Tamara McKinney

Tamara McKinney
Personal information
Born (1962-10-16) October 16, 1962 (age 62)
Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
OccupationAlpine skier
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Skiing career
DisciplinesGiant slalom, slalom, combined
World Cup debutDecember 1978 (age 16)
RetiredNovember 1990 (age 28)[1]
Websitetamaramckinney.com
Olympics
Teams3 – (1980, 1984, 1988)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams5 – (19801989)
Medals4 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons11 – (19791989)
Wins18 – (9 GS, 9 SL)
Podiums45
Overall titles1 – (1983)
Discipline titles3 – (2 GS, 1 SL)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing the
 United States
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 9 8 8
Giant slalom 9 3 4
Super-G 0 0 1
Combined 0 2 1
Total 18 13 14
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Vail Combined
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Vail Slalom
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Crans-Montana Combined
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Bormio Combined

Tamara McKinney (born October 16, 1962) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. She won four World Cup season titles, most notably the 1983 overall, the first American woman title holder for a quarter century. McKinney's other three season titles were in giant slalom (1981, 1983) and slalom (1984). She was a world champion in the combined event in 1989, her final year of competition.[2]

Her half-brother Steve McKinney was a world-record holding speed skier, setting seven world records and breaking his own record twice.

  1. ^ "Champion skier retires". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. 28 November 1990. p. 2B.
  2. ^ "Tamara McKinney profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 13 October 2022.