Neil Blatchford
![]() Neil Blatchford in 1968 | |||||||||||||||||
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Born | Chicago, United States | October 5, 1945||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (180 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||
Club | Northbrook Speedskating Club | ||||||||||||||||
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Nathaniel H. "Neil" Blatchford, IV (born October 5, 1945) is a retired American speed skater who specialized in the 500 m sprint. In this event he finished in 5th and 15th place at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics, respectively. He finished second in this distance at the 1968 and 1969 world championships. He was the US Intermediate Champion in 1963 and won the All-around title in 1964.[1]
Personal bests:[1]
- 500 m – 38.46 (1972)
- 1000 m – 1:21.7 (1972)
- 1500 m – 2:12.9 (1972)
- 5000 m – 8:36.9 (1969)
References[]
- ^ a b Neil Blatchford. sports-reference.com
External links[]
- Neil Blatchford. speedskatingstats.com
Categories:
- 1945 births
- Living people
- American male speed skaters
- Olympic speed skaters of the United States
- Speed skaters at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Speed skaters at the 1972 Winter Olympics
- Lake Forest Academy alumni
- American speed skating biography stubs