Terry McDermott (speed skating)
- Terry McDermott (speed skating)
Richard Terrance ("Terry") McDermott (b. 20 September 1940, Essexville, Michigan) is a former speed skater from the United States.
Terry McDermott was a surprise winner on the 500 m at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck when he beat the favourite in that distance, reigning Olympic Champion Yevgeny Grishin, by half a second. His coach at the time was Leo Freisinger, the 500 m bronze medal winner of the 1936 Winter Olympics. McDermott's international career consisted exclusively of the 500 m at the Olympic Winter Games of 1960, 1964, and 1968.
McDermott was inducted in the "National Speedskating Hall of Fame" on 4 June 1977. At the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, McDermott took the Olympic Oath representing the judges. He currently resides in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He is married with 5 children and 11 grandchildren.
References
* [http://bay-journal.com/bay/1he/people/fp-mcdermott-terry.html Biography of Terry McDermott at the "Essexville, Bay County, MI / BAY-JOURNAL"]
*Eng, Trond. "All Time International Championships, Complete results 1889 - 2002". Askim, Norway, WSSSA Skøytenytt, 2002.
* [http://www.nationalspeedskatingmuseum.org/ The National Speedskating Museum and Hall of Fame]
* [http://www.skateresults.com/skater/show/715 Terry McDermott at SkateResults.com]
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