Jeff Hamilton (skier) explained

Jeff Hamilton
Birth Name:	Jeffrey Alan Hamilton
Birth Date:	22 November 1966
Birth Place:	Auburn, California, U.S.
Death Place:	Truckee, California, U.S.
Sport:	speed skiing
Show-Medals:	yes

Jeffrey Alan Hamilton (November 22, 1966 – January 10, 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 competitors Michael Prufer and Philippe Goitschel. In 1995, Hamilton became the first skier to go faster than and he held the world record between 1995 and 1997. He was a three-time world champion between 1998 and 2000; he also medaled in two other years. He also set a world record for inline speed skating at .

Personal life and death

Hamilton attended Placer High School in Auburn. He had a ski shop in Aspen, Colorado.

Hamilton died in Truckee, California, on January 10, 2023, at the age of 56.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Biderman . Chris . January 12, 2023 . Jeff Hamilton, an Olympic bronze medal-winning skier and Auburn native, dies at 56 . July 31, 2022 . The Sacramento Bee.
2. Web site: Jeff Hamilton . July 31, 2022 . Olympedia.
3. Web site: Georgeson . Jordan . January 11, 2023 . Placer High graduate, Olympic medalist Jeff Hamilton dies at 56 . July 31, 2022 . Gold Country Media.