Dick Movitz

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameRichard David "Dick"•Movitz
Used nameDick•Movitz
Born10 December 1925 in Salt Lake City, Utah (USA)
Died13 May 2010 in Salt Lake City, Utah (USA)
Measurements168 cm / 70 kg
AffiliationsAlta Ski Club, Alta, Utah (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Dick Movitz skied for the University of Utah, winning the 1946 and 1947 NCAA slalom title. He also represented the Alta Ski Club in Utah, for whom he won the 1946 US slalom title, and in 1947 was third in the slalom and combined at the US Ski Championships. After competing at the 1950 World Championships in slalom and GS, Movitz became a ski administrator, serving as chairman of the US Ski Association’s International Competitions Committee and as an official at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Olympics. He was inducted into the US Ski Hall of Fame in 1970 and the Utah Sports Hall of Fame in 1975. He ran a family business, Movitz Company, which was a wholesale costume jewelry distributor and a local Seiko distributor. Movitz served in the US Air Force during World War II.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Winter Olympics Alpine Skiing (Skiing) USA Dick Movitz
Downhill, Men (Olympic) 42