Jeff Hastings

Jeff Hastings
Country United States
Full nameJeffrey Paul Hastings
Born (1959-06-25) June 25, 1959 (age 65)[1]
Mountain Home, Idaho, U.S.[1]
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
World Cup career
Seasons1980–1984
Indiv. starts75
Indiv. podiums6
Indiv. wins1
Updated on February 10, 2016.

Jeffrey Paul Hastings (born June 25, 1959) is an American former ski jumper who competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. He is a longtime ski jumping analyst for televised coverage of Winter Olympics competitions. He was named one of the 50 Greatest Sports Figures from Vermont by Sports Illustrated.[2]

Career

When competing at the 1984 Olympic Winter Games, Hastings finished fourth on the large hill, placing just behind Pavel Ploc of Czechoslovakia, 0.2 of a point out of the medals. This was the best American finish in ski jumping since the 1920s.[1] Hastings finished fourth overall on the World Cup circuit in 1984, was US national champion four times,[3] and won a World Cup in Lake Placid on the large hill in 1983.

World cup

Standings

 Season  Overall 4H
1980/81 50 —
1981/82 20 60
1982/83 11 16
1983/84 4 9

Wins

No. Season Date Location Hill Size
1 1983/84 18 December 1983   United States Lake Placid MacKenzie Intervale K114 LH

Personal life

Hastings is a graduate of Williams College (1981) and the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College (1990).[1] Since retiring from competition in 1985, he has served as a television ski-jumping analyst for several Winter Olympic Games, from Calgary 1988 to Vancouver 2010.[4]

Hastings is the President of PRO-CUT International, an automotive specialty product supply company located in West Lebanon, New Hampshire.[1][5] He lives in Hanover, New Hampshire, with his wife and three children. Hastings' younger brother Chris Hastings competed in the Olympic Winter Games in Calgary in 1988 and was a two-time national champion.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Jeff Hastings Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  2. ^ The 50 Greatest Sports Figures From Vermont. Sports Illustrated. SI.com (December 27, 1999). Retrieved on 2020-07-19.
  3. ^ "US Ski Jumping Champions". Skijumpeast.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  4. ^ "Jeff Hastings, Commentator (Torino 2006)". Archived from the original on June 29, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
  5. ^ PRO-CUT International


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