Penny McCoy (born October 9, 1949) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States.
At age 16, McCoy won the bronze medal in the women's slalom at the 1966 World Championships in Portillo, Chile. She had six top ten finishes in World Cup competition.
Shortly before the 1968 Winter Olympics, McCoy and Sandy Shellworth were left off the U.S. team by head coach Bob Beattie, displaced by new arrivals Kiki Cutter and Judy Nagel. Shellworth did get to compete, as an injury replacement in the downhill, but McCoy did not.
World Cup results 6 top ten finishes - (4 SL, 2 GS) Season Date Location Discipline Place1967 10 Jan 1967 Grindelwald, Switzerland Slalom5th26 Feb 1967 St. Gervais, France Slalom 6th28 Feb 1967 Giant slalom8th12 Mar 1967 Franconia, USASlalom 5th1968 25 Jan 1968 St. Gervais, France Slalom 9th24 Feb 1968 Oslo, Norway Giant slalom 10th
Personal McCoy is the daughter of Dave McCoy (b. 1915), the founder of Mammoth Mountain Ski Area in California in 1953. She and her five siblings were raised in nearby Bishop. McCoy is the sister of Dennis McCoy (b. 1945), who was also a World Cup racer. He finished 21st in the downhill at the 1968 Olympics. She was formerly married to stuntman Stan Barrett (b. 1943). Stuntmen David Barrett and Stanton Barrett (b. 1972) are their sons.
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External links
Penny McCoy at the U.S. Ski Hall of Fame and Museum Real Penny McCoy.com – speaker Power to Change.com – Penny McCoy