Theodore Austin "Ted" Farwell, Jr. (January 1, 1931 - January 25, 2015) was an American

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who competed in the 1950s. At the

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, he finished 11th in the

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event and 43rd in the 18 km

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event. Farwell also competed at the

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and

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. Farwell started skiing when he was 2 years old and later organized his high school ski team and skied for

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. After moving to Colorado, he excelled in Nordic combined and cross-country skiing and skied for the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club and

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in the 1950s. Farwell placed 11th in the Nordic combined at the Olympic games in Oslo, Norway. Farwell held the record as the highest finish for a native-born American until Todd Lodwick placed 7th in Nordic combined at the Salt Lake City Olympics in 2002. Farwell was inducted into the

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in 1992. Farwell is also a member of the National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame. Farwell graduated from Denver University and earned an MBA from

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. He later became a planner and consultant to ski area developers, conducted the first economic study of the ski industry, and developed the procedures for the Annual Economic Analysis of North American Ski Areas.

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Olympic cross country skiing 18 km results: 1948-52Daily Camera Obituary
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