New Zealand at the 1972 Winter Olympics
New Zealand competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. The country was represented by 2 athletes, Ross Ewington and Chris Womersley, both in the Alpine Skiing events. Womersley finished 41st, and Ewington 49th (out of 54 competitors) in Downhill. The flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Alan Ward the team Manager.[1]
| New Zealand at the 1972 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | NZL |
| NOC | New Zealand Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Sapporo | |
| Competitors | 2 (men) in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Alan Ward |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Australasia (1908 · 1912) | |
Alpine skiing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ross Ewington | Downhill | 2:04.75 | 49 | ||||
| Chris Womersley | 2:02.24 | 41 | |||||
| Ross Ewington | Giant Slalom | DSQ | – | – | – | DSQ | – |
| Chris Womersley | 1:41.65 | 37 | 1:48.78 | 35 | 3:30.43 | 35 | |
- Men's slalom
| Athlete | Classification | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time 1 | Rank | Time 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | |
| Chris Womersley | 1:48.49 | 4 | ? | 35 | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Ross Ewington | 1:54.16 | 5 | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
References
- Palenski, Ron (2008,2004). Black Gold. Dunedin: New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-473-13367-2. Check date values in:
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- Official Olympic report (PDF format)
- Olympic Winter Games 1972, full results by sports-reference.com
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