Butch Wedin

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Robert Carl "Butch" Wedin (born 22 November 1940 in Iron Mountain, Michigan) is an American former ski jumper who competed in the 1960 Winter Olympics. [1]

Wedin was a member of the United States Ski Team from 1958 to 1964. During this time, he set two consecutive North American distance records of 294 and 312 feet, the latter winning him the national junior tournament in 1960. [2] [3] He was inducted into the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame in 1995 and the American Ski Jumping Hall of Fame in 2008. His son-in-law, Alois Lipburger, was also a ski jumper. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Butch Wedin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Butch Wedin - Class of 1995". Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame. Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "2 days to ski jumps". The Daily News. Ogden Newspapers. February 19, 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Robert Carl Wedin". Olympics.com. Retrieved 8 September 2025.


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