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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

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

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

  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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