Stuart Blakely (born August 15, 1956) 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 fo ...

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 List of islands of New Zealand, smaller islands. It is the ...

. He competed for New Zealand at two Olympics. In the

1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german: XII. Olympische Winterspiele, french: XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 ( bar, Innschbruck 1976, label= Austro-Bavarian), was a ...

at Innsbruck, and was 53rd in the downhill and 35th in the slalom, but did not finish in the giant slalom. In the

1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected ...

at Lake Placid, he came 32nd in the downhill, but did not finish in the slalom or giant slalom. He was the flag bearer for New Zealand in 1976 and 1980. He is a brother of

1968 The year was highlighted by Protests of 1968, protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechos ...

alpine skier

Margot Blakely Margot Blakely later Margot Hawley (born 1950) is an alpine skier from New Zealand. She competed for New Zealand at the 1968 Winter Olympics at Grenoble, but was disqualified in the slalom. She is a sister of 1976 and 1980 Events Janu ...

. Stuart currently lives in

Christchurch Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon Rive ...

References

* ''Black Gold'' by Ron Palenski (2008, 2004 New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame, Dunedin) p. 103,110

External links

* * Living people 1956 births New Zealand male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for New Zealand Alpine skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics {{NewZealand-alpine-skiing-bio-stub