| Jeff Hastings | |
| Fullname: | Jeffrey Paul Hastings |
| Birth Date: | 25 June 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Mountain Home, Idaho, U.S. |
| Wins: | 1 |
| Totalpodiums: | 6 |
| Individual Starts: | 75 |
| Updated: | February 10, 2016 |
Jeffrey Paul Hastings (born June 25, 1959) is an American former ski jumper who competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. He is a longtime ski jumping analyst for televised coverage of Winter Olympics competitions. He was named one of the 50 Greatest Sports Figures from Vermont by Sports Illustrated.[1]
When competing at the 1984 Olympic Winter Games, Hastings finished fourth on the large hill, placing just behind Pavel Ploc of Czechoslovakia, 0.2 of a point out of the medals. This was the best American finish in ski jumping since the 1920s.[2] Hastings finished fourth overall on the World Cup circuit in 1984, was US national champion four times,[3] and won a World Cup in Lake Placid on the large hill in 1983.
| Season | Overall | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980/81 | 50 | — | |
| 20 | 60 | ||
| 11 | 16 | ||
| 4 | 9 |
Hastings is a graduate of Williams College (1981) and the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College (1990).[2] Since retiring from competition in 1985, he has served as a television ski-jumping analyst for several Winter Olympic Games, from Calgary 1988 to Vancouver 2010.[4]
Hastings is the President of PRO-CUT International, an automotive specialty product supply company located in West Lebanon, New Hampshire.[2] [5] He lives in Hanover, New Hampshire, with his wife and three children. Hastings' younger brother Chris Hastings competed in the Olympic Winter Games in Calgary in 1988 and was a two-time national champion.[2]