Zimbabwe at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Zimbabwe at the Olympic Games
Flag of Zimbabwe IOC code  ZIM NOC Zimbabwe Olympic Committee Website www.zoc.co.zw
At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi
Competitors	1 in 1 sport
Flag bearer	Luke Steyn (opening[1] and closing)[2]
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1928* 1932–1956 1960* 1964* 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Winter Games
2014 * As Rhodesia

Zimbabwe competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. Zimbabwe made its debut at the Winter Olympics.^[3][4] The team consisted of a single athlete competing in alpine skiing.^[5][6]

Competitors

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	1	0	1
Total	1	0	1

Alpine skiing

According to the final quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Zimbabwe had one athlete in qualification position.^[7] Luke Steyn was born in the country but left at the age of two to Switzerland, where he eventually was exposed to snow and skiing.^[8] Steyn finished the men's giant slalom race in 57th position (out of 72 athletes who finished the race).^[9] He however failed to complete the slalom race.

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Luke Steyn[5]	Men's giant slalom	1:32.20	61	1:34.35	59	3:06.55	57
	Men's slalom	DNF

References

1. "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). http://www.olympic.org/. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
2. "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). February 23, 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
3. "Steyn ready for Winter Olympic Games". The Herald. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
4. "Zimbabwe to send team to Winter Olympic Games". The Herald. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
5. "Luke Steyn qualifies for Winter Olympics". Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
6. "Alpine skier Luke Steyn will be Zimbabwe's first Winter Olympic athlete in Sochi". NBC (Harare, Zimbabwe: Associated Press). 30 January 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
7. "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
8. MacKenzie, Eric (16 January 2014). "Sochi Spotlight: Zimbabwe's first Winter Olympian". Pique Newsmagazine (Whistler, British Columbia, Canada). Retrieved 16 January 2014.
9. Hwata, Augustine (20 February 2014). "Luke Steyn makes history". The Herald. Retrieved 20 February 2014.

External links

• Zimbabwe at the 2014 Winter Olympics