1952 Winter Olympics / Participant (New Zealand)

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New Zealand took part in the 1952 Winter Olympics in the Norwegian capital Oslo with five athletes, one woman and four men.

It was the first time a New Zealand team took part in the Winter Olympics . All athletes competed in the alpine skiing competitions, team captain was Sir Roy McKenzie , trainer Herbert Modelhart.

Flag bearer

Austin Haywood carried the New Zealand flag during the opening ceremony at Bislett Stadium .

Participants by sport

Male participants from New Zealand
sport	athlete	discipline	space	comment
Alpine skiing	Roy McKenzie	Discipline?	?	Team captain
	Herbie Familton	Departure	65	3 min. 44.6 s
	Herbie Familton	Giant slalom	77	3 min. 31.7 s
	William Hunt	Giant slalom	81	3 min. 51.6 s
	William Hunt	slalom	./.	1 min. 29.5 s, eliminated after the 1st round
	Austin Haywood	Discipline ?	?	?
Female participants from New Zealand
sport	athlete	discipline	space	comment
Alpine skiing	Annette Johnson	Giant slalom	39	2 min. 57.7 s
	Annette Johnson	slalom	./.	2 min 2.5 s, disqualified

Web links

• New Zealand Olympic Team 1952 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Rolf Petersen (Ed.): The Official Report of the Organizing Committee of the VIth Winter Olympic Games 1952 at Oslo . Oslo 1952 (English, la84foundation.org [PDF; accessed January 31, 2008]).
• Website at NZARE with a biography of Roy McKenzie (English)