Monty Hoyt

Monty Hoyt (September 13, 1944 in Baltimore, Maryland – October 9, 1997 in Phoenix, Arizona) was an American figure skater. He was the 1962 U.S. national champion, the 1961 Junior national champion, and the 1959 Novice national champion. He represented the United States at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where he placed 10th.

Monty Hoyt
Full name	Monty Hoyt
Born	(1944-09-13)September 13, 1944 Baltimore, Maryland
Died	October 9, 1997(1997-10-09) (aged 53) Phoenix, Arizona
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Figure skating career
Country	United States
Skating club	Broadmoor SC

After winning the U.S. junior title in 1961, Hoyt had tickets to be on Sabena Flight 548 to attend the World Figure Skating Championships. He cancelled at the last moment, and so was not on the flight when the plane crashed, killing everyone aboard.

Hoyt graduated from the University of Denver and was a Marshall scholar at Oxford, graduating in PPE from Corpus Christi College in 1967. Later in life, Hoyt was a member of the Presidential Commission on Olympic Sports. He died of melanoma at age 53.

Competitive highlights

International
Event	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964
Winter Olympics						10th
World Championships				6th	11th	11th
National
U.S. Championships	1st N	5th J	1st J	1st	3rd	3rd
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

References

• Monty Hoyt at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Monty Hoyt at Olympedia
• "Past U.S. Champions - Senior" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-09. (123 KiB)
• "Monty Hoyt, 53, Figure Skating Champion". New York Times. October 14, 1997. Retrieved October 20, 2009.