Bruce Grant (alpine skier)

{{Short description|New Zealand alpine skier (1963–1995)}}

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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.{{cite book |author= Ron Palenski |author-link= Ron Palenski |title= Black Gold|year=2004–2008 |publisher= New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame |page= 105 |isbn= 0-473-08536-4}} 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.

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== External links ==

  • {{NZOC profile|bruce-grant}}
  • {{SR/Olympics profile|gr/bruce-grant-1}}
  • [https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/the-leading-edge-1987 The Leading Edge (movie)] Cast: Mathurin Molgat, Bruce Grant, Christine Grant, Evan Bloomfield, Mark Whetu, Melanie Forbes, Billy T. James. 74 minutes, 1987.

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Category:1960 births

Category:1995 deaths

Category:New Zealand male alpine skiers

Category:Olympic alpine skiers for New Zealand

Category:Alpine skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics

Category:New Zealand mountain climbers

Category:Deaths on K2

Category:Accidental deaths in Pakistan

Category:20th-century New Zealand sportsmen

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