Rick Chaffee
| Personal information | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | January 10, 1945 Rutland, Vermont, U.S. | ||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | [undue weight? – discuss] | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Country | United States | ||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom, Giant Slalom | ||||||||
| Club | University of Denver | ||||||||
| World Cup debut | March 1967 (age 22) | ||||||||
| Retired | March 1972 (age 27) | ||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||
| Teams | 2 - (1968, 1972) | ||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||
| Teams | 3 - (1968, 1970, 1972) (includes two Olympics) | ||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||
| Seasons | 5 - (1968–72) | ||||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||||
| Podiums | 3 - (3 SL) | ||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 - (14th in 1968) | ||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 - (7th in SL, 1968) | ||||||||
Medal record
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Frederick Stoddard "Rick" Chaffee II (born January 10, 1945) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. He competed in the Winter Olympics in 1968 and 1972. Chaffee finished ninth in the slalom in 1968 to join teammates Spider Sabich and Jimmie Heuga in the top ten.
Born in Rutland, Vermont, Chaffee raced for the University of Denver and won individual and team NCAA titles.[1] He is the brother of Suzy Chaffee.
World Cup results
Race podiums
- 3 podiums - (3 SL)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 29 Mar 1968 |  Rossland, Canada |
Slalom | 3rd |
| 7 Apr 1968 |  Heavenly Valley, USA |
Slalom | 3rd | |
| 1970 | 6 Mar 1970 | Heavenly Valley, USA |
Slalom | 2nd |
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 22 | 42 | — | 22 | not run |
— | not awarded |
| 1968 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 18 | — | ||
| 1969 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 23 | — | ||
| 1970 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 27 | — | ||
| 1971 | 26 | 21 | 10 | 21 | — | ||
| 1972 | 27 | — | |||||
References
- ^ "Denver University takes ski event". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. March 29, 1965. p. 15.
External links
- Rick Chaffee at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- FIS-ski.com – Rick Chaffee – World Cup season standings
- Ski-db.com – results – Rick Chaffee
- Sports-Reference.com – Olympic results – Rick Chaffee
- University of Denver Athletics Hall of Fame – Class of 1999 – Rick Chaffee
- Union Institute & University – affiliated faculty – Rick Chaffee
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