Pam Fletcher Explained

Pam Fletcher
Disciplines:Downhill, Super-G,
Combined
Birth Date:30 January 1963
Birth Place:Acton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Wcdebut:March 5, 1983 (age 20)
Retired:March 1989 (age 26)
Olympicteams:1 - (1988) - injured[1]
Olympicmedals:0
Worldsteams:2 - (1987 - 89)[2] [3]
Worldsmedals:0
Wcseasons:7 - (1983 - 89)
Wcwins:1 - (1 DH)
Wcpodiums:3 - (2 DH, 1 SG)
Wcoveralls:0 - (23rd in 1986)
Wctitles:0 - (8th in DH, 1986)
Show-Medals:yes

Pam Ann Fletcher (born January 30, 1963) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States.

Her career was marked by injuries, and the most publicized occurred at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Canada. Just an hour prior to the scheduled start of the women's downhill, Fletcher collided with a course volunteer at the bottom of a warm-up slope at Nakiska and broke her right fibula.[1] [4] [5]

She retired from international competition following the 1989 season with one World Cup victory and two additional podiums.

World Cup results

Race podiums

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
1986 2 Mar 1986 Super-G3rd
15 Mar 1986 Downhill1st
1987 13 Mar 1987 Vail, USA Downhill3rd

Season standings

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined
20 58 not
awarded
30
21 82 33
22
23 23 18 8 32
24 43 18
25 44 21 15
26 72 32

World Championship results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
24 23 19
26 24

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Notes and References

  1. News: '88 Winter Olympics; American skier injured in practice. New York Times. Peter. Alfano. February 19, 1988. February 8, 2013.
  2. News: Swiss win fifth gold in world skiing. Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. February 4, 1987. D4.
  3. News: World Alpine Ski Championships: American Pam Fletcher Figures as Threat in Downhill. Los Angeles Times. Lochner. Bob. February 1, 1989.
  4. News: U.S. skiers getting all the breaks . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . wire reports . February 19, 1988 . 5B.
  5. News: Injury opened doors for spirited Fletcher. Schenectedy Gazette . (New York). Rice. Bill. September 12, 1988. 35.