- Doug Lewis (skier)
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Doug Lewis Disciplines Downhill, Super G,
Giant Slalom, CombinedBorn January 18, 1964
Waitsfield, Vermont, United StatesHeight 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) World Cup debut March 11, 1984 (age 20) Retired March 1988 Olympics Teams 2 World Championships Teams 1 Medals 1 World Cup Seasons 5 Podiums 1 Medal recordMen's alpine skiing Competitor for the United States World Championships Bronze 1985 Bormio Downhill Douglas Grey Lewis (born January 18, 1964, in Waitsfield, Vermont) is a former alpine ski racer, a member of the U.S. Ski Team in the mid 1980s and a two-time Olympian in 1984 and 1988.[1]
After competing in the 1984 Olympics at age 20, Lewis made his World Cup debut a month later in March 1984 with an 8th place finish at Whistler, BC. The following season, Lewis had two World Cup top ten finishes and was the bronze medalist in the downhill at the 1985 World Championships at Bormio, Italy.[2] His only World Cup podium came six months later, a second place finish in Las Leñas, Argentina in August 1985.
Lewis is currently an analyst for alpine ski racing with Universal Sports, and also runs a children's sports camp in Waitsfield, Vermont.[citation needed]
World Cup Top Ten Finishes
Season Date Location Race Place 1984 11-Mar-1984 Whistler, BC, Canada Downhill 8th 1985 15-Dec-1984 Val Gardena, Italy Downhill 9th 11-Jan-1985 Kitzbühel, Austria Downhill 10th 1985 World Championships 1986 16-Aug-1985 Las Leñas, Argentina Downhill 2nd 17-Jan-1986 Kitzbühel, Austria Downhill 5th 08-Mar-1986 Aspen, CO, USA Downhill 8th 1987 28-Feb-1987 Furano, Japan Downhill 7th 07-Mar-1987 Aspen, CO, USA Downhill 9th References
- ^ "Douglas Lewis". Sports Reference LLC. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/douglas-lewis-1.html. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- ^ Kettle, Steve (1985-02-04). "Swiss skiers dominate World Championships". Anchorage Daily News. United Press International. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VGoeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=O8kEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3766,2260802&dq=doug+lewis+skiing&hl=en. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
External links
- FIS-ski.com - Doug Lewis - top ten results
- Ski-db.com - results - Doug Lewis
- Stowe Today.com - photo of Doug Lewis - medal ceremony - 1985 World Championships
- Sports-reference.com - Olympic athletes - Doug Lewis
Categories:- American alpine skiers
- Alpine skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Olympic alpine skiers of the United States
- People from Washington County, Vermont
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Alpine skiing biography stubs
- American winter sports biography stubs
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