New Zealand at the 2002 Winter Olympics

New Zealand at the
2002 Winter Olympics
IOC codeNZL
NOCNew Zealand Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
in Salt Lake City, Utah
Competitors10 (7 men, 3 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer Angie Paul (luge)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

New Zealand was represented at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.

In total, 10 athletes including seven men and three woman represented New Zealand in five different sports including alpine skiing, bobsleigh, luge, short track speed skating and skeleton.

Competitors

In total, 10 athletes represented New Zealand at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States across five different sports.[1]

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 2 1 3
Bobsleigh 4 0 4
Luge 0 1 1
Short track speed skating 1 0 1
Skeleton 0 1 1
Total 7 3 10

Alpine skiing

In total, three New Zealander athletes participated in the alpine skiing events – Todd Haywood and Jesse Teat in the men's giant slalom and the men's slalom and Claudia Riegler in the women's slalom.[1]

The women's slalom took place on 20 February 2002. Riegler completed her first run in 55.17 seconds and her second run in 56.02 seconds for a combined time of one minutes 51.19 seconds to finish 11th overall.[2]

The men's giant slalom took place on 21 February 2002. Teat completed his first run in one minute 20.31 seconds and his second run in one minute 17.76 seconds for a combined time of two minutes 38.07 seconds to finish 50th overall. Haywood completed his first run in one minute 19.99 seconds and his second run in one minute 18.11 seconds for a combined time of two minutes 38.1 seconds to finish 51st overall.[3]

The men's slalom took place on 23 February 2002. Neither Haywood nor Teat finished their first run.[4]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Todd Haywood Men's giant slalom 1:19.99 63 1:18.11 51 2:38.10 51
Men's slalom DNF DNF
Claudia Riegler Women's slalom 55.17 17 56.02 14 1:51.19 11
Jesse Teat Men's giant slalom 1:20.31 64 1:17.76 48 2:38.07 50
Men's slalom DNF DNF

Bobsleigh

In total, four New Zealander athletes participated in the bobsleigh events – Mark Edmond, Steve Harrison, Alan Henderson and Angus Ross.[1]

The two-man bobsleigh took place on 16 and 17 February 2002. Edmond and Henderson completed their four runs in a combined time of three minutes 14.9 seconds which saw them finish in 27th place overall.[5]

The four-man bobsleigh took place on 22 and 23 February 2002. New Zealand completed their first run in a time of 50.67 seconds. However, they did not start their second run and did not participate in the third and fourth runs.[6]

Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mark Edmond
Alan Henderson
Two-man 48.46 24 48.36 21 48.72 26 49.36 32 3:14.90 27
Alan Henderson
Steve Harrison
Angus Ross
Mark Edmond
Four-man 50.67 32 DNF DNF

Luge

In total, one New Zealander athletes participated in the luge events – Angie Paul in the women's singles.[1]

The women's singles took place on 12 and 13 February 2002. Paul completed her four runs in a combined two of three minutes 56.475 seconds which saw her finish in 23rd place overall.[7]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Angie Paul Women's singles 44.407 23 44.256 25 43.943 18 43.869 19 2:56.475 23

Short track speed skating

In total, one New Zealander athlete participated in the short track speed skating events – Mark Jackson in the men's 500 m, the men's 1,000 m and the men's 1,500 m.[1]

Round one for the men's 1,000 m took place on 13 February 2002. Jackson finished third in his heat in a time of one minute 32.276 and did not advance to the quarter-finals.[8]

The men's 1,500 m took place on 20 February 2002. Jackson finished fourth in his heat in a time of two minutes 22.906 and did not advance to the semi-finals.[9]

The men's 500 m took place on 23 February 2002. Jackson finished fourth in his heat in a time of 44.064 and did not advance to the quarter-finals.[10]

Athlete Event Round one Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mark Jackson Men's 500 m 44.064 4 Did not advance
Men's 1,000 m 1:32.276 3 Did not advance
Men's 1,500 m 2:22.906 4 Did not advance

Skeleton

In total, one New Zealander athlete participated in the skeleton events – Liz Couch in the women's competition.[1]

The women's skeleton took place on 20 February 2002. Couch completed her first run in a time of 53.62 seconds and her second run in a time of 54.18 seconds. Her total time of one minute 47.8 seconds saw her finish in 11th place overall.[11]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Liz Couch Women's 53.62 10 54.18 11 1:47.80 11

References

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