Scott Hamilton bio: net worth, age, height, weight, wife, kids, wiki.
Scott Scovell Hamilton is a former American figure skater and Olympic gold winner. He won four consecutive US championships (1981–84), four consecutive World Championships (1981–84), and a gold medal in the 1984 Olympics. His signature skill is a backflip, which few other figure skaters can accomplish and is against US Figure Skating and Olympic competition rules, but which he exploited to placate the audience in both his amateur display routines and his professional competition routines.
Scott Hamilton: Profile summary
Birth Name | Scott Scovell Hamilton |
Tag Name | Scott Hamilton |
Male/Female | Male |
Main Profession | Figure Skater, Actor, and TV producer |
Citizenship | American |
Born In | Toledo, Ohio |
Birth Day | 28-Aug-58 |
Age as in 2022 | 64 years old |
Heights | 1.60 m |
Height(s) Feet | 5 feet and 2 inches |
Height(s) cm | 160 cm |
Weight(s) | 65 kg |
Weight(s) in pound | 143 pounds |
Dates with | No |
Marital Status | Married |
Spouse | Tracie Robinson |
Daughter and Son | Maxx Hamilton, Aidan McIntosh Hamilton & daughter Evelyn |
Earning | Not available |
Net Worths | $35 million |
Scott Hamilton: Early Life & Biography
Scott Hamilton was born on 28th August 1958 in Bowling Green, Ohio, USA. Scott Hamilton went to the Crim Elementary School, but then at the age of 13, he started taking training in ice skating with Pierre Brunet. He is a former figure skater, who won the US championship four years in a row between 1981 and 1984, also four World Championships, and a gold medal in the 1984 Winter Olympic Games.
He is best known for his backflip move, which only a few skaters could accomplish. He started his sports career in the mid-`70s and retired in the early 2000s. Scott Hamilton has later associated with the Make-A-Wish Foundation in the 90s. He also became a global ambassador for the Special Olympics. Hamilton has suffered, in his lifetime, two different types of cancer, testicular cancer, and a brain tumor, both resolved later.
Scott Hamilton: Personal Life
Scott has been married to Tracie since 20002; the couple has two children. His height is 5’3” inches, apparently because of health issues when he was a child. However, his troubles didn`t stop there, and in 1997 he was diagnosed with testicular cancer, which after several surgical operations was eliminated. Then he was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2004, and on two more occasions, received the same news, despite several operations and therapies. Nevertheless, Scott didn`t flinch and continued his fight against the terrible disease. Hamilton is the adopted son of Dorothy and Ernest S. Hamilton, who also had another adopted son, and a biological daughter named Susan.
Scott Hamilton: Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 28 August 1958, Scott Hamilton is 62 years old as of today’s date 24th January 2021. Hamilton’s height is 5′ 3″ (1.60m) tall, and his weight is 65 kg.
Scott Hamilton: Career
Scott reached No. 3 in the US Figure Skating Championships, in his amateur debut in the 1980s, which helped him to join the U.S Olympic team and he stood 5th in his first Winter Olympics. Scott dominated the U.S Championships even in his breakout year in 1981, giving an amazing performance, which made the people fall in love with the talented sophomore. Scott continued his winning spree on ice, and won every U.S Championships until 1984, crowning his amateur career with the gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympic Games.
This success made him professional that same year, and became a part of the Ice Capades, touring the USA for two years before starting his own venture “Scotts Hamilton`s “Stars on Ice.” Until 2001, he was the important figure in the tour, alongside Rosalynn Sumners, but he subsequently retired. The success of his venture boosted his net worth by a considerable margin, over and above touring through the USA, they also made an impact across Europe.
Scott was longing to write a book and wanted to share the secret of his success. He wrote the book The Great Eight, in 2009 where he shared the secrets of his happiness although he overcame numerous challenges and disappointments throughout his life. After a long gap, he wrote the book Finish First: Winning Changes Everything, in 2018, which is about the value of competition, published by Thomas Nelson.
Scott Hamilton: Awards
Scott Hamilton has won so many awards, medals and trophies during his career. Here are some of them:
- March Of Dimes Achievement Award in 1984.
- American Skating World Professional Skater of the Year in 1986.
- International Skating Union’s Jacques Favart Award in 1988.
- Induction into the USA Olympic Hall of Fame and World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1990.
Scott Hamilton: Net worth
Scott Hamilton’s career has earned him an estimated net worth of $35 Million.