Dick Durrance

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Dick_Durrance
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Dartmouth_College
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:U.S._National_Combined_Champion
gptkb:U.S._National_Downhill_Champion
gptkb:U.S._National_Slalom_Champion
gptkbp:birthDate 1914-10-23
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Tarpon_Springs,_Florida,_United_States
gptkbp:child gptkb:Dick_Durrance_II
gptkbp:competedIn gptkb:1936_Winter_Olympics
gptkbp:deathDate 2004-06-13
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Carbondale,_Colorado,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dick Durrance
gptkbp:knownFor helping popularize skiing in the United States
pioneering American ski racing
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableAchievement first American to compete in the Arlberg-Kandahar race
helped develop Sun Valley ski resort
ski filmmaker
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:cross-country_skier
gptkbp:sport alpine skiing
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Durrance
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U.S._Ski_and_Snowboard_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:US_National_Ski_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Arapahoe_Basin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7