Scott Hamilton
Figure Skating

Scott Hamilton

Olympian 1980, 1984

  • 1

    GOLD

  • 0

    SILVER

  • 0

    BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Scott Hamilton

Age

66

Hometown

Bowling Green, OH

Education

Hononegah High School (Bowling Green, Ohio) Bowling Green State University

Personal
Was adopted at 6 weeks old...Son of Ernest and Dorothy Hamilton...Parents were both college professors...At 2 years old, his body struggled to digest food properly, so he began ice skating for exercise and his condition began to improve...Moved to Illinois to train with skating coach Pierre Brunet...Is a cancer survivor and activist, founding several education and survivorship programs...Founder of the Scott Hamilton Skating Academy in Tennessee...Wrote three books: “Landing It” in 1999, “The Great Eight (How to be Happy Even When You Have Every Reason to be Miserable)” in 2009 and “Finish First: Winning Changes Everything” in 2018...Appeared on the NBC show “Celebrity Apprentice”...Father to four children, Maxx, Aidan, Jean Paul and Evelyne.
Olympic Experience
  • 2-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 gold)
    • Olympic Games Sarajevo 1984, gold (Singles - Men)
    • Olympic Games Lake Placid 1980, 5th (Singles - Men)
World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 1984 – gold (Singles - Men)
  • Years of participation: Singles - Men 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
  • Medals: 4 (4 gold)
    • Gold – 1984 (Singles - Men); 1983 (Singles - Men); 1982 (Singles - Men); 1981 (Singles - Men)
Hall Of Fame Bio #

Scott Hamilton was an American figure skater and Olympic gold medalist. The Bowling Green, Ohio, native had his breakthrough figure skating performance at the 1981 U.S. Championships. After winning gold to a rousing standing ovation, Hamilton never lost an amateur competition again. He would win four consecutive world championships and four consecutive U.S. championships. Then, at the Olympic Winter Games Sarajevo 1984, Hamilton dominated the competition to win the gold medal. After turning professional, Hamilton created the “Stars on Ice” tour and served as a broadcaster for NBC. He also founded the Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation and has written several books.

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