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American cross-country skier (1933–2024) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lawrence Snow Damon (December 8, 1933 – March 15, 2024) was an American cross-country skier and biathlete who competed in the 1956, 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics.
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Born | Burlington, Vermont, U.S. | December 8, 1933||||||||||||||
Died | March 15, 2024 90) Winooski, Vermont, U.S. | (aged||||||||||||||
Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Skiing career | |||||||||||||||
Disciplines | Cross-country skiing, Biathlon | ||||||||||||||
Club | UVM Outing Club[1] | ||||||||||||||
Retired | 1970[2] | ||||||||||||||
Olympics | |||||||||||||||
Teams | 4 – (1956–Cross Country, 1960–Biathlon, 1964–Cross Country, 1968–Cross Country)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Medals | 0[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Born on December 8, 1933 in Burlington, Vermont, Damon attended Burlington High School where he was a four event skier.[1][2]
Damon was inducted into the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum Hall of Fame in 2010.[2]
Damon graduated from the University of Vermont in 1955.[1] After the 1956 Olympics, he joined the U.S. Army where he competed in biathlon.[2] After marrying Norwegian Olympic cross-country skier Babben Enger he briefly lived in Norway, but in 1970 settled in Vermont to work as a ski instructor at the Trapp Family Lodge.[2][1]
Damon died in Winooski, Vermont on March 15, 2024, at the age of 90.[10]
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