Erroll Canute Fraser (July 30, 1950 – December 24, 2002) was an
ice speed skater from the
British Virgin Islands
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, who represented his native country at the
1984 Winter Olympics
The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre''; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; mk, XIV Зимски олимписки игр ...
in
Sarajevo
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Yugoslavia
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at the age of 33. There he finished in 40th (500 m) and 42nd place (1.000 m), in the nation's first-ever appearance at the
Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were h ...
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Fraser is believed to be the only black speed skater in the twentieth century to compete at the Winter Games. The first black speed skater to win an Olympic medal was
Shani Davis
Shani Earl Davis (; born August 13, 1982) is an American former speed skater.
At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Davis became the first African American athlete to win a gold medal in an individual event at the Olympic Winter Games, w ...
in
2006
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References
External links
SkateResults
1950 births
2002 deaths
British Virgin Islands male speed skaters
Olympic speed skaters of the British Virgin Islands
Speed skaters at the 1984 Winter Olympics
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