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Tamara McKinney was born on 16 October, 1962 in Lexington, Kentucky, U.S., is an American alpine skier. Discover Tamara McKinney's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 61 years old?
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61 years old |
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Libra |
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16 October, 1962 |
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16 October |
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Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States
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She is a member of famous Skier with the age 61 years old group.
Tamara McKinney Height, Weight & Measurements
At 61 years old, Tamara McKinney height is 5ft 4in .
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5ft 4in |
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Tamara McKinney Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Tamara McKinney worth at the age of 61 years old? Tamara McKinney’s income source is mostly from being a successful Skier. She is from United States. We have estimated Tamara McKinney's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Skier |
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Timeline
From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.
Tamara McKinney (born October 16, 1962) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States.
She made her World Cup debut in December 1978 at age 16 with a podium finish in a slalom in Italy.
McKinney's other three season titles were in giant slalom (1981, 1983) and slalom (1984).
Her first World Cup victory came at age 18 in January 1981, the first of four wins in giant slalom that breakthrough season.
McKinney raced on the World Cup circuit for eleven seasons, and competed in three Olympics and five world championships.
She won four World Cup season titles, most notably the 1983 overall, the first American woman title holder for a quarter century.
While winning the overall World Cup in 1983 at age 20, she also won the giant slalom title, which she had first won in 1981.
Eight of her victories were in the U.S., with six at Waterville Valley, New Hampshire, which included double victories in 1983 and 1984.
In 1984 McKinney won the slalom title, and took fourth place in the giant slalom at the Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, behind teammates Debbie Armstrong and Christin Cooper.
She won four medals in the world championships; bronze medals in the combined (1985, 1987) and slalom (1989), and a gold medal in the combined at Vail in 1989.
McKinney participated in Prince Edward Windsor of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's charity television special The Grand Knockout Tournament in 1987.
She was a world champion in the combined event in 1989, her final year of competition.
Her half-brother Steve McKinney was a world-record holding speed skier, setting seven world records and breaking his own record twice.
Born in Lexington, Kentucky, the diminutive McKinney (5ft 4in, 115 lb) grew up in Squaw Valley, California, the youngest of seven children.
While training for the upcoming 1990 season, McKinney broke her left leg (for the third time) in Saas Fee, Switzerland, in mid-October 1989.
Slow to recover, she announced her retirement in November 1990 at age 28 and completed her career with 18 World Cup victories, 45 podiums, and 99 top ten finishes.
She was inducted in the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004, was a realtor in the Lake Tahoe area, and is now coaching skiing at the Aspen Valley Ski Club in Aspen, Colorado for Johno McBride.
