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Simon Lyle Wi Rutene (born 1966) 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.

In the 2005 General Election he was a list candidate for the Māori Party.

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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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 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 general election, 2005|2005 General Election]] he was a list candidate for the [[Māori Party]].
 == External links ==
 *[http://www.olympic.org.nz/nzolympic/athlete/simon-wi-rutene Simon Wi Rutene at the NZOC website]
 *[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/simon-lyle-wi-rutene-1.html Simon Lyle Wi Rutene at the SR Sports Reference website]
 ==Reference ==
-* ''Mountain Mover'' by Bruce Ansley in ''The New Zealand Listener'', 29 August 1987, pp.20-23 Volume 118 No 2480.
+* ''Mountain Mover'' by Bruce Ansley in ''The New Zealand Listener'', 29 August 1987, pp.&nbsp;20–23 Volume 118 No 2480.
-* ''Black Gold'' by Ron Palenski (2008, 2004 New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame, Dunedin) p. 108 ISBN 047600683X
+* ''Black Gold'' by Ron Palenski (2008, 2004 New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame, Dunedin) p.&nbsp;108 ISBN 047600683X
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