John Bower was an American Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1960s and later went on to become a coach of the American Nordic skiing team for the 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympic team. He also became the first non-European to ever win at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival in Norway with his 1968 victory in the Nordic combined event, winning the prestigious King's Cup.
- Occupation
- Nordic combined skier
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- November 8, 1941, November 8, 1940
- Died
- June 6, 2017