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Owen Pinnell
Owen Clifford Pinnell (born 6 January 1947) is a Canadian engineer and business executive. He represented his birth country, New Zealand, as a bobsledder at the 1988 Winter Olympic Games. Early life Born in Auckland on 6 January 1947, Pinnell studied engineering at Auckland Technical Institute and went on to have a career as a petroleum engineer and business executive in North America. Engineering and business career After graduating, Pinnell travelled and worked internationally in the mining industry in Africa and France, before settling in Alberta, Canada, in 1978, where he found employment with Dome Petroleum working on the company's ultimately unsuccessful Beaufort Sea development. He left Dome in 1982, and co-founded oil and gas exploration, processing and waste management company, Newalta Corp. The company, of which Pinnell was president, opened its first gas processing plant at Red Willow, Alberta, in 1988 and a second plant the following year, processing around of natu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by population, fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region—the area governed by Auckland Council—which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of . While European New Zealanders, Europeans continue to make up the plurality of Auckland's population, the city became multicultural and Cosmopolitanism, cosmopolitan in the late-20th century, with Asian New Zealanders, Asians accounting for 31% of the city's population in 2018. Auckland has the fourth largest Foreign born, foreign-born population in the world, with 39% of its residents born overseas. With its large population of Pasifika New Zealanders, the city is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calgary
Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Calgary is situated at the confluence of the Bow River and the Elbow River in the south of the province, in the transitional area between the Rocky Mountain Foothills and the Canadian Prairies, about east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies, roughly south of the provincial capital of Edmonton and approximately north of the Canada–United States border. The city anchors the south end of the Statistics Canada-defined urban area, the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. Calgary's economy includes activity in the energy, financial services, film and television, transportation and logistics, technology, manufacturing, aerospace, health and wellness, retail, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Male Bobsledders
New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz Albums and EPs * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, 1995 Songs * "New" (Daya song), 2017 * "New" (Paul McCartney song), 2013 * "New" (No Doubt song), 1999 *"new", by Loona from '' Yves'', 2017 *"The New", by Interpol from ''Turn On the Bright Lights'', 2002 Acronyms * Net economic welfare, a proposed macroeconomic indicator * Net explosive weight, also known as net explosive quantity * Network of enlightened Women, a conservative university women's organization * Next Entertainment World, a South Korean film distribution company Identification codes * Nepal Bhasa language ISO 639 language code * New Century Financial Corporation (NYSE stock abbreviation) * Northeast Wrestling, a professional wrestling promotion in the northeastern United States Transport * New Orleans Lakefront Air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland University Of Technology Alumni
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region—the area governed by Auckland Council—which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of . While European New Zealanders, Europeans continue to make up the plurality of Auckland's population, the city became multicultural and cosmopolitan in the late-20th century, with Asians accounting for 31% of the city's population in 2018. Auckland has the fourth largest foreign-born population in the world, with 39% of its residents born overseas. With its large population of Pasifika New Zealanders, the city is also home to the biggest ethnic Polynesian population in the world. The Māori-language name for Auckland is ', meaning "Tāmaki desir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sportspeople From Auckland
An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-developed physiques obtained by extensive physical training and strict exercise accompanied by a strict dietary regimen. Definitions The word "athlete" is a romanization of the el, άθλητὴς, ''athlētēs'', one who participates in a contest; from ἄθλος, ''áthlos'' or ἄθλον, ''áthlon'', a contest or feat. The primary definition of "sportsman" according to Webster's ''Third Unabridged Dictionary'' (1960) is, "a person who is active in sports: as (a): one who engages in the sports of the field and especially in hunting or fishing." Physiology Athletes involved in isotonic exercises have an increased mean left ventricular end-diastolic volume and are less likely to be depressed. Due to their strenuous physical activities, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Dan Mustapic
Daniel Matthew Mustapic (born 23 August 1960) is a New Zealand curler from Dunedin. He is a two-time (, ) and a four-time New Zealand men's champion (2003, 2005, 2006, 2012). He participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics, where the New Zealand men's team finished in tenth place. Prior to emigrating to New Zealand, Mustapic was active in the Ontario curling scene. While living in Hamilton and curling out of Kitchener, he won the 1994 Welton Beauchamp Classic.''The Gazette The Gazette (stylized as the GazettE), formerly known as , is a Japanese visual kei Rock music, rock band, formed in Kanagawa Prefecture, Kanagawa in early 2002.''Shoxx'' Vol 106 June 2007 pg 40-45 The band is currently signed to Sony Music Recor ..., 15 November 1994, pg E4'' Teams Men's Mixed doubles References External links * 1960 births Living people New Zealand male curlers Olympic curlers of New Zealand Curlers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Pacific-Asian curling champions New Zeala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Frauenlob
Hans Frauenlob (born November 22, 1960) is a retired New Zealand curler originally from Barrie, Ontario. Career Frauenlob moved to New Zealand in around 1995, settling in Auckland. Before moving to New Zealand, he worked as a computer expert for the Toronto Blue Jays for six years, and was awarded with the team's World Series winning rings when the team won in 1992 and 1993. He was able to acquire New Zealand citizenship because his mother was born there. After moving to New Zealand, he worked for New Zealand Trade and Enterprise. In 1997 Frauenlob was selected to represent New Zealand in their Men's curling team. Frauenlob played most of his career as third for skip Sean Becker. With Becker, Frauenlob won three Pacific Curling Championships in , , and . He also won the Pacific Curling Championships in as second under skip Dan Mustapic. Frauenlob played with Becker in the and World Men's Curling Championships, finishing in seventh and eighth place, respectively. Frauenlob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorne De Pape
Lorne De Pape (born 18 April 1955 in Saint Boniface, Manitoba) is a Canadian-born New Zealand curler. He moved to New Zealand in the 1990s due to his job for Monsanto. He competed for New Zealand at the 2006 Winter Olympics despite the country having limited curling resources at the time. His curling teammates were skip Sean Becker, Hans Frauenlob, Dan Mustapic and Warren Dobson. Before that he had helped found the Auckland Curling Club in 1996 and has won 4 gold medals at the Pacific Curling Championships The Pacific-Asia Curling Championships (formerly the Pacific Curling Championships) are an annual curling tournament, held every year in November or December. The top team receives a berth to the World Curling Championships, while the second-place .... References External links * Olympic curlers for New Zealand Curlers at the 2006 Winter Olympics New Zealand male curlers New Zealand curling champions People from Saint Boniface, Winnipeg Curlers from Winnipeg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand At The 2006 Winter Olympics
New Zealand competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The nation sent its largest team ever to the games with 18 athletes, 7 more than in Salt Lake City in 2002. New Zealand has only won a single Winter Olympics medal, a silver medal in Albertville. Alpine skiing New Zealand's top finisher in alpine skiing, Mickey Ross, survived a fall in the first run of the men's slalom to record a 31st-place finish. Bobsleigh The New Zealand team did not compete in the four-man bobsleigh due to injuries from a training run. Mathew Dallow and Alan Henderson did compete in the two-man event, but did not qualify for the final run. Curling The New Zealand national men's team qualified for the games after placing 8th at the 2005 World Championships. The team heading to Turin was skipped by Sean Becker, out of Ranfurly CC. The New Zealand men's team is the first team from the southern hemisphere to compete in curling as an official sport at the Olympics. Australia h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blair Telford
Blair Stuart Telford (born 7 December 1965) is a New Zealand former bobsledder, surf lifesaver and police officer. He competed in the two-man and the four-man events at the 1988 Winter Olympics, as part of New Zealand's first bobsled team at a Winter Olympic Games. Early life Telford was born in Wellington on 7 December 1965, the youngest of four children. He was educated at Spotswood College in New Plymouth, where he was senior boys' athletics champion in 1982 and 1983, and was also active in volleyball, cross country running and rugby union. He played rugby for New Plymouth Old Boys. Sports career Surf lifesaving Telford was prominent in the sport of surf lifesaving. At the 1984 New Zealand national surf lifesaving championships, he won the junior beach sprint, and later that year he was named in the New Zealand team to face Australia in a trans-Tasman test at Mount Maunganui the following January. In February 1985, he was a member of the Rest of the World surf lifesaving t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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