Shane Dobbin (born 22 January 1980) is a New Zealand

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and

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. Before competing on ice, he won a silver medal at

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2001 in Akita and repeated this success at The World Games 2005 in Duisburg. He was New Zealand's only competitor in

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, finishing 17th in the men's 5000 m. He was born in

Palmerston North Palmerston North (; mi, Te Papa-i-Oea, known colloquially as Palmy) is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Located in the eastern Manawatu Plains, the city is near the north bank of the ...

. Dobbin was the first confirmed selection for the New Zealand team to the

2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympic ...

. He was also named the New Zealand flagbearer at the

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. He finished 14th in the men's 5000 speed skating.

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* * 1980 births New Zealand male speed skaters Speed skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic speed skaters for New Zealand Sportspeople from Palmerston North Living people World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships medalists World Games silver medalists Competitors at the 2001 World Games Competitors at the 2005 World Games {{NewZealand-speed-skating-bio-stub