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'''Mike Jacoby''' (born May 20, 1969) is an American [[Snowboarding|snowboarder]] who competed in the [[1998 Winter Olympics|1998 Nagano Winter Olympics]].
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'''Mike Jacoby''' (born May 1969) is an American [[Snowboarding|snowboarder]] who competed in the [[1998 Winter Olympics|1998 Nagano Winter Olympics]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/mike-jacoby-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417224850/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/mike-jacoby-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Mike Jacoby Olympic Results |accessdate=8 April 2020}}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Jacoby was born in [[Bellevue, Washington]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/mike-jacoby-1.html|title=Mike Jacoby Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref> He was an alpine and cross-country [[Skiing|skier]] until he was 13, when he began snowboarding.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/longterm/olympics1998/sport/profiles/jacoby.htm|title=Snowboarding: Mike Jacoby|last=|first=|date=|website=Washington Post|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>
Jacoby was born in [[Bellevue, Washington]], but grew up in [[Idaho Falls, Idaho]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Mike Jacoby Bio, Stats, and Results |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/mike-jacoby-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417224850/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/mike-jacoby-1.html |archive-date=2020-04-17 |access-date=2020-02-07 |website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He pursued [[Alpine skiing|alpine]] and [[cross-country skiing]] until he was 14, when he built his first snowboard and began snowboarding.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/longterm/olympics1998/sport/profiles/jacoby.htm|title=Snowboarding: Mike Jacoby|website=Washington Post}}</ref>


== Snowboarding career ==
== Snowboarding career ==
Jacoby's first event was the 1986 swatch world championships in Breckenridge Co. In the Junior 16 and under category he placed 7th in slalom, 8th in giant slalom, and 5th in Half pipe.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}
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Jacoby won the gold medal in both the [[1994–95 FIS Snowboard World Cup|1995]] and [[1995–96 FIS Snowboard World Cup|1996 World Cup]] [[giant slalom]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?competitorid=27417&type=result&category=WC&position=3&sector=SB|title=JACOBY Mike - Athlete Information|website=www.fis-ski.com|access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref> He placed second in the [[FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1996|1996 FIS Snowboarding World Championships]] giant slalom,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604054405/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=SB&raceid=454|title=FIS-Ski - resultats|date=2011-06-04|website=web.archive.org|access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref> and in the [[FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1997|1997 Snowboarding World Championships]] placed first in the [[Slalom skiing|parallel slalom]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604053534/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=SB&raceid=579|title=FIS-Ski - resultats|date=2011-06-04|website=web.archive.org|access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref> and second in the giant slalom.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604053437/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=SB&raceid=574|title=FIS-Ski - resultats|date=2011-06-04|website=web.archive.org|access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref> He placed 17th in the 1998 Winter Olympics.<ref name=":0" />

1987 Swatch World championship
Mens am auteur
Slalom 1st
Giant slalom 1st
Halfpipe 14th
This was the first event the J-tear was done in a event.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}

The first World Cup tour was 1988{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}

He was the 1991 Overall World Champion (ISF tour) and 1992 Overall World Super-G Champion (ISF tour).{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}

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Jacoby won the gold medal in both the [[1994–95 FIS Snowboard World Cup|1995]] and [[1995–96 FIS Snowboard World Cup|1996 World Cup]] [[giant slalom]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?competitorid=27417&type=result&category=WC&position=3&sector=SB|title=JACOBY Mike - Athlete Information|website=www.fis-ski.com|access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref> He placed second in the [[FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1996|1996 FIS Snowboarding World Championships]] giant slalom,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=SB&raceid=454|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604054405/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=SB&raceid=454|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-06-04|title=FIS-Ski - resultats|date=2011-06-04|access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref> and in the [[FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1997|1997 Snowboarding World Championships]] placed first in the [[Slalom skiing|parallel slalom]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=SB&raceid=579|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604053534/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=SB&raceid=579|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-06-04|title=FIS-Ski - resultats|date=2011-06-04|access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref> and second in the giant slalom.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=SB&raceid=574|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604053437/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=SB&raceid=574|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-06-04|title=FIS-Ski - resultats|date=2011-06-04|access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref> He placed 17th in the 1998 Winter Olympics.<ref name=":0" />


In 2010 Jacoby was injured while mountain biking, and received a severe head injury.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.snowboarder.com/transworld-snowboarding-archive/snowboarding-news/mike-jacoby-recovering-from-accident/|title=Mike Jacoby Recovering From Accident|date=2010-07-12|website=Snowboarder Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref>
In 2010 Jacoby was injured while mountain biking, and received a severe head injury.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.snowboarder.com/transworld-snowboarding-archive/snowboarding-news/mike-jacoby-recovering-from-accident/|title=Mike Jacoby Recovering From Accident|date=2010-07-12|website=Snowboarder Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref>

Sailed singlehanded the Pacific loop.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}


== References ==
== References ==
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Mike Jacoby (born May 1969) is an American snowboarder who competed in the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics.[1]

Early life

Jacoby was born in Bellevue, Washington, but grew up in Idaho Falls, Idaho.[2] He pursued alpine and cross-country skiing until he was 14, when he built his first snowboard and began snowboarding.[3]

Snowboarding career

Jacoby's first event was the 1986 swatch world championships in Breckenridge Co. In the Junior 16 and under category he placed 7th in slalom, 8th in giant slalom, and 5th in Half pipe.[citation needed]

1987 Swatch World championship Mens am auteur Slalom 1st Giant slalom 1st Halfpipe 14th This was the first event the J-tear was done in a event.[citation needed]

The first World Cup tour was 1988[citation needed]

He was the 1991 Overall World Champion (ISF tour) and 1992 Overall World Super-G Champion (ISF tour).[citation needed]

Jacoby won the gold medal in both the 1995 and 1996 World Cup giant slalom.[4] He placed second in the 1996 FIS Snowboarding World Championships giant slalom,[5] and in the 1997 Snowboarding World Championships placed first in the parallel slalom[6] and second in the giant slalom.[7] He placed 17th in the 1998 Winter Olympics.[2]

In 2010 Jacoby was injured while mountain biking, and received a severe head injury.[8]

Sailed singlehanded the Pacific loop.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mike Jacoby Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Mike Jacoby Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "Snowboarding: Mike Jacoby". Washington Post.
  4. ^ "JACOBY Mike - Athlete Information". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "FIS-Ski - resultats". June 4, 2011. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  6. ^ "FIS-Ski - resultats". June 4, 2011. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  7. ^ "FIS-Ski - resultats". June 4, 2011. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  8. ^ "Mike Jacoby Recovering From Accident". Snowboarder Magazine. July 12, 2010. Retrieved February 7, 2020.


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