Notable Winter Olympians From Tropical Nations
| Name | Nation | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Abernathy, AnneAnne Abernathy | Virgin Islands | luge |
| Bankert, JuddJudd Bankert | Guam | biathlon |
| Boccalandro, IginiaIginia Boccalandro | Venezuela | luge |
| Boit, PhilipPhilip Boit | Kenya | cross-country skiing |
| Brown, LascellesLascelles Brown | Jamaica | bobsleigh |
| Carcelen, RobertoRoberto Carcelen | Peru | cross-country skiing |
| Clark Ribeiro, IsabelIsabel Clark Ribeiro | Brazil | snowboarding |
| Denzler, CynthiaCynthia Denzler | Colombia | alpine skiing |
| Fraser, ErrollErroll Fraser | British Virgin Islands | speed skating |
| Guèye, LamineLamine Guèye | Senegal | alpine skiing |
| Hoeger, WernerWerner Hoeger | Venezuela | luge |
| Kerr, ErrolErrol Kerr | Jamaica | freestyle skiing |
| Kinch, ArturoArturo Kinch | Costa Rica | alpine skiing and cross-country skiing |
| Maleson, EricEric Maleson | Brazil | bobsleigh |
| McNeilly, AndrewAndrew McNeilly | Trinidad and Tobago | bobsleigh |
| Menyoli, IsaacIsaac Menyoli | Cameroon | cross-country skiing |
| Mizoguchi, RenatoRenato Mizoguchi | Brazil | luge |
| Nagvajara, PrawatPrawat Nagvajara | Thailand | cross-country skiing |
| Nkrumah-Acheampong, KwameKwame Nkrumah-Acheampong | Ghana | alpine skiing |
| Raschini, RicardoRicardo Raschini | Brazil | bobsleigh and luge |
| Razanakolona, MathieuMathieu Razanakolona | Madagascar | alpine skiing |
| Rogoyawa, RusiateRusiate Rogoyawa | Fiji | cross-country skiing |
| Seck, LeytiLeyti Seck | Senegal | alpine skiing |
| Teklemariam, RobelRobel Teklemariam | Ethiopia | cross-country skiing |
| Thoms, LaurenceLaurence Thoms | Fiji | alpine skiing |
| Travers, DowDow Travers | Cayman Islands | alpine skiing |
| Tucker, GeorgeGeorge Tucker | Puerto Rico | luge |
| von Hohenlohe, HubertusHubertus von Hohenlohe | Mexico | Alpine skiing |
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