| Decker Dean | |
|---|---|
| Country |  United States |
| Born | 8 August 2000 Steamboat Springs, US |
| Ski club | Steamboat Springs WSC |
| Personal best | 211 m (692 ft) Planica, 24 March 2021 |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 2020–present |
| Indiv. starts | 12 |
| Team starts | 1 |
| Updated on 6 March 2022. | |
Decker Dean (born 8 August 2000) is an American ski jumper. [1]
He made his world cup debut in the 2019/20 season. His best result is 2nd place from the Continental Cup event in Willingen 2020. He set his personal best at 188.5 metres (618 ft) in Planica world championships. [2]
In January 2022, USA Nordic nominated him to be a member of the US Olympic Team in ski jumping for the February 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing. It was his first Olympics. [3]
| Season | Overall | 4H | SF | RA | W6 | T5 | P7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/A |
| 2020/21 | — | 59 | — | N/A | — | N/A | 53 |
| 2020/21 | 62 | — | — | N/A | N/A | 53 |
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | Points |
| 2019/20 |  |  |  | |  |  | | | |  | |  | | | | |  | | | | |  | | | |  | | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| q | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 2020/21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | 0 | |||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | q | 48 | 47 | – | – | 46 | 46 | – | – | – | – | 46 | 41 | – | q | 51 | – | |||||
| 2021/22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| q | – | – | – | q | q | 35 | 47 | 48 | q | – | – | q | q | – | q | q | 26 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
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