Ronald Duncan (alpine skier)

Ronald 'Boris' Duncan CPhys (born 4 September 1962) is a former British alpine skier who competed on the annual FIS Alpine
Ski World Cup circuit from 1981-1993, at four FIS Alpine World Ski Championships and at the 1988 Winter Olympics in
Calgary and the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.[1][2] He set up @UK PLC in 1999.[3]

Contents
Sporting career
Business career
See also
References
External links

Sporting career
In 1980 and 1983, Duncan was the British men's downhill champion.[4] He was also the men's Super-G champion in 1991 and
men's combined champion in 1983 and 1991.[4] Duncan's best finish on the world cup circuit was in the downhill on 15 March
1990, when he finished in 13th place at Are in Sweden.[2][5]

At the 1988 Winter Olympics, Duncan finished 37th in the men's downhill and 'did not finish' the men's combined.[1] In the 1992
Winter Olympics he finished 31st in the men's downhill, 40th in the men's Super-G and 'did not finish' the men's combined.[1]

From 2002-04 Duncan was the chairman of the British Ski and Snowboard Federation, trading as Snowsport GB, the governing
body for skiing and snowboarding in Great Britain.[6]

Business career
Duncan is the co-founder and chairman of @UK PLC.[7][3] Previously, he ran a computer software consultancy.[7] In 2014 and
2015 he was shortlisted for Entrepreneur of the Year, at the Grant Thornton Quoted Company Awards.[8][9][10]

See also
1992 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Downhill

References
1. "Boris Duncan" (https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/du/boris-duncan-1.html). Sports Reference.
2000. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
2. "Ronald Duncan" (http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=AL&competitorid=14677&type=r
esult). International Ski Federation. 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
3. "Former skier takes on dotcom giants with 'Amazon for business' " (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/business
club/10750705/Former-skier-takes-on-dotcom-giants-with-Amazon-for-business.html). The Daily Telegraph. 8
April 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
 4. "British Championships Trophy Winners" (http://www.britski.org/champion1403sen.pdf) (PDF). www.britski.org.
2011. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
5. "Official Results - Are" (https://archive.is/20130629073220/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&ra
ceid=9561). International Ski Federation. 15 March 1990. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved
28 October 2013.
6. "Cloudbuy PLC" (http://uk.reuters.com/business/quotes/companyOfficers?symbol=CBUY.L). Reuters. 2017.
Retrieved 8 January 2017.
7. "Board" (http://sites.uk-plc.net/ukplc-investor-relations/board.htm). @UK plc. 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
8. "CloudBuy's Chairman and CIO Shortlisted for Entrepreneur of the Year" (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/clou
dbuys-chairman-and-cio-shortlisted-for-entrepreneur-of-the-year-2013-11-13). MarketWatch. 13 November 2013.
Retrieved 22 March 2014.
9. "2014 Short List and Winners - Quoted Company Awards" (http://www.quotedcompanyawards.com/2014-winners
-shortlist/). Grant Thornton International. 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
10. "2015 Short List and Winners - Quoted Company Awards" (http://www.quotedcompanyawards.com/2015-winners
-shortlist/). Grant Thornton International. 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2016.

External links
Official website (http://www.ronaldduncan.com)

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