and around 600 smaller islands. New Zealand is situated some 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly 1,000 kilometres (600 mi) south of the Pacific island areas of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. Because of its remoteness, it was one of the last lands to be settled by humans. During its long period of isolation, New Zealand developed a distinct biodiversity of animal, fungal, and plant life. The country's varied topography and its sharp mountain peaks, such as the Southern Alps, owe much to the tectonic uplift of land and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, while its most populous city is Auckland.

He competed for New Zealand at two Olympics. In the 1976 Winter Olympics at Innsbruck, and was 53rd in the downhill and 35th in the slalom, but did not finish in the giant slalom.

New Zealand at the 1976 Winter Olympics

New Zealand competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

In the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, he came 32nd in the downhill, but did not finish in the slalom or giant slalom. He was the flag bearer for New Zealand in 1976 and 1980.

New Zealand at the 1980 Winter Olympics

New Zealand competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.

He is a brother of 1968 alpine skier Margot Blakely.

New Zealand at the 1968 Winter Olympics

New Zealand had seven competitors at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. All took part in the Alpine Skiing events; the highest finish by a New Zealand competitor was 30th place by Anne Reid in the Ladies Slalom.

Margot Blakely later Margot Hawley is an alpine skier from New Zealand.

Stuart currently lives in Christchurch.

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