Jeff Hastings
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Jeffrey Paul Hastings (born June 25, 1959) is an American former ski jumper who competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. He is a longtime ski jumping analyst for televised coverage of Winter Olympics competitions. He was named one of the 50 Greatest Sports Figures from Vermont by Sports Illustrated.[1]
Career
When competing at the 1984 Olympic Winter Games, Hastings finished fourth on the large hill, placing just behind Pavel Ploc of Czechoslovakia, 0.2 of a point out of the medals. This was the best American finish in ski jumping since the 1920s.[2] Hastings finished fourth overall on the World Cup circuit in 1984, was US national champion four times,[3] and won a World Cup in Lake Placid on the large hill in 1983.
World cup
Standings
| Season | Overall | 4H |
|---|---|---|
| 1980/81 | 50 | — |
| 1981/82 | 20 | 60 |
| 1982/83 | 11 | 16 |
| 1983/84 | 4 | 9 |
Wins
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Hill | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1983/84 | 18 December 1983 | Template:Flagicon Lake Placid | MacKenzie Intervale K114 | LH |
Personal life
Hastings is a graduate of Williams College (1981) and the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College (1990).[2] Since retiring from competition in 1985, he has served as a television ski-jumping analyst for several Winter Olympic Games, from Calgary 1988 to Vancouver 2010.[4]
Hastings is the President of PRO-CUT International, an automotive specialty product supply company located in West Lebanon, New Hampshire.[2][5] He lives in Hanover, New Hampshire, with his wife and three children. Hastings' younger brother Chris Hastings competed in the Olympic Winter Games in Calgary in 1988 and was a two-time national champion.[2]
References
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- ↑ The 50 Greatest Sports Figures From Vermont. Sports Illustrated. SI.com (December 27, 1999). Retrieved on 2020-07-19.
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