Thomas Litz

Thomas Litz (born March 14, 1945) is a retired American figure skater. He won the gold medal at the 1963 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and placed sixth at the 1964 Winter Olympics. Litz is credited as being the first skater to land the triple toe loop jump, a feat he accomplished at the 1964 World Figure Skating Championships.^[1]

Thomas Litz
Litz in February 1962
Born	(1945-03-14) March 14, 1945 (age 80) Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1]
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Figure skating career
Country	United States
Coach	Felix Kaspar[2]
Skating club	Hershey Figure Skating Club
Medal record Representing United States Figure skating North American Championships 1963 Vancouver Singles

Litz had to withdraw from the 1963 World Figure Skating Championships because of a sprained ankle.^[3] He coaches figure skating in Lake Placid, New York.^[1]

Results

International
Event	1961	1962	1963	1964
Winter Olympics				6th
World Championships			WD	6th
North American Championships			2nd
National
U.S. Championships	6th J	1st J	1st	2nd
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew