Jeff Hamilton

Jeff Hamilton
Personal information
Birth nameJeffrey Alan Hamilton
NationalityAmerican
Born(1966-11-22)22 November 1966
Auburn, California, United States
Died10 January 2023(2023-01-10) (aged 56)
Truckee, California, United States
Sport
Sportspeed skiing
Medal record
Men speed skiing
Representing  United States
Winter Olympics
Bronze medal – third place Albertville Speed Skiing

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

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 fasther 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

Hamilton attended Placer High School in Auburn.[2] He had a ski shop in Aspen, Colorado.[1] He died in Truckee, California on 10 January 2023 at the age of 56.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Jeff Hamilton, an Olympic bronze medal-winning skier and Auburn native, dies at 56". The Sacramento Bee (in Dutch). 12 January 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Jeff Hamilton". Olympedia (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Placer High graduate, Olympic medalist Jeff Hamilton dies at 56". Gold Country Media (in Dutch). 11 January 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2022.

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