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Peter Henry (bobsledder)

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Peter Henry
Personal information
Full namePeter John Douglas Henry
Born (1962-06-17) 17 June 1962 (age 62)
Brighton, England
OccupationAir traffic controller
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight92 kg (203 lb)[1]
Spouse
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(m. 1986)​
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
Sport

Peter John Douglas Henry (born 17 June 1962) is a former New Zealand bobsledder and decathlete who competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics and the 1990 Commonwealth Games.

Early life and family

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Henry was born in Brighton, England, on 17 June 1962, the son of Tom Henry and Martina Admiraal.[2] The family migrated to New Zealand, and Henry was educated at Geraldine High School.[2] He became an air traffic controller, and in 1986 married Karen Forbes, who had competed for New Zealand in the heptathlon at the 1982 Commonwealth Games.[2][3]

Sporting career

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Henry competed as a bobsledder for New Zealand in the 1988 Winter Olympics at Calgary. He was brakeman in a two-man bobsleigh driven by Lex Peterson and the pair finished 20th in the two-man event.[4][5] In the four-man bobsleigh, he competed alongside Peterson, Blair Telford and Rhys Dacre, finishing in 21st place.[6]

Henry is also an track and field athlete. He competed in the decathlon in the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, where he finished in 10th place.[7] He was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[2]

Henry travelled with the New Zealand team to the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, and was the New Zealand flag bearer at the Olympics opening ceremony.[8] However, he did not compete, being beaten by Angus Ross by 0.005 seconds in a run-off to decide the position of brakeman in the New Zealand two-man bobsleigh driven by Alan Henderson.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b Peter Henry at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
  2. ^ a b c d Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 182. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
  3. ^ Karen Forbes-Henry at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
  4. ^ "Beijing Winter Olympics: New Zealand at Winter Olympics 1952–2022". Newshub. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  5. ^ Dunbar, Tim (27 July 1988). "Bobsled team seeks brakeman". The Press. p. 64. Retrieved 16 November 2024 – via PapersPast.
  6. ^ Dunbar, Tim (1 March 1988). "N.Z. bobsledders in creditable finish". The Press. p. 46. Retrieved 16 November 2024 – via PapersPast.
  7. ^ Peter Henry at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
  8. ^ Hoby, Katherine (25 February 1988). "NZ flag-bearer returns". The Press. p. 2.
  9. ^ Dew, Rod (25 February 1988). "NZ bobsleigh team needs $25,000 sled". The Press. p. 36.


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