Alvin Paul Wegeman (March 1, 1927 – May 30, 2015) was an American nordic combined skier. While on leave from the U.S. Navy, he competed in the Nordic combined event at the

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, but fell on his third jump did not finish, and was hospitalized with a

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. Wegeman also competed for the U.S. at the 1950 World Championships in

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. A native of

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of t ...

, Wegeman attended the

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and worked as a ski instructor in the

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area. He later played a key role in instructing future American

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athletes by developing the Steamboat Springs area, which would develop more Olympic athletes in Colorado. Wegeman was inducted into the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in 1998. His late brother

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was inducted into that Hall of Fame in 1989. Wegeman also has a niece,

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, known for her portrayal of

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on the American

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, The Bold and the Beautiful since 1987. He was the first husband of

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Katy Rodolph. They wed in 1951, but kept it secret for a year. They divorced and she remarried in 1956.

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Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame
– Paul Wegeman {{DEFAULTSORT:Wegeman, Alvin P. 1927 births American male Nordic combined skiers Olympic Nordic combined skiers for the United States Nordic combined skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Colorado University of Denver alumni 2015 deaths United States Navy officers United States Naval Aviators