South Africa at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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South Africa at the Olympic Games

Flag of South Africa
IOC code  RSA
NOC South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
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At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin
Competitors 3 in 3 sports
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
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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.

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[edit] Athletes

[edit] Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Men's combined
Name Downhill Slalom run 1 Slalom run 2 Total Final rank
Alexander Heath 1:47.62 Did not finish - - -
Men's downhill
Name Time Final rank
Alexander Heath 1:59.79 52nd place
Men's giant slalom
Name Run 1 Run 2 Total Final rank
Alexander Heath 1:25.61 1:25.81 2:51.42 27th place
Men's slalom
Name Run 1 Run 2 Total Final rank
Alexander Heath Did not finish - - -
Men's Super-G
Name Time Final rank
Alexander Heath 1:37.77 50th place

[edit] Cross-country skiing

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

Oliver Kraas

  • Men's 15 km classical
    • Final - Did not finish
  • Men's 50 km freestyle, mass start
    • Final - Did not finish
  • Men's sprint
    • Qualifying: 2:27.68 - (57th place) - Did not qualify for final

[edit] Skeleton

Main article: Skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Men's skeleton

Name Run 1 Run 2 Total Final rank
Tyler Botha 59.43 1:00.63 2.00.06 21st place