{{short description|British Virgin Islands speed skater}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} '''Erroll Canute Fraser''' (30 July 1950 – 24 December 2002) was an ice speed skater from the British Virgin Islands, who represented his native country at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia at the age of 33. There he finished in 40th (500 m) and 42nd place (1.000 m), in the nation's first-ever appearance at the Winter Olympics.<ref>[http://www.vistandpoint.com/latest-news/sports/2638-bvi-olympic-legacy-project-from-sarajevo-to-beijing-takes-shape.html BVI Olympic Legacy Project, from Sarajevo to Beijing takes shape] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919053108/http://www.vistandpoint.com/latest-news/sports/2638-bvi-olympic-legacy-project-from-sarajevo-to-beijing-takes-shape.html |date=19 September 2016 }} Visited 29. February 2012.</ref>
Fraser is believed{{whom?|date=November 2025}} to be the only black speed skater in the twentieth century to compete at the Winter Games. The first black speed skater to win an Olympic medal was Shani Davis in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/shani-davis-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417191948/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/shani-davis-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17|title=Shani Davis Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2018-07-09}}</ref>
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==External links== * [http://www.skateresults.com/skater/show/274 SkateResults] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930192025/http://www.skateresults.com/skater/show/274 |date=30 September 2007 }} {{S-start}} {{s-sports|oly}} {{succession box | before = First | title = Flagbearer for {{IVB}} | years = Sarajevo 1984 | after = Lindel Hodge }} {{S-end}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fraser, Erroll}} Category:1950 births Category:2002 deaths Category:British Virgin Islands male speed skaters Category:Olympic speed skaters for the British Virgin Islands Category:Speed skaters at the 1984 Winter Olympics
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