Juan Cipriano

Juan Cipriano is a Filipino alpine skier who represented the Philippines at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.

Juan Cipriano
Alpine skier ♂
DisciplinesSlalom, giant slalom
Born (1952-05-18) May 18, 1952
Philippines
Olympics
Teams1 – (1972)

Early life

Born on May 18, 1952[1] in the Philippines,[2] Cipriano along with his cousin Ben Nanasca were adopted by New Zealanders[3] and left the Philippines in 1968.[2]

Cipriano, his cousin and their adopted family resided in Andorra where the cousins skied in the Pyrenees. They later resided in Spain, France and Switzerland.[2]

Career

Cipriano and Nanasca were scouted by the Swiss government and became part of an alpine skiing development group. The government sponsored their training. The two later qualified to compete at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan for the Philippines.[2] They became the first Filipino Winter Olympians. Cipriano did not finish in the slalom and giant slalom events.[4]

References
  1. "Juan Cipriano". Olympics. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  2. Healy, Catherine (16 August 2012). "Olympian part of Youthtown history". stuff. Fairfax New Zealand Limited. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  3. Goldblatt, David (26 July 2016). The Games: A Global History of the Olympics (illustrated ed.). W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0393254112. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  4. Henson, Joaquin (12 February 2010). "Pinoys in Winter Games". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 3 October 2017.


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