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Sport
  
Speed skating

Name
  
Neil Blatchford


Height
  
1.83 m

Weight
  
80 kg

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Born
  
October 5, 1945 (age 78) (
1945-10-05
)
Chicago, United States

Club
  
Northbrook Speedskating Club

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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.

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Personal bests:

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

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