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Jeret Peterson

1981 - 2011

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Jeret "Speedy" Peterson (December 12, 1981 – July 25, 2011) was an American World Cup aerial skier from Boise, Idaho, skiing out of Bogus Basin. A three-time Olympian, he won the silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Peterson was found dead by suicide in Lambs Canyon, a remote canyon between Salt Lake City and Park City, Utah on July 25, 2011. The cause of death was determined to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Jeret Peterson is the 6,683rd most popular athlete (down from 5,565th in 2024), the 20,170th most popular biography from United States (down from 18,982nd in 2019) and the 766th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jeret Peterson ranks 6,683 out of 6,025. Before him are Yoshimi Ozaki, Nao Kusaka, Eddy De Lépine, Zholaman Sharshenbekov, Ayad Lamdassem, and Joana Ramos. After him are Zelimkhan Khadjiev, Tsuyoshi Ogata, Sina Frei, Dwight Thomas, Dzinara Alimbekava, and Ruswahl Samaai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Jeret Peterson ranks 1,582. Before him are Mohamed Hubail, Shingo Kumabayashi, Michelle Courtens, Yoshimi Ozaki, Manabu Komatsubara, and Ayad Lamdassem. After him are Steve Peacocke, Daniel Viteri, Hyleas Fountain, Vinette Robinson, Iselin Nybø, and Christoph Preuß. Among people deceased in 2011, Jeret Peterson ranks 548. Before him are Armen Gilliam, Death of Hamza Ali Al-Khateeb, Ivan Tkachenko, Patrice O'Neal, Hanna Yablonska, and Dennis Marshall. After him are Vitaly Anikeyenko, Alexander Vasyunov, Derek Boogaard, Gennady Churilov, Christian Bakkerud, and Yuri Urychev.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jeret Peterson ranks 20,178 out of 20,380. Before him are Nia Ali (1988), Calvin Davis (1972), Jeremiah Massey (1982), Dave Attell (1965), Logan Browning (1989), and Kelsea Ballerini (1993). After him are Geoffrey S. Fletcher (1970), Jalen Green (2002), Brett Crozier (1970), Jack Lawrence (1976), Shoshannah Stern (1980), and Ross Powers (1979).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Jeret Peterson ranks 766. Before him are Anthony Washington (1966), Thomas Jaeschke (1993), Matthew Antoine (1985), Will Claye (1991), Nia Ali (1988), and Calvin Davis (1972). After him are Torey DeFalco (1997), Derek Mills (1972), Hyleas Fountain (1981), Deena Kastor (1973), Anna Goodale (1983), and Danielle Carruthers (1979).

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