Bruce Grant (alpine skier)
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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.[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.
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