Pete Patterson
James Peter Patterson (born January 4, 1957) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer for the United States, from Sun Valley, Idaho.[1] At the Winter Olympics, he finished thirteenth in the downhill in 1976 and fifth in 1980. At the time, it tied for the best finish by an American male in an Olympic downhill (with Bill Beck in 1952).[1][2]
Pete Patterson | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 4, 1957 | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, Combined, Giant slalom, Slalom | ||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (1976, 1980) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (1976, 1978, 1980) (includes two Olympics) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 1976–1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 0 – (4 top tens) | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (42nd in 1979) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (22nd in DH, 1981) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Two years earlier at the 1978 World Championships at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany, Patterson was the bronze medalist in the combined event.[3][4] The combined was then a "paper race", using the results of the downhill, giant slalom, and slalom.
World championship results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 1976 | 19 | — | — | not run | 13 | — |
| 1978 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 25 | 3 | |
| 1980 | 23 | DNF1 | DNF1 | 5 | — |
From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.
Olympic results 
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 19 | — | — | not run | 13 | not run |
| 1980 | 23 | DNF1 | DNF1 | 5 |
References
- "Skiing: Men's downhill". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. February 15, 1980. p. 14.
- Young, Larry (February 15, 1980). "U.S. coaches 'up' for downhill". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 25.
- Frere, Alex (February 6, 1978). "Stenmark captures world slalom title". Schenectady Gazette. (New York). UPI. p. 31.
- "Swede skier gold winner". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. February 6, 1978. p. 20.
External links
- Pete Patterson at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Pete Patterson World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Pete Patterson at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Pete Patterson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame – Pete Patterson
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