Robert Bruce "Bob" Cochran, M.D. (born December 11, 1951) is a former

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alpine ski racer from the

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. Born in

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, Cochran was a member of the

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family of

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. He had one World Cup victory, four podiums, and 21 top ten finishes. His best finish in the World Cup season standings was in

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: eighth overall and ninth in slalom. Cochran also won the combined event at

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, the first win in that event by an American, although not an official World Cup race at the time. His sole World Cup win was in

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, which he considered his weakest event. That win was the first by an American male in a World Cup giant slalom. It was Cochran's only top ten result in giant slalom, his other twenty were evenly split between

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. At the

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in Japan, Cochran finished eighth in the downhill and 17th in the giant slalom, but fell in the slalom. At the

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, he placed 14th in the downhill in

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in Switzerland, but fell in both the giant slalom and slalom. He was 26th in the downhill in

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in Italy. Cochran last competed in World Cup in

, raced the pro tour in North America for several years, then studied medicine at the

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. He graduated in 1981 and became a

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in New Hampshire. His son Jimmy (b. 1981) was also a World Cup racer. Cochran was inducted into the

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in 2010, joining older sisters Marilyn (1978) and Barbara (1976). He is also a member of the Vermont Sports Hall of Fame with his siblings Marilyn, a fellow 2014 inductee, and Barbara, inducted in 2013.

World Cup results

Season standings

Points were only awarded for top ten finishes (see scoring system).

Race podiums

* 1 win – (1 GS) * 4 podiums – (1 DH, 1 GS, 2 SL), and 21 top tens - (10 DH, 1 GS, 10 SL) Cochran's win in the combined at Kitzbühel in 1973 is omitted because it was not
an official World Cup race until two years later. He finished 23rd in the slalom portion to win.

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Bob Cochran
World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation * *
U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame
– Bobby Cochran – inducted 2010
University of Vermont Athletics Hall of Fame
– Dr. Robert B. Cochran – skiing – inducted 1986
Cheshire Medical Center
– Robert B. Cochran, MD

- Bobby Cochran - skiing - inducted in 2014 {{DEFAULTSORT:Cochran, Bob Olympic alpine skiers of the United States Alpine skiers at the 1972 Winter Olympics American male alpine skiers University of Vermont alumni Sportspeople from Vermont Vermont Catamounts skiers 1951 births Living people

World Cup results

Season standings

Race podiums

See also

References

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