Bruce Grant (alpine skier)
Bruce Grant | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963 |
| Died | 1995 (aged 31–32) |
Bruce Lindsay Grant (1963–1995) was an alpine skier from New Zealand.
In the 1984 Winter Olympics at Sarajevo, Grant came 31st in the downhill event.[1] His sister Christine Grant competed at the same Olympics, also in alpine skiing.
On 13 August 1995, Grant died during a violent storm while descending from the summit of K2 in Pakistan.
See also
References
- ↑ Ron Palenski (2004–2008). Black Gold. New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. p. 105. ISBN 0-473-08536-4.
External links
- Bruce Grant at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Bruce Grant at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- The Leading Edge (movie) Cast: Mathurin Molgat, Bruce Grant, Christine Grant, Evan Bloomfield, Mark Whetu, Melanie Forbes, Billy T. James. 74 minutes, 1987.
Categories:
- 1960 births
- 1995 deaths
- New Zealand male alpine skiers
- Olympic alpine skiers for New Zealand
- Alpine skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- New Zealand mountain climbers
- Deaths on K2
- Accidental deaths in Pakistan
- 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen
- Oceanian alpine skiing biography stubs
- New Zealand winter sports biography stubs