Fiji at the 2002 Winter Olympics
| Fiji at the 2002 Winter Olympics | |||||||||
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| IOC code | FIJ | ||||||||
| NOC | Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| in Salt Lake City | |||||||||
| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Laurence Thoms[1] | ||||||||
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
Fiji competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States.
The country's sole representative was Laurence Thoms, in alpine skiing.[2] He failed to complete the Slalom,[3][4] but completed the Giant Slalom and finished fifty-fifth with a time of 2:41.98.[5]
Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 (DH) | Run 2 (Sl) | Run 3 (Sl) | Final/Total | |||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Diff | Rank | ||
| Laurence Thoms | Giant slalom | 1:22.01 | 68 | 1:19.97 | 55 | N/A | 2:41.98 | +18.70 | 55 | |
| Slalom | Did not finish | N/A | Did not finish | |||||||
References
- ↑ "Eleven on their own in Games", Associated Press, February 13, 2002
- ↑ "Beach boy takes to the slopes", BBC, February 15, 2002
- ↑ "Alping Skiing results - Men's Slalom", CNN
- ↑ "Slaw Says: Olympics produce year's new heroes", Ball State Daily, February 25, 2002
- ↑ "Results -- Thursday, Feb 21", ESPN
- ↑ "Salt Lake City 2002 Official Report - Volume 1" (PDF). Salt Lake Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 2002. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
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