Terry McDermott (speed skating)

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Olympic medal record
Men's Speed Skating
Gold 1964 Innsbruck 500 m
Silver 1968 Grenoble 500 m

Richard Terrance ("Terry") McDermott (b. 20 September 1940, Essexville, Michigan) is a former speed skater from the United States.

Terry McDermott was a surprise winner on the 500 m at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck when he beat the favourite on that distance, reigning Olympic Champion Yevgeny Grishin, by half a second. His coach at the time was Leo Freisinger, the 500 m bronze medal winner of the 1936 Winter Olympics. McDermott's international career consisted exclusively of the 500 m at the Olympic Winter Games of 1960, 1964, and 1968.

McDermott was inducted in the National Speedskating Hall of Fame on 4 June 1977. At the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, McDermott took the Olympic Oath representing the judges.

[edit] References

  • Eng, Trond. All Time International Championships, Complete results 1889 - 2002. Askim, Norway, WSSSA Skøytenytt, 2002.

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Olympic champions in men's 500 m speed skating
1924: Charles Jewtraw · 1928: Bernt Evensen / Clas Thunberg · 1932: Jack Shea · 1936: Ivar Ballangrud · 1948: Finn Helgesen · 1952: Ken Henry · 1956: Yevgeny Grishin · 1960: Yevgeny Grishin · 1964: Terry McDermott · 1968: Erhard Keller · 1972: Erhard Keller · 1976: Yevgeny Kulikov · 1980: Eric Heiden · 1984: Sergey Fokichev · 1988: Uwe-Jens Mey · 1992: Uwe-Jens Mey · 1994: Alexander Golubev · 1998: Hiroyasu Shimizu · 2002: Casey FitzRandolph · 2006: Joey Cheek


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