South Africa at the 2002 Winter Olympics

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South Africa at the
2002 Winter Olympics
Flag bearer
Alexander Heath
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (
overview)
  • 2022

    • alpine skier, Alexander Heath. In his best performance, he finished 27th in the men's slalom
    .

    Background

    South Africa first entered Olympic competition at the

    National Olympic Committees took part.[4] The South African delegation to Salt Lake City consisted of a single alpine skier, Alexander Heath.[5] He was selected as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony.[6]

    Alpine skiing

    Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics

    Heath was 23 years old at the time of the Salt Lake City Olympics.[7] He was returning to the Olympics after representing South Africa at the 1998 Winter Olympics.[7] On 10 February he participated in the downhill, finishing the race in a time of 1 minute and 48.84 seconds, which put him in 51st place out of 53 competitors who finished the contest.[8] The gold medal was won by Fritz Strobl of Austria in a time of 1 minute and 39.13 seconds.[8] On 13 February the combined was held; the competition consisted of one run of downhill and two runs of slalom, with the total time of all three legs determining the final positions.[9] Heath finished the downhill portion of the combined in 1 minute and 47.27 seconds,[10] but failed to finish the first of the two slalom runs.[11]

    Over a week later, on 21 February, he was part of the giant slalom, finishing his first run in 1 minute and 19.32 seconds.[12] Heath was faster on his second run, finishing in 1 minute and 17.95 seconds.[13] His total time was 2 minutes and 37.27 seconds, which put him in 48th position; the gold medal was won by Austria's Stephan Eberharter in 2 minutes and 23.28 seconds.[14] His final event, on 23 February, was the slalom, where he finished his runs in 56.37 seconds and 1 minute and 0.56 seconds.[15][16] His total time for the event was 1 minute and 56.93 seconds, which placed him 27th out of 33 classified finishers; the gold medalist was Jean-Pierre Vidal of France, who turned in a time of 1 minute and 41.06 seconds.[17] Heath would later represent South Africa at the 2006 Winter Olympics.[7]

    Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
    Time Time Time Rank
    Alexander Heath Downhill 1:48.84 51
    Giant slalom 1:19.32 1:17.95 2:37.27 48
    Slalom 56.37 1:00.56 1:56.93 27

    Men's combined

    Athlete Downhill Slalom Total
    Time Time 1 Time 2 Total time Rank
    Alexander Heath 1:47.27 DNF – DNF –

    See also

    References

    1. ^ a b c "South Africa". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
    2. ^ "1964: South Africa banned from Olympics". BBC Online. 18 August 1964. Archived from the original on 19 November 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
    3. ^ Myers, Morley (9 July 1991). "South Africa returns to Olympics". United Press International. Archived from the original on 3 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
    4. ^ "Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Games Olympics – results & video highlights". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
    5. ^ "South Africa at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
    6. ^ "List of the 77 delegations in the order they will enter the stadium and the name of their flag bearer" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 February 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
    7. ^ a b c "Alex Heath Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
    8. ^ a b "Alpine Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's Downhill". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
    9. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's Combined". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
    10. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's Combined Downhill". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
    11. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's Combined Slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
    12. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's giant slalom Run 1". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
    13. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's giant slalom Run 2". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
    14. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's giant slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
    15. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's slalom Run 1". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
    16. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's slalom Run 2". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
    17. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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