Pat Ahern (skier) explained

Pat Ahern
Full Name:	Patrick Lee Ahern
Sport:	Nordic combined
Birth Date:	10 November 1960
Birth Place:	Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
Height:	NaN1.83
Weight:	NaN73

Patrick "Pat" Lee Ahern (born November 10, 1960) is an American Nordic combined skier. He competed in the 1984 Winter Olympics.^[1]

Ahern, who lived in Breckenridge, Colorado, lost an opportunity to win a gold medal^[2] “when controversial rulings by the jury canceled two rounds of jumping and wiped out his jumps, two of the longest of the competition.”^[3]

He attended University of Alaska Anchorage.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Pat Ahern . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418090730/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ah/pat-ahern-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 . January 3, 2019.
2. News: Litsky . Frank . 88 WINTER OLYMPICS; WHAT'S WHAT, WHO'S WHO, WHERE IT HAPPENS... AND KEEP AN EYE ON THOSE SKIERS CARRYING RIFLES . February 15, 2019 . NY Times . February 7, 1988.
3. News: Litsky . Frank . RESTARTS HURT AHERN OF U.S. . February 15, 2019 . NY Times . February 12, 1984.
4. Web site: Pat Ahern . . olympedia.org . OlyMADMen . 11 July 2022.