Greg Jones (skier)

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FullnameGregory Jones
Born (1953-12-03) December 3, 1953 (age 71)
OccupationAlpine skier
Greg Jones
Personal information
Full nameGregory Jones
Born (1953-12-03) December 3, 1953 (age 71)
OccupationAlpine skier
Sport
Skiing career
Disciplinesdownhill, giant slalom, slalom, combined
World Cup debut1974
Retired1979 (age 25)
Olympics
Teams1 – (1976)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams2 – (1974, 1976)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons5 – (197579)
Wins1 – (1 GS)
Podiums2 – (2 GS)
Overall titles0 – (18th in 1976)
Discipline titles0 – (6th in GS, 1976)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1976 InnsbruckCombined

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.[2] Teammate Phil Mahre was the runner-up for the first-ever one-two finish by U.S. men in a World Cup race.[3][4]

Jones was inducted into the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame in 1978.[5]

Race podiums

  • 1 win – (1 GS)
  • 2 podiums – (2 GS)
SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
197518 Dec 1974Italy Madonna di Campiglio, ItalyGiant slalom2nd
19765 Mar 1976United States Copper Mountain, USAGiant slalom1st

Season standings

SeasonAge Overall  Slalom Giant
 slalom 
Super GDownhillCombined
197521198not run
197622186
19772354

World championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
19742018not run16
197622199113

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

Olympic results

References

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