James Peter Patterson (born January 4, 1957) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer for the United States, from Sun Valley, Idaho. At the Winter Olympics, he finished thirteenth in the downhill in 1976 and fifth in 1980. At the time, he tied for the best finish by an American male in an Olympic downhill (with Bill Beck in 1952).
Two years earlier at the 1978 World Championships at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany, Patterson was the bronze medalist in the combined event. The combined was then a "paper race", using the results of the downhill, giant slalom, and slalom.
World championship results Year Age Slalom Giant Slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 1976 19 — — notrun 13 — 1978 21 23 8 25 3 1980 23 DNF1 DNF1 5 — From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.
Olympic results Year Age Slalom Giant Slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 1976 19 — — notrun 13 notrun 1980 23 DNF1 DNF1 5
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External links
Pete Patterson World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame – Pete Patterson