South Africa at the 2006 Winter Olympics
| South Africa at the 2006 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | RSA |
| NOC | South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Turin | |
| Competitors | 3 (3 men) in 3 sports |
| Flag bearers | Alexander Heath (opening) Tyler Botha (closing)[1][2] |
| Medals |
|
| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Three men from South Africa competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. One of them, Alexander Heath, became the first African to compete in all 5 alpine events. The three-man South African team was the largest from the continent in Turin.
Alpine skiing
[edit]Alexander Heath, competing in his third Olympics, qualified in all five events, with his best finish a 27th in the giant slalom.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | Rank | ||
| Alexander Heath | Men's downhill | n/a | 1:59.79 | 52 | ||
| Men's super-G | n/a | 1:37.77 | 50 | |||
| Men's giant slalom | 1:25.61 | 1:25.81 | n/a | 2:51.42 | 27 | |
| Men's slalom | did not finish | |||||
| Men's combined | 1:47.62 | did not finish | ||||
Note: In the men's combined, run 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women's combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill.
Cross-country skiing
[edit]Kraas competed in three events in Turin, but finished in only one, the sprint, where he finished 57th out of 80 competitors.[4]
- Distance
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Rank | ||
| Oliver Kraas | Men's 15 km classical | Did not finish | |
| Men's 50 km freestyle | Did not finish | ||
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Oliver Kraas | Men's sprint | 2:27.68 | 57 | Did not finish | 57 | ||||
Skeleton
[edit]Tyler Botha finished second in a pair of Challenge Cup events that allowed him to qualify for the Games, where he ended up in 21st place.[5][6]
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank | ||
| Tyler Botha | Men's | 59.43 | 1:00.63 | 2:00.06 | 21 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Flagbearers for the Opening Ceremony". Retrieved 30 March 2009.
- ^ "Flagbearers for the Closing Ceremony". Retrieved 30 March 2009.
- ^ "Torino 2006 Official Report - Alpine Skiing" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
- ^ "Torino 2006 Official Report - Cross Country Skiing" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
- ^ "SA man a hot contender for Winter Olympics". The Mercury. 2 February 2006. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
- ^ "Torino 2006 Official Report - Skeleton" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.