Lawrence, Andrea Mead (1932–)
Lawrence, Andrea Mead (1932–)
American skier. Name variations: Andrea Mead; Andy Mead. Born Andrea Mead, April 19, 1932, in Rutland, Vermont; m. Dave Lawrence (skier), 1951 (div. 1967).
Won all events held at the Federation International de Ski tryouts in Whitefish, Montana (1949); won 10 out of 16 races (1951); at Oslo Olympics (1952), won gold medals in giant slalom and slalom, the 1st American athlete to win two gold medals in a single Winter Olympics. Awarded White Stag Trophy (1949) and Beck International Trophy (1952); inducted into National Ski Hall of Fame (1958) and International Women's Sports Hall of Fame (1983); at 1960 Squaw Valley Olympics, skied the Olympic flame into the stadium.
See also Women in World History.
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