David Chamberlain (born December 25, 1975) is a
cross-country skier from the United States. He was born and raised in
Wilton, Maine
Wilton is a town in Franklin County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,835 at the 2020 census. Situated beside Wilson Pond, the former mill town is today primarily a recreation area.
History
The land replaced an invalidated 1727 gran ...
and took up cross-country skiing in high school. He then attended
Bates College
Bates College () is a private liberal arts college in Lewiston, Maine. Anchored by the Historic Quad, the campus of Bates totals with a small urban campus which includes 33 Victorian Houses as some of the dormitories. It maintains of nature p ...
, and was an
All-American in skiing.
After entering the professional cross-country ski circuit, he signed with
Fischer Skis and raced with Fischer Boots, Skis and Bindings, before signing with
Atomic Skis
Atomic (officially Atomic Austria GmbH) is an Austrian company that manufactures and sells skis and other skiing equipment, such as boots, bindings, helmets, ski poles, goggles, bags, apparel and protective equipment.
Atomic is a subsidiary o ...
, Alpina Sports, and
Rottefella
Rottefella is a Norwegian manufacturing company of winter sports equipment, more specifically ski bindings. The name "Rottefella" refers to the three-pin binding invented by Bror With in 1927, inspired on a couple of rat traps he had seen in a h ...
from 2004 until 2006, and Fischer for the 2008–2009 season.
As of 2014, Chamberlain lives in Bloomington, Minnesota with his wife BethAnn Chamberlain, who is a coach for US Paralympic Team. He was a skiing guide for
United States at the 2014 Winter Paralympics.
References
Portland Press Herald, Feb. 25, 2010: "One Olympic dream lives, another in jeopardy"FasteSkierDavid Chamberlainteamusa.org
American male cross-country skiers
Bates College alumni
Living people
1975 births
People from Wilton, Maine
Cross-country skiers from Maine
People from Caribou, Maine
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