Pete Patterson

American alpine skier

Pete Patterson

Personal information

Born

(1957-01-04) January 4, 1957 (age 67)

Occupation

Alpine skier

Skiing career

Disciplines

Downhill, Combined, Giant slalom, Slalom

Olympics

Teams

2 – (1976, 1980)

Medals

World Championships

Teams

3 – (1976, 1978, 1980)
(includes two Olympics)

Medals

1 (0 gold)

World Cup

Seasons

Podiums

0 – (4 top tens)

Overall titles

0 – (42nd in 1979)

Discipline titles

0 – (22nd in DH, 1981)

Medal record

Men's alpine skiing

Representing the United States
World Championships
	1978 Garmisch	Combined

James Peter Patterson (born January 4, 1957) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer for the United States, from Sun Valley, Idaho.^[1] At the Winter Olympics, he finished thirteenth in the downhill in 1976 and fifth in 1980. At the time, it tied for the best finish by an American male in an Olympic downhill (with Bill Beck in 1952).^[1]^[2]

Two years earlier at the 1978 World Championships at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany, Patterson was the bronze medalist in the combined event.^[3]^[4] The combined was then a "paper race", using the results of the downhill, giant slalom, and slalom.

World championship results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant Slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
1976	19	—	—	not run	13	—
1978	21	23	8		25	3
1980	23	DNF1	DNF1		5	—

From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant Slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
1976	19	—	—	not run	13	not run
1980	23	DNF1	DNF1	not run	5	not run

^ ^a ^b "Skiing: Men's downhill". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. February 15, 1980. p. 14.
^ Young, Larry (February 15, 1980). "U.S. coaches 'up' for downhill". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 25.
^ Frere, Alex (February 6, 1978). "Stenmark captures world slalom title". Schenectady Gazette. (New York). UPI. p. 31.
^ "Swede skier gold winner". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. February 6, 1978. p. 20.