John Farra (born September 10, 1970) is an American former

cross-country skier Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

. He competed in the men's 10 kilometre classical event at the

1992 Winter Olympics ) , nations = 64 , athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women) , events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines) , opening = 8 February 1992 , closing = 23 February 1992 , opened_by = President François Mitterrand , cauldron ...

. Following the Olympics, Farra worked in several roles as a high performance director, including for the

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Biography

Farra was born in Saratoga Springs, New York in 1970, and began skiing when he was two years old. Farra attended the University of Utah, and would later go on to coach the university's cross-country ski team. He also attended the National Sports Academy in Lake Placid. In 1990, Farra joined the US Ski Team ahead of the

. At the 1992 Winter Olympics, Farra finished in 60th place in the men's 10 kilometre classical event, and in 49th place in the men's 15 kilometre freestyle pursuit event. In 2008, Farra became the Nordic Director of the

. He went on to become the High Performance Director of the

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Nordic ski programme. In 2018, Farra was also named as the High Performance General Manager of USA Triathlon.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Farra, John 1970 births Living people American male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for the United States Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Saratoga Springs, New York