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]
Careeredit
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]
Referencesedit
^"Juan Cipriano". Olympics. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
^ abcdHealy, Catherine (16 August 2012). "Olympian part of Youthtown history". stuff. Fairfax New Zealand Limited. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
^Goldblatt, David (26 July 2016). The Games: A Global History of the Olympics (illustrated ed.). W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN978-0393254112. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
^Henson, Joaquin (12 February 2010). "Pinoys in Winter Games". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
juan, cipriano, filipino, alpine, skier, represented, philippines, 1972, winter, olympics, sapporo, japan, born, 1952, 1952, philippinesoccupationalpine, skier, skiing, careerdisciplinesslalom, giant, slalomolympicsteams1, 1972, contents, early, life, career, . Juan Cipriano is a Filipino alpine skier who represented the Philippines at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo Japan Juan CiprianoBorn 1952 05 18 May 18 1952 age 71 PhilippinesOccupationAlpine skier Skiing careerDisciplinesSlalom giant slalomOlympicsTeams1 1972 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 References 4 External linksEarly life editBorn 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 editCipriano 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 edit Juan Cipriano Olympics International Olympic Committee Retrieved 3 October 2017 a b c d Healy Catherine 16 August 2012 Olympian part of Youthtown history stuff Fairfax New Zealand Limited Retrieved 3 October 2017 Goldblatt David 26 July 2016 The Games A Global History of the Olympics illustrated ed W W Norton amp Company ISBN 978 0393254112 Retrieved 3 October 2017 Henson Joaquin 12 February 2010 Pinoys in Winter Games The Philippine Star Retrieved 3 October 2017 External links editJuan Cipriano at Olympedia nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to alpine skiing in the Philippines is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Juan Cipriano amp oldid 1156320462, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
