 David and Andrea Lawrence at the 1956 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | April 19, 1932 Rutland County, Vermont, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | March 30, 2009 (aged 76) Mammoth Lakes, California | |||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, giant slalom, slalom, combined | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Pico Peak Ski Club[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (1948, 1952, 1956) | |||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (2 gold) | |||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 4 – (1948, 1950, 1952, 1956) includes 3 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (2 gold) | |||||||||||||||||
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Andrea Mead Lawrence (April 19, 1932 – March 30, 2009)[2] was an American alpine ski racer and environmentalist. She competed in three Winter Olympics and one additional World Championship (Olympic competitions also counted as the Worlds during that period), and was the first American alpine skier to win two Olympic gold medals.[3]
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrea Mead-Lawrence". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ^ Nelson, Valerie J. (April 1, 2009). "Andrea Mead Lawrence dies at 76; Olympic Alpine skier became environmentalist". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 5 April 2009. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
- ^ Martin, Douglas (2009-04-01). "Andrea Mead Lawrence, Skiing Champion, Dies at 76". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2015-09-04. Retrieved 2020-07-25.