Jeffrey Webb (skier) explained

Jeffrey Webb
Disciplines:Slalom, giant slalom
Birth Date:1998 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Selangor, Malaysia
Olympicteams:2 – (2018, 2022)
Show-Medals:no

Jeffrey Webb (born October 27, 1998) is a Malaysian alpine ski racer.[1] He represented Malaysia at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics. As the first Malaysian to qualify, he was one of the first to compete for Malaysia at the Winter Olympics. He also competed in the 2017 Asian Winter Games.[2]

Career

He competed for Malaysia at the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan.[3] This was the first time Malaysia had participated in alpine skiing in the Asian Winter Games.[4] [5] He has also competed in various championships and races throughout North America.[6]

He represented Malaysia at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.[7] [8] He was one of the first Malaysians to participate in the Winter Olympics,[9] the other being Julian Yee.[10]

In 2019 he qualified for the World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships in Val di Fassa, Trentino, Italy, but ultimately did not start.[11]

He competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China under the Malaysian flag alongside Aruwin Salehhuddin, who also competed in alpine skiing. They were also Malaysia's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. He was the flag bearer during the closing ceremony.[12] [13]

Asian Winter Games results

Year
AgeSlalomGiant
Slalom
Super GDownhillCombined
2017181015

Olympic results

Year
AgeSlalomGiant
Slalom
Super GDownhillCombined
19
202223DNF1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ski Malaysia. Ski Malaysia. 2017-02-22. 23 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170223211603/https://www.skimalaysia.net/athletes. dead.
  2. Web site: Malaysia's mission at Beijing Winter Olympics begins. www.malaymail.com.
  3. News: Jeffrey Webb in The Asian Winter Games 2017 - Day 5. Zimbio. 2017-02-22. en.
  4. Web site: BERNAMA - No Specific Medal Target For 2017 Asian Winter Games, Youth Commonwealth Games. www.bernama.com. 2017-02-22.
  5. Web site: Alpine Skiing - 2017冬季アジア札幌大会 - 2017SAPPORO ASIAN WINTER GAMES. sapporo2017.org. 2017-02-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20170211080908/https://sapporo2017.org/site/athletics-en/enalpine.html. 11 February 2017. dead.
  6. Web site: FIS profile. www.fis-ski.com. 2019-12-28.
  7. Web site: Olympic Profile. www.olympic.org. 2019-12-28.
  8. Web site: Webb does decently in the Giant Slalom event. www.nst.com.my. 18 February 2018 . 2019-12-28.
  9. Web site: Other Sports: US-based Jeffrey all pumped up to make Winter Olympics debut The Star Online. www.thestar.com.my. 2017-12-18.
  10. News: Rajes. Paul. US-based Jeffrey all pumped up to make Winter Olympics debut. 7 October 2017. The Star. Star Media Group Berhad. 14 January 2018.
  11. Web site: Men's giant slalom results.
  12. Web site: Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers. www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022.
  13. Web site: Jeffrey's outing ended by early slip. www.nst.com.my. 17 February 2022.