Decker Dean (born 8 August 2000) is an American ski jumper.[1]

Decker Dean
Country United States
Born (2000-08-08) 8 August 2000 (age 23)
Steamboat Springs, US
Ski clubSteamboat Springs WSC
Personal best211 m (692 ft)
Planica, 24 March 2021
World Cup career
Seasons2020–present
Starts12
Updated on 6 March 2022.

Career edit

He made his world cup debut in the 2019/20 season. His best result is 2nd place from the Continental Cup event in Willingen 2020. He set his personal best at 188.5 metres (618 ft) in Planica world championships.[2]

In January 2022, USA Nordic nominated him to be a member of the US Olympic Team in ski jumping for the February 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing. It was his first Olympics.[3]

World Cup edit

Standings edit

Season Overall 4H SF RA W6 T5 P7
2019/20 N/A
2020/21 59 N/A N/A 53
2020/21 62 N/A N/A 53

Individual starts (12) edit

winner (1); second (2); third (3); did not compete (–); failed to qualify (q)
Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Points
2019/20                                                       0
q
2020/21                                                   0
q 48 47 46 46 46 41 q 51
2021/22                                                         8
q q q 35 47 48 q q q q q 26 28

References edit

  1. ^ "Making a jump to ski jumping, Steamboat's Decker Dean sees opportunity". Steamboat Pilot & Today. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  2. ^ "FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2020 (Planica)" (PDF). International Ski Federation. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  3. ^ "USA Nordic Sport Nominates Decker Dean To Ski Jumping Team Roster For Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022". USA Nordic Sport. 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2022-01-26.

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