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James Peter Patterson (born January 4, 1957) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer for the
Pete Patterson
World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation * *
U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame
– Pete Patterson 1957 births Living people American male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for the United States Alpine skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics People from Sun Valley, Idaho {{US-alpine-skiing-bio-stub
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, from Sun Valley, Idaho. At the Winter Olympics, he finished thirteenth in the downhill
Downhill may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Downhill'' (1927 film), a British film by Alfred Hitchcock
* ''Downhill'' (2014 film), a British comedy directed by James Rouse
* ''Downhill'' (2016 film), a Chilean thriller directed by Patrici ...
in 1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
and fifth in 1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
* January 9 – ...
. At the time, it tied for the best finish by an American male in an Olympic downhill (with Bill Beck in 1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
).
Two years earlier at the 1978 World Championships at Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen (; Bavarian: ''Garmasch-Partakurch''), nicknamed Ga-Pa, is an Alpine ski town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the seat of government of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (abbreviated ''GAP''), in the O ...
, West Germany, Patterson was the bronze medalist in the combined
Combined may refer to:
* Alpine combined (skiing), the combination of slalom and downhill skiing as a single event
** Super combined (skiing)
* Nordic combined (skiing), the combination of cross country skiing and ski jumping as a single event
* T ...
event. The combined
Combined may refer to:
* Alpine combined (skiing), the combination of slalom and downhill skiing as a single event
** Super combined (skiing)
* Nordic combined (skiing), the combination of cross country skiing and ski jumping as a single event
* T ...
was then a "paper race", using the results of the downhill, giant slalom, and slalom.
World championship results
From1948
Events January
* January 1
** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated.
** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect.
** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...
through 1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
* January 9 – ...
, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.
Olympic results 
References
External links
*Pete Patterson
World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation * *
U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame
– Pete Patterson 1957 births Living people American male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for the United States Alpine skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics People from Sun Valley, Idaho {{US-alpine-skiing-bio-stub