Monty Hoyt
Monty Hoyt (born September 13, 1944 in Baltimore , Maryland , † October 9, 1997 in Phoenix , Arizona ) was an American figure skater who started in a single run .
Hoyt came from a wealthy Denver family . His father, Palmer, was the editor of The Denver Post newspaper from 1946 to 1970, and his mother, Helen May, was a socialite, frequented by high-ranking personalities.
After Hoyt became US junior champion in 1961, he got a ticket for the 1961 World Cup in Prague. At the last moment, however, he canceled and thus escaped the US crew's plane crash . His trainer Edi Scholdan was among the victims. After the deaths of the best US figure skaters Bradley Lord , Gregory Kelley and Douglas Ramsay , Hoyt was now number one and became the US senior champion in 1962 . In his first World Cup participation, he was sixth in Prague in 1962 . It should remain his best result. In 1963 and 1964 he was third in the national championships behind Thomas Litz and Scott Allen and finished the world championships in 1963 and 1964 in eleventh place. At his only Olympic Games in 1964 in Innsbruck he was tenth.
Hoyt died of melanoma at the age of 53 .
Results
| Competition / year | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 |
|---|---|---|---|
| winter Olympics | 10. | ||
| World championships | 6th | 11. | 11. |
| American championships | 1. | 3. | 3. |
Web links
- Monty Hoyt in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Monty Hoyt in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1997/10/14/sports/monty-hoyt-53-figure-skating-champion.html
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hoyt, Monty |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American figure skater |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 13, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baltimore , Maryland , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 9, 1997 |
| Place of death | Phoenix , Arizona , United States |