Marvin Alton Melville (born February 15, 1935) is a retired American

alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...

. He competed in the

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event at the

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...

and

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and placed 22nd in 1960. Melville won the 1959 NCAA championships in the

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and combined events. During his skiing career, he worked in construction in the summers to earn money for competing in the winters. After retiring from skiing, he served in the army, and then ran his ski school for children and coached the University of Utah ski team.

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* 1935 births Living people American male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for the United States Alpine skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics Skiers from Salt Lake City {{US-alpine-skiing-bio-stub