Larry Damon
American cross-country skier (1933–2024)
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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 | December 8, 1933 Burlington, Vermont, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | March 15, 2024 (aged 90) Winooski, Vermont, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| 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] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
Born on December 8, 1933 in Burlington, Vermont, Damon attended Burlington High School where he was a four event skier.[1][2]
Career
- 1951 won the State Slalom Championship and placed second in the Cross-country Championship.[2]
- 1952–1955 won the first NCAA Cross-country Ski Championship for UVM.[2]
- 1956 placed 51st in the 15 km cross-country ski at the 1956 Olympics[3] and Men's 4x10 km Cross-country Ski Relay, ranked 12th with personal time in the 3rd leg of 0:37:27 and total team time of 2:32:04. Relay teammates were Ted Farwell, Mack Miller and Marvin Crawford.[4]
- 1958–1959 Competes for the US Military Biathlon teams.[1]
- 1959 won pre-Olympic North American Biathlon.[2]
- 1960 placed 24th in the 20 km biathlon at the 1960 Olympics.[5]
- 1961 won US Championships in 15 km Cross-country Ski and 30 km Cross-country Ski.[1]
- 1962 finished 10th in the 1962 Boston Marathon with a time of 2:34:05.[1]
- 1964 placed 46th in the 30 km[6] and 28th in the 50 km cross-country Ski at the 1964 Olympics.[7]
- 1968 placed 55th in the 15 km[8] and 32nd in the 50 km Cross-country ski[9] at the 1968 Olympics.
Publicity press and promotions
Damon was inducted into the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum Hall of Fame in 2010.[2]
Personal life and death
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]