Thomas Litz (born March 14, 1945) is a retired

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. He won the gold medal at the 1963

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and placed sixth at the 1964 Winter Olympics. Litz is credited as being the first skater to land the triple toe loop jump, a feat he accomplished at the 1964 World Figure Skating Championships. Litz had to withdraw from the

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because of a sprained ankle."1963 North American, U.S., & Canadian Champions", ''Skating'' magazine, May 1963 He coaches figure skating in Lake Placid, New York.

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* 1945 births Living people 20th-century American sportsmen American male single skaters Figure skaters at the 1964 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters for the United States {{US-figure-skating-bio-stub