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Andrea Mead Lawrence
David and Andrea Lawrence at the 1956 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1932-04-19)April 19, 1932
Rutland County, Vermont, U.S.
DiedMarch 30, 2009(2009-03-30) (aged 76)
Mammoth Lakes, California
OccupationAlpine skier
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1]
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, giant slalom, slalom, combined
ClubPico Peak Ski Club[1]
Olympics
Teams3 – (1948, 1952, 1956)
Medals2 (2 gold)
World Championships
Teams4 – (1948, 1950, 1952, 1956)
    includes 3 Olympics
Medals2 (2 gold)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing the Andrea Mead Lawrence United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1952 Oslo Slalom
Gold medal – first place 1952 Oslo Giant slalom

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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.

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