(1919-02-11)February 11, 1919 Tacoma, Washington, US
Died
February 17, 1994(1994-02-17) (aged 75) Sun Valley, Idaho, US[1]
Height
5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight
117 lb (53 kg)
Sport
Country
United States
Sport
Alpine skiing
Event
Slalom
College team
University of Puget Sound
Team
Ski Team
Retired
1948 (age 29)[2]
Achievements and titles
World finals
Olympic gold medal, Olympic silver medal
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
1948 St. Moritz
Slalom
1948 St. Moritz
Combined
Gretchen Fraser skiing in a Special Slalom event on May 5, 1948 after winning an Olympic gold medal in February of the same year.
Gretchen Kunigk Fraser (February 11, 1919 – February 17, 1994) was an American alpine ski racer and nurse. She was the first American to win an Olympic gold medal in skiing, as well as the first American to win an Olympic silver medal in skiing.[3] She was also the first American to be awarded the Pery Medal by the ski club of Great Britain.[4] She was also the skiing stand-in for ice skater Sonja Henie in the movies Thin Ice (1937) and Sun Valley Serenade (1941).[5] Fraser was revered in her time for her contributions to American athletics, receiving ticker-tape parades and brand sponsorships upon her return to the United States following her Olympic win.
^"Gretchen Fraser to quit contests". Ellensburg Daily Record. Associated Press. February 24, 1948. p. 2.
^Pfeifer, Luanne (October 1996). Gretchen's Gold: The Story of Gretchen Fraser, America's First Gold Medalist in Olympic Skiing. Missoula, Montana: Pictorial Histories Publishing Company, Inc. ISBN 9781575100197.
^"The Pery Medal". Ski Club Of Great Britain. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
^"Gretchen Fraser Goes Gold". Legacy.com. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
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