Swaziland at the 1992 Winter Olympics
| Eswatini at the 1992 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SWZ |
| NOC | Swaziland Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association |
| Website | www |
| in Albertville | |
| Competitors | 1 (man) in 1 sport |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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Swaziland competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France from 8–23 February 1992. The Swazi delegation consisted of a single competitor, the alpine skier Keith Fraser, who competed in the slalom, where he failed to finish the first run; in the giant slalom, where he came 63rd; and in the Super-G, finishing 79th.
Background
The Swaziland Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association was recognized by the International Olympic Committee on 1 January 1972.[1] Swaziland first sent a delegation to the Summer Olympic Games at the 1972 Summer Olympics, and these Albertville Games were their first, and of 2018, only appearance at a Winter Olympic Games.[2] The 1992 Winter Olympics were held from 8–23 February 1992, a total of 1,801 athletes representing 64 National Olympic Committees took part.[3] The only competitor sent to Albertville by Swaziland was alpine skier Keith Fraser.[4] He was chosen as the flag-bearer for the opening ceremony.[2]
Alpine skiing
Keith Fraser was 24 years old at the time of the Albertville Olympics. Making his only Olympic appearance, he was entered into three events.[5][6] On 16 February he took part in the Super-G, finishing the single-run race in 1 minute and 29.39 seconds, which put him in 79th place out of 93 classified finishers.[7] The gold medal was won by Kjetil André Aamodt of Norway in a time of 1 minute and 13.04 seconds, the silver medal by Marc Girardelli of Luxembourg, and the bronze by Jan Einar Thorsen, also of Norway.[8]
The giant slalom was held on 18 February and was held over two legs, with the total of both runs determining each competitor's final time.[9] Fraser finished the first leg in 1 minute and 21.93 seconds, which put him in 78th place, out of 112 competitors who finished the first run.[10] He finished the second run in a faster time of 1 minute and 19.83 seconds, which was 63rd position for that run.[11] His total time for the event was therefore 2 minutes and 41.76 seconds, which put Fraser in 63rd place out of 91 competitors who finished both legs.[9] The gold medal was won by Italian Alberto Tomba in a time of 2 minutes and 6.98 seconds.[9] The silver medal was won by Girardelli of Luxembourg, and the bronze by the Norwegian Aamodt.[12]
The slalom race was held on 22 February, and Fraser failed to finish the first leg of the two-leg race.[13][14] The gold medal was won by Norwegian Finn Christian Jagge, the silver by Tomba, and the bronze by Michael Tritscher of Austria.[15]
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
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| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Keith Fraser | Men's Super-G | 1:29.39 | 79 | ||
| Men's giant slalom | 1:21.93 | 1:19.83 | 2:41.76 | 63 | |
| Men's slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – | |
See also
References
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- ^ "Keith Fraser Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2018-09-14. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
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- ^ a b c "Alpine Skiing at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2017-07-02. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom Run 1". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2017-07-06. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom Run 2". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2017-07-06. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Albertville 1992 giant slalom men – Olympic Alpine Skiing". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2017-03-26. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games: Men's Slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2018-02-13. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games: Men's Slalom Run 1". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2017-07-06. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Albertville 1992 Alpine Skiing – Results & Videos". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2017-07-15. Retrieved 19 October 2018.