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Terry McDermott

1940 - 2023

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Richard Terrance McDermott (September 20, 1940 – May 20, 2023), nicknamed The Essexville Rocket, was an American gold and silver medal-winning Olympic speed skater. Essexville, Michigan's McDermott was a surprise winner in the 500 m at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck when he beat the favorite in that distance, two-time defending Olympic champion Yevgeny Grishin, by half a second. His coach at the time was Leo Freisinger, the 500 m bronze medal winner of the 1936 Winter Olympics. McDermott's international career consisted exclusively of the 500 m at the Olympic Winter Games of 1960, 1964 and 1968. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Terry McDermott is the 120th most popular skater (down from 91st in 2019), the 9,741st most popular biography from United States (down from 8,285th in 2019) and the 12th most popular American Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Terry McDermott ranks 120 out of 483. Before him are Ekaterina Gordeeva, Regine Heitzer, Yuzuru Hanyu, Johnny Höglin, Alv Gjestvang, and Gundi Busch. After him are Midori Ito, Ludwig Wrede, Kees Broekman, Ans Schut, Toller Cranston, and Beatrix Loughran.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Terry McDermott ranks 505. Before him are Naohiro Ikeda, Sapardi Djoko Damono, Robert Budzynski, Mariette Hartley, Gary Kurtz, and Vyacheslav Starshinov. After him are Dani Shmulevich-Rom, Lyudmila Shishova, Ken Fletcher, Moudud Ahmed, Faimalaga Luka, and Jean-Claude Piumi. Among people deceased in 2023, Terry McDermott ranks 461. Before him are Juan Carlos Sarnari, Patricia Bredin, Robert Budzynski, Allan Jay, Theodoros Pangalos, and Jerónimo Saavedra. After him are Erwin Olaf, Jim Gordon, Janusz Gortat, Lucy Salani, Coco Lee, and Denys Monastyrsky.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Terry McDermott ranks 9,743 out of 20,380. Before him are A. J. Foyt (1935), Utada Hikaru (1983), Marc Webb (1974), Bonnie J. Dunbar (1949), Tim Ryan (1973), and John Varley (1947). After him are Michael Novak (1933), John Kander (1927), Kathryn Crosby (1933), Edwin Booth (1833), Julian Casablancas (1978), and August Dvorak (1894).

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Among SKATERS In United States

Among skaters born in United States, Terry McDermott ranks 12. Before him are Ken Henry (1929), Irving Jaffee (1906), Nancy Kerrigan (1969), Carol Heiss (1940), Jeanne Ashworth (1938), and David Jenkins (1936). After him are Beatrix Loughran (1900), Sheila Young (1950), Peggy Fleming (1948), Dorothy Hamill (1956), Tenley Albright (1935), and Theresa Weld (1893).

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