Chuck Ferries

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameCharles Thompson "Chuck"•Ferries
Used nameChuck•Ferries
Born10 June 1939 in Houghton, Michigan (USA)
Measurements175 cm / 83 kg
AffiliationsDenver Pioneers, Denver (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Chuck Ferries was a slalom specialist, skiing for the University of Denver. He was one of the first Americans to win a major international race, winning the 1962 Hahnenkahm slalom. Ferries was also 1963 US slalom champion. Ferries later became a ski resort director, and then moved in to the ski industry as director of Scott USA. Very successful in business, in 1993 he took over the Schwinn Bicycle Company as chairman. He also served as chairman of the US Ski and Snowboard Association from 2002-06. Ferries was inducted into the US Ski Hall of Fame in 1989.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1960 Winter Olympics Alpine Skiing (Skiing) USA Chuck Ferries
Slalom, Men (Olympic) DQ
1964 Winter Olympics Alpine Skiing (Skiing) USA Chuck Ferries
Downhill, Men (Olympic) 20
Slalom, Men (Olympic) AC r2/2

Olympic family relations