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'''Simon Wi Rutene''' is an [[alpine skier]] from [[New Zealand]]. He has competed for New Zealand at four Olympics. He decided to be a ski racer at 12, and went to a U.S. ski resort on his own. 16 he was sponsored, and did his first downhill run at Wengen, Switzerland. |
'''Simon Wi Rutene''' is an [[alpine skier]] from [[New Zealand]]. He has competed for New Zealand at four Olympics. He decided to be a ski racer at 12, and went to a U.S. ski resort on his own. At 16 he was sponsored, and did his first downhill run at Wengen, Switzerland. |
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In the [[New Zealand at the 1984 Winter Olympics|1984 Winter Olympics]] at Sarajevo, he came 36th in the Giant Slalom. |
In the [[New Zealand at the 1984 Winter Olympics|1984 Winter Olympics]] at Sarajevo, he came 36th in the Giant Slalom. |
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In the [[New Zealand at the 1994 Winter Olympics|1994 Winter Olympics]] at Lillehammer, he came 20th in skiing combined, 23rd in the Downhill Combined and 18th in the Slalom Combined. |
In the [[New Zealand at the 1994 Winter Olympics|1994 Winter Olympics]] at Lillehammer, he came 20th in skiing combined, 23rd in the Downhill Combined and 18th in the Slalom Combined. |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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*[http://www.olympic.org.nz/nzolympic/athlete/simon-wi-rutene at the NZOC website] |
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==Reference == |
==Reference == |
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Revision as of 14:04, 10 August 2012
Simon Wi Rutene is an alpine skier from New Zealand. He has competed for New Zealand at four Olympics. He decided to be a ski racer at 12, and went to a U.S. ski resort on his own. At 16 he was sponsored, and did his first downhill run at Wengen, Switzerland.
In the 1984 Winter Olympics at Sarajevo, he came 36th in the Giant Slalom.
In the 1988 Winter Olympics at Calgary, he came 17th in the Slalom. He was the flagbearer at the opening ceremony.
In the 1992 Winter Olympics at Albertville, he came 42nd in the Super G and 28th in the Giant Slalom.
In the 1994 Winter Olympics at Lillehammer, he came 20th in skiing combined, 23rd in the Downhill Combined and 18th in the Slalom Combined.
External links
Reference
- Mountain Mover by Bruce Ansley in The New Zealand Listener, 29 August 1987, pp.20-23 Volume 118 No 2480.
- Black Gold by Ron Palenski (2008, 2004 New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame, Dunedin) p. 108 ISBN 047600683X
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