South Africa at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

South Africa at the
2006 Winter Olympics

IOC code| RSA
NOC| South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
Website| www.sascoc.co.za
in Turin
Competitors| 3 (3 men) in 3 sports
Flag bearers | Alexander Heath (opening)
Tyler Botha (closing)[1][2]
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

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Three men from South Africa competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. One of them, Alexander Heath, became the first African to compete in all 5 alpine events. The three-man South African team was the largest from the continent in Turin.

## Alpine skiing[edit]

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Alexander Heath, competing in his third Olympics, qualified in all five events, with his best finish a 27th in the giant slalom.[3]

Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Run 1  | Run 2  | Run 3  | Total  | Rank
Alexander Heath | Men's downhill | n/a  | 1:59.79  | 52
Men's super-G | n/a  | 1:37.77  | 50
Men's giant slalom | 1:25.61  | 1:25.81  | n/a  | 2:51.42  | 27
Men's slalom | did not finish
Men's combined | 1:47.62  | did not finish

Note: In the men's combined, run 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women's combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill.

## Cross-country skiing[edit]

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Kraas competed in three events in Turin, but finished in only one, the sprint, where he finished 57th out of 80 competitors.[4]

Distance
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Total  | Rank
Oliver Kraas | Men's 15 km classical | Did not finish
Men's 50 km freestyle | Did not finish

Sprint
Athlete  | Event  | Qualifying  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Total  | Rank  | Total  | Rank  | Total  | Rank  | Total  | Rank
Oliver Kraas | Men's sprint | 2:27.68  | 57  | Did not finish  | 57

## Skeleton[edit]

Main article: Skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Tyler Botha finished second in a pair of Challenge Cup events that allowed him to qualify for the Games, where he ended up in 21st place.[5][6]

Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Run 1  | Run 2  | Total  | Rank
Tyler Botha | Men's | 59.43  | 1:00.63  | 2:00.06  | 21

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Flagbearers for the Opening Ceremony". Retrieved 30 March 2009.
2. ^ "Flagbearers for the Closing Ceremony". Retrieved 30 March 2009.
3. ^ "Torino 2006 Official Report - Alpine Skiing" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
4. ^ "Torino 2006 Official Report - Cross Country Skiing" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
5. ^ "SA man a hot contender for Winter Olympics". The Mercury. 2 February 2006. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
6. ^ "Torino 2006 Official Report - Skeleton" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.

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Nations at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy

Africa|

* Algeria
* Ethiopia
* Kenya
* Madagascar
* Senegal
* South Africa

America|

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* Thailand
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Europe|

* Albania
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* Australia
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