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American Nordic combined skier
Pat Ahern
Full name Patrick Lee Ahern Nationality
United States Born (1960-11-10 ) November 10, 1960 (age 63)
Davenport, Iowa , U.S. Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Weight 73 kg (161 lb) Sport Nordic combined
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]
References
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;
Mallon, Bill ; et al.
"Pat Ahern" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com .
Sports Reference LLC . Archived from
the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2019 .
^ Litsky, Frank (February 7, 1988).
"88 WINTER OLYMPICS; WHAT'S WHAT, WHO'S WHO, WHERE IT HAPPENS... AND KEEP AN EYE ON THOSE SKIERS CARRYING RIFLES" . NY Times. Retrieved February 15, 2019 .
^ Litsky, Frank (February 12, 1984).
"RESTARTS HURT AHERN OF U.S." NY Times. Retrieved February 15, 2019 .
^
"Pat Ahern" . olympedia.org . OlyMADMen. Retrieved July 11, 2022 .