Fiji at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Fiji at the 2002 Winter Olympics | ||
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Flag bearer Laurence Thoms[1][2] | | |
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Background
Fiji first entered the Olympic competition at the
At a
Alpine skiing
Fiji qualified one athlete for alpine skiing.[5] Laurence Thoms was 21 at the time of the Salt Lake City Olympics.[5] Thoms's first ever race was in January 2000, two years before the Salt Lake City games.[4] He competed in both the slalom and giant slalom.[8] The giant slalom was held on February 21 at Deer Valley while the slalom was held on February 23 at the Park City Mountain Resort.[9][10]
Thoms failed to complete the slalom, but completed the giant slalom and finished in 55th place overall with a combined time of 2:41.98. He placed at 68th and 55th in the 1st and 2nd runs, respectively.[11] Thoms's performance in the giant slalom still stands as the best Fijian performance at any Winter Olympics.[12]
Men
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Final/total | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Diff | Rank | ||
Laurence Thoms[8] | Giant slalom | 1:22.01 | 68 | 1:19.97 | 55 | 2:41.98 | +18.70 | 55 |
Slalom | Did not finish | Did not finish |
References
- ^ a b "The XIX Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ a b "Flag Bearers for the Closing Ceremony". International Olympic Committee. February 22, 2002. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ a b "Fiji". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Beach boy takes to the slopes". BBC. February 15, 2002. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Fiji at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ a b c d Grass, Ray (February 7, 2002). "Fiji's lone 2002 Olympian lured by a newspaper ad". Deseret News. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ a b c Aron, Jaime (February 7, 2002). "Eleven on their own in Games". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ a b "Laurence Thoms Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's Slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
- ^ "Salt Lake City 2002 Official Report - Volume 1" (PDF). Salt Lake Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 6, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
- ISBN 978-1442248601.