Thomas Litz
| Thomas Litz | ||||||||||||||
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 Litz in 1962 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
| Country represented | United States | |||||||||||||
| Born | March 14, 1945 Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1] | |||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
| Coach | Felix Kaspar[2] | |||||||||||||
| Skating club | Hershey Figure Skating Club | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Thomas Litz (born March 14, 1945) is a retired American figure skater. He won the gold medal at the 1963 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and placed sixth at the 1964 Winter Olympics. Litz is credited as being the first skater to land the triple toe loop jump, a feat he accomplished at the 1964 World Figure Skating Championships.[1]
Litz had to withdraw from the 1963 World Figure Skating Championships because of a sprained ankle.[3] He coaches figure skating in Lake Placid, New York.[1]
Results[]
| International | ||||
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| Event | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 |
| Winter Olympics | 6th | |||
| World Championships | WD | 6th | ||
| North American Championships | 2nd | |||
| National | ||||
| U.S. Championships | 6th J | 1st J | 1st | 2nd |
| J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew | ||||
References[]
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- ^ a b c Thomas Litz. sports-reference.com
- ^ "Started Here", The Reading Eagle, Feb 12, 1963
- ^ "1963 North American, U.S., & Canadian Champions", Skating magazine, May 1963
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