Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||
Disciplines | downhill, Giant Slalom, Slalom, Combined | |||||||||||||
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Full name | Gregory Jones | |||||||||||||
Born | Tahoe City, California, U.S. | December 3, 1953|||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 1974 | |||||||||||||
Retired | 1979 (age 25) | |||||||||||||
Olympics | ||||||||||||||
Teams | 1 – (1976) | |||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||||
Teams | 2 – (1974, 1976) | |||||||||||||
Medals | 1 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||
World Cup | ||||||||||||||
Seasons | 5 – (1975–79) | |||||||||||||
Wins | 1 – (1 GS) | |||||||||||||
Podiums | 2 – (2 GS) | |||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (18th in 1976) | |||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 – (6th in GS, 1976) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gregory Jones (born December 3, 1953) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States.
Born in Tahoe City, California, he specialized in giant slalom. Jones competed in all three events at the 1976 Winter Olympics and finished 9th in the giant slalom, 11th in the downhill, and 19th in the slalom. His all-around performance earned a World Championship bronze medal in the combined event. [1]
Jones won a World Cup race a few weeks later in the United States at Copper Mountain, Colorado. Teammate Phil Mahre was the runner-up for the first-ever one-two finish by U.S. men in a World Cup race. [2] [3]
Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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1975 | 18 Dec 1974 | Madonna di Campiglio, Italy | Giant Slalom | 2nd |
1976 | 5 Mar 1976 | Copper Mountain, USA | Giant Slalom | 1st |
Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined |
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1975 | 21 | 19 | — | 8 | not run | — | |
1976 | 22 | 18 | — | 6 | — | — | |
1977 | 23 | 54 | — | — | — |
Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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1974 | 20 | — | 18 | not run | 16 | — |
1976 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 3 |
From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.
Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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1976 | 22 | 19 | 9 | not run | 11 | not run |
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