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Andrea Mead Lawrence

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Athlete

The Resume

    (April 19, 1932- )
    Birth name is Andrea Mead
    Won two 1952 Olympic gold medals in Alpine skiing

Why she might be annoying:

    She could have won all three events at the 1952 Oslo Olympics but she fell in the downhill and was out.
    She failed to win a medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
    She was married at 19.
    She had three children between the 1952 and 1956 Olympics.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was the first alpine skier to win two events in a single Olympics.
    Her Olympic feat in 1952 got her a telegram from President Truman, calling it 'a great honor for the United States.'
    She fell during the 1952 Olympic slalom, but got back up, raced on, and won the gold medal.
    She won the very first Olympic Giant Slalom gold medal.
    She competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland in 1948 at the age of 15.
    She brought in the torch on skis during the opening ceremonies of the 1960 Olympics in Squaw Valley, California.

Credit: JonnyVan


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 27.78% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 27 Votes: 51.85% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 21 Votes: 61.90% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 175 Votes: 44.00% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 127 Votes: 52.76% Annoying