Herbert Edward Jepson (Herb or Herbie) Familton (31 March 1928 – 19 May 2002) was an alpine skier from

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. He competed for New Zealand at the 1952 Winter Olympics at Oslo.Herbie Familton, Sports-Reference / Olympic Sports
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, who withdrew because of injury. The family said that it was a lifetime source of satisfaction to him that he ''beat all the Australians.'' He was a foundation member of the North Otago Ski Club (now known as ''Waitaki Ski Club''), and helped develop

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. He also took part in tennis, yachting, game shooting and gliding. He played the violin then viola, and was a stalwart of the Oamaru operatic and concert orchestras. He was educated at Oamaru South School,

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and Lincoln College where he got a diploma. He was an insurance and real estate agent, sharebroker and auctioneer in the family firm of ''J. D. Familton and Sons'' of Oamaru. He was born in Oamaru and died in Dunedin Hospital, leaving his wife Valerie, two daughters and a son.

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* ''Skier first Kiwi in Winter Olympics'': Obituary in ''The Otago Daily Times'' (Dunedin) of 13 July 2002, p. A35 * ''North Otago skiing personality'': Obituary in ''The Press'' (Christchurch) of 13 July 2002, p. D9

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* 1928 births 2002 deaths New Zealand male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for New Zealand Alpine skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Oamaru People educated at Waitaki Boys' High School Lincoln University (New Zealand) alumni {{NewZealand-alpine-skiing-bio-stub