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Kerry Lynch

Full name: Kerry Joel Lynch
Gender: Male
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Weight: 154 lbs (70 kg)
Born: July 31, 1957 in Denver, Colorado, United States
Affiliations: Winter Park Ski Club, Winter Park, Colorado (USA)
Country: USA United States
Sport: Nordic Combined

Biography

Kerry Lynch was US Nordic combined champion in 1981, 1983, and 1986. He also became the second American, after John Bower, to win an event at Holmenkollen, winning the 1983 Nordic combined, 13 years after Bower+IBk-s victory in the same event. Lynch won one other World Cup event, in 1983 in Austria. At the 1987 World Championship, Lynch placed second, only to lose his medal when it was revealed that he had blood doped prior to the competition, and he was suspended from international skiing for two years.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1980 Winter 22 Lake Placid Nordic Combined Men's Individual United States USA 18
1984 Winter 26 Sarajevo Nordic Combined Men's Individual United States USA 13

Men's Individual

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank PTS D DP SP J1S J2S J3S J4S J5S T I1T I1R I2T I2R
1980 Winter 22 Lake Placid Nordic Combined United States Final Standings 18 382.330
1980 Winter 22 Lake Placid Nordic Combined United States Ski Jumping, Normal Hill 20 180.3
1980 Winter 22 Lake Placid Nordic Combined United States Ski Jumping, Normal Hill Jump 1 17 87.6 69.0 41.6 46.0 16.0 15.5 14.0 15.0 15.5
1980 Winter 22 Lake Placid Nordic Combined United States Ski Jumping, Normal Hill Jump 2 15 92.7 74.5 43.2 49.5 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.5
1980 Winter 22 Lake Placid Nordic Combined United States Ski Jumping, Normal Hill Jump 3 22 non-scoring 85.0 72.0 40.0 45.0 14.5 15.5 13.5 15.5 15.0
1980 Winter 22 Lake Placid Nordic Combined United States Cross Country Skiing, 15 kilometres 12 202.030 49:44.3 16:04.6 16 30:51.7 16
1984 Winter 26 Sarajevo Nordic Combined United States Final Standings 13 388.165
1984 Winter 26 Sarajevo Nordic Combined United States Ski Jumping, Normal Hill 22 181.8
1984 Winter 26 Sarajevo Nordic Combined United States Ski Jumping, Normal Hill Jump 1 9 95.9 80.0 50.4 45.5 15.5 15.0 15.5 14.5 15.0
1984 Winter 26 Sarajevo Nordic Combined United States Ski Jumping, Normal Hill Jump 2 23 non-scoring 84.5 77.0 44.0 40.5 13.0 14.5 13.0 13.5 14.0
1984 Winter 26 Sarajevo Nordic Combined United States Ski Jumping, Normal Hill Jump 3 22T 85.9 79.0 42.4 43.5 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.0 14.5
1984 Winter 26 Sarajevo Nordic Combined United States Cross Country Skiing, 15 kilometres 3 206.365 48:02.9 24:02.1 6 35:05.5 5