Marcus Hubrich (born 5 February 1963) is an

alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...

from

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

. He competed for New Zealand 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 ...

at Sarajevo; and came 35th in the Downhill, 14th in the Slalom, and 29th in the Giant Slalom. He was the New Zealand flagbearer at the games. He is a brother of

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

and

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

alpine skier

Mattias Hubrich Mattias Hubrich (born 26 May 1966) is an alpine skier from New Zealand. He competed for New Zealand at the 1984 Winter Olympics at Sarajevo; and came 17th in the Slalom. He competed for New Zealand at the 1988 Winter Olympics at Calgary; and cam ...

References

* ''Black Gold'' by Ron Palenski (2008, 2004 New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame, Dunedin) p. 105.

External links

* * Living people 1963 births New Zealand male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for New Zealand Alpine skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics {{NewZealand-alpine-skiing-bio-stub