Rusiate Rogoyawa

Rusiate Rogoyawa

Rusiate Rogoyawa, born May 16, 1961 in Cikobia, Lau, Fiji [ [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/rusiate-rogoyawa-1.html "Rusiate Rogoyawa"] , Sports References] , is a former Fiji Islands cross-country skier.

He represented Fiji at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, finishing 83rd in the 15 kilometre cross-country event. He had reportedly "learned to ski while studying electrical engineering in Oslo". [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/winter02/gen/feature?page=history1988 "1988 Calgary"] , ESPN, December 18, 2001]

He competed again at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. He was his country's sole representative. [ [http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1004884/index.htm "Scorecard"] , CNN, February 28, 1994] [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A07E7D81638F934A35751C0A962958260 "WINTER OLYMPICS; The Tourist Athlete Gets Snowed Out of These Games"] , "New York Times", February 7, 1994]

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