Tommy Moe
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| Olympic medal record | |||
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| Men’s Alpine Skiing | |||
| Gold | 1994 Lillehammer | Downhill | |
| Silver | 1994 Lillehammer | Super G | |
Tommy Moe (born February 17, 1970 in Missoula, Montana) is an American skier, now retired and living in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. In a surprising performance in 1994, he became the first American male skier to win 2 medals in a single Olympics, at Lillehammer, Norway. Being of Norwegian ancestry he quickly became a favorite with the Norwegian crowd at Lillehammer.
He is now co-owner of Tordrillo Mtn. Lodge in the Alaska Range.
[edit] Career highlights
- 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway: Gold Medal in Downhill.
- 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway: Silver Medal in Super G on his 24th birthday.
- Five (5) U.S. National Championships titles.
- One (1) World Cup victory (1994 Whistler Super G).
- Inducted into the National Ski Hall of Fame in 2003.
[edit] External Links
| Olympic champions in men's downhill |
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| 1948: Henri Oreiller | 1952: Zeno Colò | 1956: Toni Sailer | 1960: Jean Vuarnet | 1964: Egon Zimmermann | 1968: Jean-Claude Killy | 1972: Bernhard Russi | 1976: Franz Klammer | 1980: Leonhard Stock | 1984: Bill Johnson | 1988: Pirmin Zurbriggen | 1992: Patrick Ortlieb | 1994: Tommy Moe | 1998: Jean-Luc Crétier | 2002: Fritz Strobl | 2006: Antoine Dénériaz |
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