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There are 6 Africans competing at this year’s WinterOlympics in Beijing. Here’s a thread:
Mialitiana Clerc
Madagascar
Alpine Skiing
Clerc is Madagascar’s first female Olympic skier. She will be the only African woman competing in Beijing.
Mathieu Neumuller
Madagascar
Alpine Skiing
At 18-years-old, Mathieu is Africa’s youngest athlete at this year’s games.
Yassine Aouich
Morocco
Alpine Skiing
Aouich will be the eighth athlete from his nation to compete at the Winter Olympics.
Morocco have never won a medal at the Winter Games.
Samuel Ikpefan
Nigeria
Cross-country Skiing
Ikpefan, who was born in France and has a Nigerian father, will become Nigeria's first male Winter Olympian and their first cross country skier.
He is the only African to compete outside of alpine skiing this year.
Carlos Maeder
Ghana
Alpine Skiing
Maeder is the third-ever Ghanaian to qualify for the Winter Olympic Games.
At 43-years-old, he will be the oldest athlete in the alpine skiing field.
Shannon Abeda
Eritrea
Alpine Skiing
Abeda is Eritrea's first winter Olympian. Initially he wanted to be an ice hockey player but was discouraged by his parents who thought it was too dangerous.
Mialitiana Clerc
Madagascar
Alpine Skiing
Clerc is Madagascar’s first female Olympic skier. She will be the only African woman competing in Beijing.
Mathieu Neumuller
Madagascar
Alpine Skiing
At 18-years-old, Mathieu is Africa’s youngest athlete at this year’s games.
Yassine Aouich
Morocco
Alpine Skiing
Aouich will be the eighth athlete from his nation to compete at the Winter Olympics.
Morocco have never won a medal at the Winter Games.
Samuel Ikpefan
Nigeria
Cross-country Skiing
Ikpefan, who was born in France and has a Nigerian father, will become Nigeria's first male Winter Olympian and their first cross country skier.
He is the only African to compete outside of alpine skiing this year.
Carlos Maeder
Ghana
Alpine Skiing
Maeder is the third-ever Ghanaian to qualify for the Winter Olympic Games.
At 43-years-old, he will be the oldest athlete in the alpine skiing field.
Shannon Abeda
Eritrea
Alpine Skiing
Abeda is Eritrea's first winter Olympian. Initially he wanted to be an ice hockey player but was discouraged by his parents who thought it was too dangerous.