Patricia (Tish) Prain later Tish Pike (born 2 September 1933) 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 ...

. She competed for New Zealand at the

1960 Winter Olympics The 1960 Winter Olympics (officially the VIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Squaw Valley 1960) were a winter multi-sport event held from February 18 to 28, 1960, at the Squaw Valley Resort (now known as Palisades Tahoe) in Squaw Vall ...

at Oslo, and came 36th in the Downhill, 32nd in the Slalom and 34th in the Giant Slalom.

References

* ''Black Gold'' by Ron Palenski (2008, 2004 New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame, Dunedin) p. 107

External links

* * Living people 1933 births New Zealand female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for New Zealand Alpine skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics {{NewZealand-alpine-skiing-bio-stub