Mary Bird

This article is about the alpine skier. For the medical missionary, see Mary Bird (Medical Missionary).

Mary Elizabeth Bird Young (June 10, 1910 – November 3, 2002) was an American alpine skier who competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. She started, but did not finish, in the women's combined event. She was born in Chicago, Illinois and was a member of the White Mountain Ski Club.^[1] Prior to the Olympics she had trained at the Otto Furrer's Ski School in Sankt Anton am Arlberg.^[2] After the Olympics she taught at a skiing school in Jackson, New Hampshire before marrying Chris Young, a maker of ski films who worked for Lowell Thomas.^[3] She died in Sharon, Connecticut on November 3, 2002.^[4]

References

1. ^ Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans, Bill Mallon, and Hilary Evans (2009). "Mary Bird Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bi/mary-bird-1.html. Retrieved 2009-11-01. 
2. ^ Vinson, Maribel Y. (1936-02-02). "ABLE COACH AIDING U.S. WOMEN SKIERS; Rigorous Training Schedule Designed to Bring Team to Peak for Olympics. DAVOS ROUTINE DESCRIBED Squad Greeted Figure Skaters on Arrival for Practice in Swiss Resort.". New York Times. 
3. ^ Lund, Morten (December 2001). "The Historic First Four Games 1924-1936". Skiing Heritage Journal (International Skiing History Association) 13 (4): 9–21. http://books.google.com/books?id=XFgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA21&lpg=PA21&dq=%22Mary+Bird%22+%2BOlympics&source=bl&ots=CZVxk8Pyak&sig=J45Uh8gsQE3uTLveRyu0-DGSdo4&hl=en&ei=ONftStmqEYvgM7fcuCM&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CCcQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=%22Mary%20Bird%22%20%2BOlympics&f=false. Retrieved 2009-11-01. 
4. ^ "Mary Bird Young - Mountain Heroine". Skiing Heritage Journal (International Skiing History Association) 14 (4): 43–44. December 2002. ISSN 1082-2895. http://books.google.ee/books?id=ylgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA43&lpg=PA43&dq=mary+bird+young+skiing&source=bl&ots=XEs_ZnKzr2&sig=FRbBBJU3cSFmXSZYuEQ6aKV6R5M&hl=et&ei=ySqBS4O2BJWK4QaKu438Bg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CBEQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=mary%20bird%20young%20skiing&f=false. Retrieved 2010-02-21. 

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Name	Bird, Mary
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Date of birth	1910-06-10
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Date of death	2002-11-03
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