Rick Mewborn

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Rick Mewborn
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Mewborn in 1985
Personal information
Born (1965-03-28) March 28, 1965 (age 59)
Carlsbad, New Mexico, U.S.
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport Ski Jumping

Richard Lee "Rick" Mewborn (born March 28, 1965) is an American former ski jumper. He competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics and placed 54th in the normal hill. [1]

Mewborn won the U.S. titles in the normal hill in 1986 and in the large hill in 1987. He took up ski jumping at Howelsen Hill in Colorado, and later trained ski jumpers there. He also runs an excavation company. Mewborn is a member of the American Ski Jumping Hall of Fame. [1]

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References

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Mewborn in 1985
  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rick Mewborn". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2013.