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Pete Patterson

American alpine skierFor other people named Peter Patterson, see Peter Patterson (disambiguation).

James Peter Patterson (born January 4, 1957) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer for the United States, from Sun:Valley, Idaho. 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).

Two years earlier at the 1978 World Championships at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West:Germany, Patterson was the bronze medalist in the combined event. The combined was then a "paper race", using the results of the downhill, giant slalom, and slalom.

Contents

  • 1 World championship results
  • 2 Olympic results
  • 3 References
  • 4 External links

World championship results

From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.

Olympic results

References

    External links

    • Pete Patterson at the International Ski 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