Raymond Kayrouz[1] (Arabic: ريمون كيروز;[2] born 28 March 1970)[3] is an alpine skier representing Lebanon. At the 1992 Winter Olympics, he represented Lebanon in the giant slalom and slalom events.[4]

Raymond Kayrouz
FIS id: 340010
Country Lebanon
Born (1970-03-28) March 28, 1970 (age 54)

At the 1992 Winter Olympics giant slalom, El-Hassan Mahta of Morocco, who started 129th in the first run, was passed by the subsequent competitor, Kayrouz, who started 130th,[5] though both were disqualified for missing gates.[6] Mahta had started in the 40-second interval before Kayrouz, and this has been noted as one of the worst performances at the Olympics.[7] This performance, amongst others, contributed to the establishment of minimum standards of competency and performance for the 1994 Winter Olympics, which ultimately led to Kayrouz not being able qualify for the Olympics.[8] Even with the establishment of qualification standards, it is still possible to be passed on the piste in giant slalom.[5]

At the 1992 Winter Olympics slalom, Kayrouz failed to finish the course in the first run.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "KAYROUZ Raymond". Athlete Biography. FIS.
  2. ^ ABDO GEDEON توثيق. "RAYMOND KAYROUZ".
  3. ^ "Raymond Kayrouz". IOC.
  4. ^ a b Albertville 1992 (1992). Albertville Olympic Winter Games Official Report (part three) (PDF). IOC.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b Alan Baldwin (23 February 2010). "Giant Slalom offers huge contrasts". Reuters.
  6. ^ Victor Mather (17 November 2017). "Nigeria Has an Olympic-Level Bobsled Team, and Tonga Had a Luger". New York Times.
  7. ^ Floyd Conner (2001). The Olympic's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of the Olympics' Gold Medal Gaffes, Improbable Triumphs, and Other Oddities. Potomac Books. p. 203. ISBN 9781597973977.
  8. ^ Christopher Clarey (7 February 1994). "The Tourist Athlete Gets Snowed Out of These Games". Winter Olympics. New York Times.