Terry McDermott, 23, who won the first gold medal for the U.S. in the ninth Winter Olympic games, is hoisted to the shoulders of teammates after his triumph at Innsbruck, Feb. 4, 1964.

Terry McDermott, the speed skater who won the lone U.S. gold medal of the 1964 Winter Olympics, then appeared on “The Ed Sullivan Show” episode that also included the Beatles’ live American TV debut, ...

Terry McDermott, a speedskater who won the only gold medal for the United States at the 1964 Winter Olympics, died May 20 at 82. U.S. Speedskating announced the death in a statement but provided ...

Terry McDermott, 23, of Essexville, Mich., skates in the 500-meter speed skating race on his way to the only U.S. gold medal at the Olympic Games at Innsbruck, Austria, on Feb. 4, 1964.

FILE - Terry McDermott, 23, of Essexville, Mich., skates in the 500-meter speedskating event on his way to first place and the first U.S. Olympic gold medal at the ninth Winter Olympic games at ...

FILE - Terry McDermott, 23, of Essexville, Mich., skates in the 500-meter speedskating event on his way to first place and the first U.S. Olympic gold medal at the ninth Winter Olympic games at ...

Terry McDermott, who won the only gold medal for the United States at the 1964 Winter Olympics, has died. Skip to content. Birthdays and Anniversaries. Regional Obituaries. Contests.

Terry McDermott on his way to first place in the 500-meter speedskating event at the ninth Winter Olympic games at Innsbruck, Austria on Feb. 4, 1964. AP Photo/Rider-Rider, File.

(AP) - Terry McDermott, who won the only gold medal for the United States at the 1964 Winter Olympics and then appeared with the Beatles during their American television debut, has died. He was 82.

Terry McDermott, who won the only gold medal for the United States at the 1964 Winter Olympics, has died. He was 82. U.S. Speedskating said in a statement posted on social media Monday that ...

(AP) - Terry McDermott, who won the only gold medal for the United States at the 1964 Winter Olympics and then appeared with the Beatles during their American television debut, has died. He was 82.

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