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Gretchen Fraser (* 11. Februar 1919 in Tacoma, Washington, USA; † 17. Februar 1994 in Sun Valley, Idaho; gebürtig Gretchen Kunigk) war eine US-amerikanische Skirennläuferin . Sie gewann bei den Olympischen Winterspielen 1948 in St. Moritz, die auch als Weltmeisterschaften zählten, die Goldmedaille im Slalom.
- Tacoma, Washington, Vereinigte Staaten
- 17. Februar 1994
- 11. Februar 1919
- Vereinigte Staaten
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]
- Gretchen Kunigk
- 1948 (age 29)
- 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
- 117 lb (53 kg)
23. Juni 2022 · On June 24, she will join the next class of Olympians and Paralympians to be inducted into the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame. The honorees include three skiers, Lindsey Vonn, Muffy Davis, and Fraser, spanning 70 years of Olympic Games.
- Edie Thys Morgan
When the women's combined slalom race began at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St Moritz, Gretchen Fraser was not exactly a medal contender. The 28-year-old American had struggled to make the selection and finished eleventh in the downhill. It could be said that her best days were behind her.
Gretchen Fraser was the first American to win an Olympic skiing medal in 1948, gold in slalom and silver in alpine combined. She was born in Tacoma, Washington, married Don Fraser, a former Olympian, and lived in Sun Valley, Idaho.
The next day was the slalom. Fraser skied first in both runs, and was never headed in the competition, despite her second run being delayed for 17 minutes by a technical problem. After the Olympic Games, she became a well-known ambassador for the Sun Valley ski area.
17. Feb. 1994 · Biography. Gretchen Fraser first became known as a top skier years before the 1948 Olympics. She won the first revival of the Silver Belt trophy in 1940, won the 1941 National Alpine Combined, and the 1942 National Slalom titles. At St. Moritz in 1948, Fraser took another slalom title and her proficiency in the technical event helped ...
