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Jonathan Chaffee
Full name: Jonathan Knowlton Chaffee
Gender: Male
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Weight: 150 lbs (68 kg)
Born: August 22, 1944 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Affiliations: US Army, (USA)
Country: 
United States
Sport: Biathlon
Related Olympians: Cousin of Suzy Chaffee; Cousin of Rick Chaffee.
Biography
Jon Chaffee skiied for Harvard where he also ran cross-country, making All-Ivy in 1965 and 1966 in cross-country. He placed second in the 1968 US biathlon championships, making the Olympic team. In cross-country Chaffee won the 1967 and 1968 Seward’s Mount Marathon races. At the time of his Olympic appearance, he was in the US Army, stationed at Fort Richardson, Alaska. Chaffee is the cousin of US Alpine skiiers Rick and Suzy Chaffee . |
Results
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Winter | 23 | Grenoble | Biathlon | Men's 20 kilometres | United States | USA | 49 |
Men's 20 kilometres
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | AT | P | ST | SR | S1P | S1T | S1R | S2P | S2T | S2R | S3P | S3T | S3R | S4P | S4T | S4R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Winter | 23 | Grenoble | Biathlon | United States | Final Standings | 49 | 1-34:21.1 | 11 | 1-23:21.1 | 44 | 3 | 19:23 | 43 | 2 | 42:19 | 40 | 4 | 1-01:34 | 48 | 2 | 1-25:23 | 49 |
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