Raymond Kayrouz

Raymond Kayrouz[1] (Arabic: ريمون كيروز‎;[2] born 28 March 1970)[3] is an alpine skier representing Lebanon. At the 1992 Winter Olympics, for Lebanon, he competed in giant slalom and slalom in alpine skiing.[4]

Raymond Kayrouz
FIS id: 340010
Country Lebanon
Born (1970-03-28) March 28, 1970

In the 1992 Winter Olympics giant slalom event, Kayrouz, who started 129th in the first run, was quite slow, and was passed by the subsequent competitor, El-Hassan Mahta of Morocco, who started 130th.[5] Though both ended up disqualified for missing gates.[6] Kayrouz had started in the 40-second interval before Matha, and this performance has been noted as one of the worst performances at the Olympics.[7] This performance, amongst others, contributed to the establishment of minimum standards of competency and performance for the Winter Olympics, in time for the 1994 Winter Olympics, that ultimately lead to Kayrouz not being able qualify for the Olympics.[8] Even with the establishment of qualification standards, it is still possible to be passed on the piste in Giant Slalom.[5]

In the 1992 Winter Olympics slalom, Kayrouz failed to finish the course in the first run.[4]

References
  1. "KAYROUZ Raymond". Athlete Biography. FIS.
  2. ABDO GEDEON توثيق. "RAYMOND KAYROUZ".
  3. "Raymond Kayrouz". IOC.
  4. Albertville 1992 (1992). Albertville Olympic Winter Games Official Report (part three) (PDF). IOC.
  5. Alan Baldwin (23 February 2010). "Giant slalom offers huge contrasts". Reuters.
  6. Victor Mather (17 November 2017). "Nigeria Has an Olympic-Level Bobsled Team, and Tonga Had a Luger". New York Times.
  7. Floyd Conner (2001). The Olympic's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of the Olympics' Gold Medal Gaffes, Improbable Triumphs, and Other Oddities. Potomac Books. p. 203. ISBN 9781597973977.
  8. Christopher Clarey (7 February 1994). "The Tourist Athlete Gets Snowed Out of These Games". Winter Olympics. New York Times.


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