Neil Blatchford

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Neil Blatchford
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Neil Blatchford in 1968
Personal information
Born (1945-10-05) October 5, 1945 (age 78)
Chicago, United States
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
Sport Speed skating
Club Northbrook Speedskating Club

Nathaniel H. "Neil" Blatchford, IV (born October 5, 1945) is a retired American speed skater who specialized in the 500 m sprint. In this event he finished in 5th and 15th place at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics, respectively. He finished second in this distance at the 1968 and 1969 world championships. He was the US Intermediate Champion in 1963 and won the All-around title in 1964.[1]

Personal bests:[1]

  • 500 m – 38.46 (1972)
  • 1000 m – 1:21.7 (1972)
  • 1500 m – 2:12.9 (1972)
  • 5000 m – 8:36.9 (1969)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Neil Blatchford. sports-reference.com

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