Trina Hosmer

Trina Hosmer (born March 28, 1945) is an American cross-country skier. She competed in the women's 10 kilometre at the 1972 Winter Olympics.[1] Hosmer is a graduate of the University of Vermont, where she was a member of the school's cross-country ski team.[2]

Trina Hosmer
Personal information
Full nameTrina Arlene Barton Hosmer
NationalityAmerican
Born (1945-03-28) March 28, 1945
Watertown, New York, United States
Sport
SportCross-country skiing

Personal life

Hosmer was introduced to cross-country skiing at the University of Vermont by her boyfriend, and future husband, Dave Hosmer. Hosmer graduated from SUNY Potsdam in 1966 and earned her masters at Vermont in 1968. She and her husband later became faculty members at the University of Massachusetts, where she was a statistical software consultant. Hosmer was also a nationally caliber 1,500 meter runner, in addition to her cross-country skiing. She later became an active masters racer and Nordic ski instructor. Into her 70s, she had won over 30 gold medals at the Masters World Championships.[1] Hosmer won three gold medals in the 2019 Masters World Cup competition in Beitostølen, Norway.[3]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Trina Hosmer Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  2. "Olympians". University of Vermont. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  3. "Stowe's Trina Hosmer wins 3 golds at World Masters". Retrieved April 3, 2020.


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