Swaziland at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation
Eswatini at the
1992 Winter Olympics
IOC codeSWZ
NOCSwaziland Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association
Websitewww.socga.org.sz
in Albertville
Competitors1 (man) in 1 sport
Flag bearer Keith Fraser[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
  • 1992
  • 1994–2022

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.[2] 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.[3] The 1992 Winter Olympics were held from 8–23 February 1992, a total of 1,801 athletes representing 64 National Olympic Committees took part.[4] The only competitor sent to Albertville by Swaziland was alpine skier Keith Fraser.[5] He was chosen as the flag-bearer for the opening ceremony.[3]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[6]

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 1 0 1
Total 1 0 1

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.[7][8] 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.[9] 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.[10]

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.[11] 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.[12] He finished the second run in a faster time of 1 minute and 19.83 seconds, which was 63rd position for that run.[13] 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.[11] The gold medal was won by Italian Alberto Tomba in a time of 2 minutes and 6.98 seconds.[11] The silver medal was won by Girardelli of Luxembourg, and the bronze by the Norwegian Aamodt.[14]

The slalom race was held on 22 February, and Fraser failed to finish the first leg of the two-leg race.[15][16] The gold medal was won by Norwegian Finn Christian Jagge, the silver by Tomba, and the bronze by Michael Tritscher of Austria.[17]

Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
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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