Thomas Litz | |
Country: | United States |
Birth Date: | 14 March 1945 |
Birth Place: | Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1] |
Height: | 174 cm |
Coach: | Felix Kaspar[2] |
Skating Club: | Hershey Figure Skating Club |
Thomas Litz (born March 14, 1945) is a retired American figure skater. He won the gold medal at the 1963 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and placed sixth at the 1964 Winter Olympics. Litz is credited as being the first skater to land the triple toe loop jump, a feat he accomplished at the 1964 World Figure Skating Championships.[1]
Litz had to withdraw from the 1963 World Figure Skating Championships because of a sprained ankle.[3] He coaches figure skating in Lake Placid, New York.[1]
International | ||||||||
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Event | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | ||||
align=left | 6th | |||||||
align=left | WD | 6th | ||||||
align=left | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | ||||||
National | ||||||||
align=left | 6th J | bgcolor=gold | 1st J | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | |
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew |