Ben Nanasca

Ben Nanasca is a Filipino alpine skier who represented the Philippines at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.

Early life Ben Nanasca was born on December 29, 1954 in the Philippines. He has six siblings. Nanasca along with his cousin Juan Cipriano were adopted by New Zealanders. His family had to put him for adoption due to hardships they experienced in the Philippines and left the country in 1968 after he and his cousin were adopted.

Post-Olympic After the Olympics, Nanasca returned to the Philippines and shortly resided there before emigrating to New Zealand at age 18. He competed in local alpine skiing races there and was part of the New Zealand team. He also worked as a teacher for a year before starting to work with Youthtown in 1985 where he organizes outdoor camps. Both daughters are ballerinas.