Nationality New Zealand Height 1.73 m Occupation Alpine skier Weight 78 kg | Name Tim Cafe Education University of Otago Role Olympic athlete | |
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Born 12 August 1987 (age 36) ( 1987-08-12 ) Invercargill, New Zealand Known for New Zealand at the 2010 Winter Olympics | ||
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Tim Cafe (born 12 August 1987) is an alpine skier from New Zealand. He competed for New Zealand at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He finished in 38th place in the super-G. at Whistler Creekside. This was the best result of any alpine New Zealand skier at the games.
Cafe was brought up in Queenstown, New Zealand. His father Wayne Cafe is a prominent real estate agent in the area. As a result, Cafe learnt to ski on his home hill of Coronet Peak from around three years of age. Career highlights for Cafe include winning Australian & NZ Cup (ANC) super-G and super combined races at Mt Hutt on 10 September 2008, in which he also recorded 26 FIS points. In September 2011 Cafe finished in second place at the ANC finals, earning a career best 20 FIS points, and earning him the FIS yellow bib in super-G.