Chip Knight

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameHoward "Chip"•Knight
Used nameChip•Knight
Born11 January 1975 in Stamford, Connecticut (USA)
Measurements183 cm / 98 kg
AffiliationsWilliams College, Williamstown (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Chip Knight was a slalom specialist who skied that event at the 1998, 2002, and 2006 Winter Olympics. Knight won a gold medal in slalom at the 1993 World Junior Championships and then added a silver in that event in 1994. A 13-year member of the US ski team, he was US Champion in the slalom in 1996, and won the season slalom title in the Nor-Am Cup in 1995/96, 2001/02, and 2004/05, and well as taking the giant slalom season title in 2001/02.

Knight retired from racing in 2006 and returned to Williams College to finish his degree and serve as assistant Alpine ski coach. He later became women’s head coach and director of skiing at Dartmouth College.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1998 Winter Olympics Alpine Skiing (Skiing) USA Chip Knight
Slalom, Men (Olympic) DNF
2002 Winter Olympics Alpine Skiing (Skiing) USA Chip Knight
Slalom, Men (Olympic) 11
2006 Winter Olympics Alpine Skiing (Skiing) USA Chip Knight
Slalom, Men (Olympic) 18

Olympic family relations