Gordon Wren
Gordon L. Wren (January 5, 1919 – November 25, 1999) was an American ski jumper who competed in the 1940s. He finished fifth in the individual large hill event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.[1]
Wren was born in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.[1] He was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 1972.[citation needed] Wren died in Steamboat Springs of cancer at age 80.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gordy Wren (full name: Gordon L. Wren)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on February 6, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
- ↑ "Obituary". Infoplease.com.
External links
[edit] | This biographical article relating to American ski jumping is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |
Categories:
- 1919 births
- 1999 deaths
- American male ski jumpers
- American male cross-country skiers
- American male Nordic combined skiers
- Olympic ski jumpers for the United States
- Olympic cross-country skiers for the United States
- Olympic Nordic combined skiers for the United States
- Ski jumpers at the 1948 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics
- Nordic combined skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics
- Sportspeople from Steamboat Springs, Colorado
- Deaths from cancer in Colorado
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American ski jumping biography stubs