South Africa at the 1994 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:RSA
Nocname:South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
Games:Winter Olympics
Year:1994
Flagcaption:Flag of Olympic Committee of South Africa,
used at the 1994 Winter Games
Location:Lillehammer
Competitors:2
Sports:2
Flagbearer:Dino Quattrocecere
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1960

South Africa competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. These were the first Winter Olympic games South Africa competed in since the 1960 Winter Olympics at Squaw Valley, California.

Flag, anthem and team logo

As the design for a new post-apartheid flag had yet to be finalised, the team used a white banner charged with the emblem of Olympic Committee of South Africa, which depicted Olympic rings surrounded by olive branches, with the name of the country above.[1]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Figure skating1 0 1
Short track speed skating0 1 1
Total 1 1 2

Figure skating

See main article: Figure skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics.

Men

Short track speed skating

See main article: Short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics.

Women
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Cindy Meyer500 m1:17.184did not advance
1000 m1:47.853did not advance

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: South African Olympic Flags .
  2. https://www.olympedia.org/countries/RSA/editions/45 South Africa at the 1994 Winter Olympics