Ron Steele

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Ron Steele Ski jumping
Full name Ron Eston Steele
nation United StatesUnited States United States
birthday 19th August 1953
place of birth Leavenworth , Washington ,  United States
size 183 cm
Weight 80 kg
Career
society Leavenworth WSC
National squad since 1972
status resigned
End of career 1977
Medal table
National medals 1 × gold ? ×silver ? ×bronze
Logo of the US ski team US championships
gold 1974 Leavenworth singles
Ski jumping world cup / A class jumping
 Four Hills Tournament 33. ( 1973/74 )
 

Ron Eston Steele (born August 19, 1953 in Leavenworth , Washington ) is a retired American ski jumper .

Career

Steele, of the University of Utah visited and for the Leavenworth Winter Sports Club was launched, made his international debut with the launch at the 1972 Winter Olympics n Sapporo . He jumped from the normal hill to 41st place, before jumping from the large hill to a very good 25th place.

In winter Steele started at the Four Hills Tournament 1972/73 , but did not get above rank 80 in the overall standings. It was not until the following Four Hills Tournament in 1973/74 that he made his breakthrough. Although he started cautiously in Oberstdorf and Garmisch-Partenkirchen , he was 23rd in Innsbruck on the Bergiselschanze for the first time in the top 30th. After a 27th place in Bischofshofen , he finished the tour in 33rd place overall. He was unable to build on this result until 1977.

At the US championships in 1974 in his hometown Leavenworth , he won the title in individual jumping. He then traveled as a member of the national team to the Nordic World Ski Championships in 1974 in Falun . From the large hill he was able to place himself in 40th place with jumps of 84 and 79.5 meters. From the normal hill he reached the 46th place after jumps on 76 and 74 meters. In the same year he won the ski flying title on Copper Peak in Ironwood .

After he had no further international successes, he ended his active ski jumping career in 1977. After the end of his career, Steele, who previously worked in a ski shop, moved to ski manufacturer Rossignol as an Alpine Technical Representative . A little later he was promoted to Vice President of Marketing and Sales. In 2012 he took over the position of Managing Director of Group Rossignol North America .

successes

Four Hills Tournament placements

season space Points
1972/73 80. 540.1
1973/74 33. 798.1
1974/75 75. 437.4
1975/76 76. 486.3
1976/77 58. 614.5

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ United States National Ski Jumping Champions 1904-1980 ( English ) SkijumpEast. Archived from the original on April 18, 2015. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 2, 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.skijumpeast.com
  2. ↑ Egon Theiner: Encyclopedia of Ski Jumping , p. 165
  3. ↑ Egon Theiner: Encyclopedia of Ski Jumping , p. 166
  4. ^ Rossignol Group Names Ron Steele New President, North America ( English ) First Tracks Online. August 28, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
personal data
SURNAME Steele, Ron
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Steele, Ron Eston (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ski jumper
DATE OF BIRTH 19th August 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Leavenworth , Washington , United States