1st New Zealand Winter Games (2009)

Information about the inaugural edition of the New Zealand Winter Games, a multi-sport event held in 2009. See also more about New Zealand Ice Sports, more about Oceania Skating, and about Skating World Wide.

EDITION: Inaugural New Zealand Winter Games
DATES: August 21-30, 2009
COUNTRIES COMPETING: 41
ATHLETES COMPETING: 816
NUMBER OF SPORTS: 7
NUMBER OF EVENTS: 51
LOCATION: Otago Region of New Zealand

Sports and Competitions in 2009
Curling: 2 events
Figure Skating: 6 events
Ice hockey: 1 event
Skiing Alpine: 16 events
Skiing Cross Country: 15 events
Skiing Freestyle: 5 events
Snowboarding: 5 events

Venues:
- Dunedin
- Naseby
- Queenstown
- Wanaka

Participants in 2009
AFRICA: South Africa
ASIA: China, India, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan
OCEANIA: Australia and New Zealand
PANAMERICA NORTH: Canada, Mexico, United States
PANAMERICA SOUTH: Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela
PANAMERICA CARIBBEAN: Bahamas
EUROPE NORDIC: Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden,
EUROPE BRITISH ISLES: Ireland and the United Kingdom
EUROPE SOUTH: Andorra, Italy, Portugal, Spain
EUROPE WEST: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Monaco, Netherlands, Switzerland
EUROPE EAST: Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Ukraine,

Resources
- Wikipedia "2009 NZ Winter Games" Article

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