Jeff Hamilton (skier)

Jeffrey Alan Hamilton (November 22, 1966 – January 10, 2023) was an American speed skier.[1][2][3]

Jeff Hamilton
Personal information
Birth nameJeffrey Alan Hamilton
NationalityAmerican
Born(1966-11-22)November 22, 1966
Auburn, California, U.S.
DiedJanuary 10, 2023(2023-01-10) (aged 56)
Truckee, California, U.S.
Sport
Sportspeed skiing
Medal record
Men speed skiing
Representing  United States
Winter Olympics
Bronze medal – third placeAlbertville Speed Skiing

Career

Hamilton competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in the speed skiing demonstration event. In this event he finished third behind the French Michael Prufer and Philippe Goitschel. In 1995, Hamilton became the first skier to go faster than 150 miles/hour (241 km/hour) and he held the world record between 1995 and 1997. He became three times world champion between 1998 and 2000, he also medalled in two other years. He also set a world record for in-line speed skating at 65 miles/hour (104.5 km/hour).[1][2][3]

Personal life and death

Hamilton attended Placer High School in Auburn.[2] He had a ski shop in Aspen, Colorado.[1]

Hamilton died in Truckee, California, on January 10, 2023, at the age of 56.[1][2][3]

References
  1. "Jeff Hamilton, an Olympic bronze medal-winning skier and Auburn native, dies at 56". The Sacramento Bee (in Dutch). January 12, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  2. "Jeff Hamilton". Olympedia (in Dutch). Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  3. "Placer High graduate, Olympic medalist Jeff Hamilton dies at 56". Gold Country Media (in Dutch). January 11, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
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