LeMoine Batson

LeMoine Batson
nation	United States
birthday	August 6, 1898
place of birth	Eau Claire ,  United States
job	PE teacher
date of death	January 30, 1991
Place of death	Chicago ,  United States
Career
society	Eau Claire Ski Club

LeMoine Batson (born August 6, 1898 in Eau Claire , Wisconsin as La Moine H. Batson , † January 30, 1991 in Chicago , Illinois ) was an American ski jumper .

Career

Batson began active ski jumping in 1917 and became a member of the first US Olympic ski team. At the Olympic Winter Games in Chamonix in 1924 , he reached 14th place with jumps over 42.5 and 43.5 m. In 1932 the squad was again taken on, but did not start there. He became first chairman and president in 1939 and 1940 when the Central United States Ski Association was founded. In 1969 he was inducted into the US National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame. After his active career, he also worked as a sports teacher at Morton East High School in Chicago. In 1989 he was inducted into the Hall of Fame of his home club, Eau Clair Ski Club. At the age of 92, Batson died on January 30, 1991 at Hinsdale Hospital in Chicago.

Web links

• LeMoine Batson in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ US National Ski Hall of Fame and Museum . www.skihall.org. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
2. ^ EC Ski Club Hall of Fame . www.ec-skiclub.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 30, 2009. 
3. ↑ Obituary . Ocala Star Banner / news.google.com. February 4, 1991. Retrieved November 30, 2009.