Terry McDermott (speed skating)
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Speed Skating | |||
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| Gold | 1964 Innsbruck | 500 m | |
| Silver | 1968 Grenoble | 500 m | |
Richard Terrance ("Terry") McDermott (b. 20 September 1940, Essexville, Michigan) is a former speed skater from the United States.
Terry McDermott was a surprise winner on the 500 m at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck when he beat the favourite on that distance, reigning Olympic Champion Yevgeny Grishin, by half a second. His coach at the time was Leo Freisinger, the 500 m bronze medal winner of the 1936 Winter Olympics. McDermott's international career consisted exclusively of the 500 m at the Olympic Winter Games of 1960, 1964, and 1968.
McDermott was inducted in the National Speedskating Hall of Fame on 4 June 1977. At the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, McDermott took the Olympic Oath representing the judges.
[edit] References
- Terry McDermott at SkateResults.com
- The National Speedskating Museum and Hall of Fame
- Biography of Terry McDermott at the Essexville, Bay County, MI / BAY-JOURNAL
| Olympic champions in men's 500 m speed skating |
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| 1924: Charles Jewtraw | 1928: Bernt Evensen / Clas Thunberg | 1932: Jack Shea | 1936: Ivar Ballangrud | 1948: Finn Helgesen | 1952: Ken Henry | 1956: Yevgeny Grishin | 1960: Yevgeny Grishin | 1964: Terry McDermott | 1968: Erhard Keller | 1972: Erhard Keller | 1976: Yevgeny Kulikov | 1980: Eric Heiden | 1984: Sergey Fokichev | 1988: Uwe-Jens Mey | 1992: Uwe-Jens Mey | 1994: Alexander Golubev | 1998: Hiroyasu Shimizu | 2002: Casey FitzRandolph | 2006: Joey Cheek |
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