After graduation, Igaya worked in insurance, eventually becoming president of the Japanese branch of AIU Insurance Company. In parallel, he served as a sports administrator. Igaya was a member of the FIS alpine skiing committee and vice-president of the International Triathlon Union. He was a member of the International Olympic Committee from 1982 to 2012, becoming vice-president in 2005, and an honorary member in 2012.[2][6] At the Winter Olympics in 2018, Igaya was inducted into the Olympians for Life project for giving back to sport.[7]
From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing. At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).
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chiharu, igaya, 猪谷, 千春, igaya, chiharu, born, 1931, former, olympic, alpine, racer, silver, medalist, from, japan, competed, three, winter, olympics, 1952, 1956, 1960, igaya, 1956personal, informationborn, 1931, 1931, tomari, kunashiri, hokkaidō, japanoccupati. Chiharu Igaya OLY 1 猪谷 千春 Igaya Chiharu born May 20 1931 is a former Olympic alpine ski racer and silver medalist from Japan He competed in three Winter Olympics 1952 1956 1960 2 Chiharu IgayaIgaya in 1956Personal informationBorn 1931 05 20 May 20 1931 age 92 Tomari Kunashiri ja Hokkaidō JapanOccupationAlpine skierHeight1 66 m 5 ft 5 in Skiing careerDisciplinesSlalom giant slalom Downhill combinedClubDartmouth CollegeOlympicsTeams3 1952 1956 1960 Medals1 0 gold World ChampionshipsTeams4 1952 1956 1958 1960 includes OlympicsMedals2 0 gold Medal record Men s alpine skiingRepresenting JapanOlympic Games1956 Cortina SlalomWorld Championships1958 Bad Gastein Slalom1956 Olympic slalom medalists Stig Sollander Toni Sailer gold and IgayaIgaya training on the roofof his house in 1951 Contents 1 Ski racing 2 After racing 3 World Championship results 4 Olympic results 5 NCAA titles 6 References 7 External linksSki racing editBorn in Tomari Kunashiri ja Hokkaidō Igaya attended college in the United States at Dartmouth in New Hampshire where he raced for the Big Green 3 and graduated in 1957 Chick won the U S national title in slalom in 1954 at Aspen Colorado 4 and took a third consecutive NCAA title in slalom his sixth individual in 1957 at Snowbasin Utah 5 At the Olympics in 1952 Igaya finished eleventh in the slalom 20th in the giant slalom and 24th in the downhill Four years later in 1956 he won the silver medal in the slalom was eleventh in the giant slalom but did not finish in the downhill All three events were won by Toni Sailer of Austria At the 1960 Games Igaya was twelfth in the slalom 23rd in the giant slalom and 34th in the downhill 2 Igaya also won a bronze medal in slalom at the World Championships in 1958 and finished fourth in the combined After racing editAfter graduation Igaya worked in insurance eventually becoming president of the Japanese branch of AIU Insurance Company In parallel he served as a sports administrator Igaya was a member of the FIS alpine skiing committee and vice president of the International Triathlon Union He was a member of the International Olympic Committee from 1982 to 2012 becoming vice president in 2005 and an honorary member in 2012 2 6 At the Winter Olympics in 2018 Igaya was inducted into the Olympians for Life project for giving back to sport 7 World Championship results edit Year Age Slalom Giant Slalom Super G Downhill Combined1952 20 11 20 notrun 24 not run1956 24 2 11 DNF 1958 26 3 6 15 41960 28 12 23 34 10From 1948 through 1980 the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980 the combined was a paper race using the results of the three events DH GS SL Olympic results edit Year Age Slalom Giant Slalom Super G Downhill Combined1952 20 11 20 notrun 24 not run1956 24 2 11 DNF1960 28 12 23 34NCAA titles editMain article NCAA Skiing Championships Slalom 3 1955 1956 1957 Alpine 2 1955 1956 Downhill 1955References edit Olympians Olympians for Life website of the WOA a b c Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Chiharu Igaya Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 2020 04 17 Chick Igaya wins Cransmore slalom Lewiston Daily Sun Maine Associated Press Feb 7 1955 p 9 Dartmouth skier wins Roch trophy at Aspen Deseret News Salt Lake City Utah United Press March 15 1954 p 4B Igaya captures NCAA slalom title Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press March 31 1957 p 1 C Mr Chiharu Igaya International Olympic Committee Retrieved 2 August 2012 WOA honours Olympians for Life inductees External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chiharu Igaya Chiharu Igaya at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation Chiharu Igaya at Olympics com Ivy League at 50 Chiharu Igaya Dartmouth College Chiharu Igaya U S Ski amp Snowboard Hall of Fame Chiharu Igaya Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chiharu Igaya amp oldid 1195078785, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
