Pat Ahern (skier)

Patrick "Pat" Lee Ahern (born November 10, 1960) is an American Nordic combined skier. He competed in the 1984 Winter Olympics.^[1]

Pat Ahern

Personal information
Full name	Patrick Lee Ahern
Nationality	United States
Born	(1960-11-10) November 10, 1960 (age 64) Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport	Nordic combined

Ahern, who lived in Breckenridge, Colorado, lost an opportunity to win a gold medal^[2] “when controversial rulings by the jury canceled two rounds of jumping and wiped out his jumps, two of the longest of the competition.”^[3]

He attended University of Alaska Anchorage.^[4]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pat Ahern". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
2. Litsky, Frank (February 7, 1988). "88 WINTER OLYMPICS; WHAT'S WHAT, WHO'S WHO, WHERE IT HAPPENS... AND KEEP AN EYE ON THOSE SKIERS CARRYING RIFLES". NY Times. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
3. Litsky, Frank (February 12, 1984). "RESTARTS HURT AHERN OF U.S." NY Times. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
4. "Pat Ahern". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved July 11, 2022.