Fiji sent a delegation to compete at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway from 12–27 February 1994. This was Fiji's second time appearing at a Winter Olympic Games after their debut in the 1988 Winter Olympics. The country's sole representative was Rusiate Rogoyawa, in cross-country skiing. In the 10 kilometer classical he finished in 88th place.
| Fiji at the 1994 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | FIJ |
| NOC | Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Lillehammer | |
| Competitors | 1 (man) in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Rusiate Rogoyawa[1] |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Background
editThe Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee was recognized by the International Olympic Committee on 31 December 1954.[2] They made their first Olympic appearance at the 1956 Summer Olympics, and with two exceptions, have appeared at every Summer Olympic Games since; they missed the 1964 edition, and boycotted the 1980 Games.[3][4] Fiji had appeared at the Winter Olympics only once before, in the 1988 Winter Olympics.[4] The country's sole representative to Lillehammer was Rusiate Rogoyawa, a cross-country skier.[5] He was the flag bearer for the opening ceremony.[4]
Competitors
editThe following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[6]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Cross-country skiing
editRusiate Rogoyawa was 32 years old at the time of the Lillehammer Olympics, and was living in Norway.[7][8] He had previously represented Fiji at the 1988 Winter Olympics.[8] On 17 February he competed in the 10 kilometer classical, finishing in a time of 38 minutes and 30.7 seconds, which put him 88th and last among the finishers of the race.[9] The gold medal was won by Bjørn Dæhlie of Norway in a time of 24 minutes and 20.1 seconds.[9]
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Rank | ||||||
| Rusiate Rogoyawa | 10 km classical | 38:30.7 | 88 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Flagbearers for Fiji". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Fiji – National Olympic Committee (NOC)". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "54 Boycotted in 1980". The New York Times. 10 May 1984. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ a b c "Fiji". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "Fiji at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ Fiji at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- ^ Clarey, Christopher (7 February 1994). "WINTER OLYMPICS; The Tourist Athlete Gets Snowed Out of These Games". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Rusiate Rogoyawa Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Cross Country Skiing at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Men's 10 kilometres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2018.