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Greg Jones

Full name: Gregory Francis "Greg" Jones
Gender: Male
Born: December 3, 1953 in Truckee, California, United States
Country: USA United States
Sport: Alpine Skiing

Biography

Greg Jones won the 1972 US downhill championship. He competed on the World Cup circuit from 1974-77, with top overall placements of 18th in 1975-76 and 19th in 1974-75, and in 1975-76 he ranked seventh in World Cup giant slalom. Jones won a bronze medal in the combined at the 1976 World Championships, contested as part of the Innsbruck Olympics. He skied briefly for the University of Colorado. In 1975 he won his only World Cup race, a giant slalom in Oberstdorf, Germany. Jones had one other World Cup podium finish and eight top 10s.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1976 Winter 22 Innsbruck Alpine Skiing Men's Downhill United States USA 11
1976 Winter 22 Innsbruck Alpine Skiing Men's Giant Slalom United States USA 9
1976 Winter 22 Innsbruck Alpine Skiing Men's Slalom United States USA 19

Men's Downhill

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T
1976 Winter 22 Innsbruck Alpine Skiing United States Final Standings 11 1:47.84

Men's Giant Slalom

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T
1976 Winter 22 Innsbruck Alpine Skiing United States Final Standings 9 3:31.77
1976 Winter 22 Innsbruck Alpine Skiing United States Run 1 16 1:48.09
1976 Winter 22 Innsbruck Alpine Skiing United States Run 2 9 1:43.68

Men's Slalom

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T
1976 Winter 22 Innsbruck Alpine Skiing United States Final Standings 19 2:12.71
1976 Winter 22 Innsbruck Alpine Skiing United States Run 1 24 1:05.05
1976 Winter 22 Innsbruck Alpine Skiing United States Run 2 19 1:07.66