{{Short description|American cross-country skier (1933–2024)}} {{Infobox alpine ski racer |name = Larry Damon |image = Larry Damon 1970.jpg |image_size = |caption = Damon in 1970 |disciplines = Cross-country skiing, Biathlon |club = UVM Outing Club<ref name="srolympic" /> |birth_date = {{birth date|1933|12|8}} |birth_place = Burlington, Vermont, U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|2024|3|15|1933|12|8}} |death_place = Winooski, Vermont, U.S. |height = {{convert|1.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name="srolympic" /> |wcdebut = |retired = 1970<ref name="vtssm">{{cite web|title=Lawrence Snow Damon|url=http://www.vtssm.com/hall-of-fame/2010#ldamon|publisher=Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum|accessdate=17 July 2012}}</ref> |website = |olympicteams = 4 – ''(1956–Cross Country, 1960–Biathlon, 1964–Cross Country, 1968–Cross Country)''<ref name="srolympic" /> |olympicmedals = 0<ref name="srolympic" /> |olympicgolds = |worldsteams = |wcseasons = |wcwins = |wcpodiums = |wcoveralls = |wctitles = |show-medals = |medals = {{MedalCountry|the {{nowrap|{{USA}}}}}} {{MedalCompetition|US Championships}} {{MedalGold|1961|15 km cross-country ski}} {{MedalGold|1961|30 km cross-country ski}} }}
'''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.
== Early life == Born on December 8, 1933 in Burlington, Vermont, Damon attended Burlington High School where he was a four event skier.<ref name="srolympic">{{ Cite sports-reference |title = Larry Damon |url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/larry-damon-1.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418105141/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/larry-damon-1.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = 18 April 2020 |access-date = 17 July 2012}}</ref><ref name="vtssm" />
== Career == * 1951 won the State Slalom Championship and placed second in the Cross-country Championship.<ref name="vtssm" /> * 1952–1955 won the first NCAA Cross-country Ski Championship for UVM.<ref name="vtssm" /> * 1956 placed 51st in the 15 km cross-country ski at the 1956 Olympics<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Olympic Reports|year=1956|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1956/orw1956.pdf|accessdate=21 July 2012|page=608|archive-date=28 August 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828173259/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1956/orw1956.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Olympic Reports|year=1956|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1956/orw1956.pdf|accessdate=21 July 2012|page=615|archive-date=28 August 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828173259/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1956/orw1956.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> * 1958–1959 Competes for the US Military Biathlon teams.<ref name="srolympic" /> * 1959 won pre-Olympic North American Biathlon.<ref name="vtssm" /> * 1960 placed 24th in the 20 km biathlon at the 1960 Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Olympic Reports|year=1960|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1960/1960w.pdf|accessdate=21 July 2012|page=120|archive-date=25 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225173336/https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll8/id/9406/rec/28|url-status=dead}}</ref> * 1961 won US Championships in 15 km Cross-country Ski and 30 km Cross-country Ski.<ref name="srolympic" /> * 1962 finished 10th in the 1962 Boston Marathon with a time of 2:34:05.<ref name="srolympic" /> * 1964 placed 46th in the 30 km<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Olympic Reports |year=1964 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1964/orw1964.pdf |accessdate=21 July 2012 |page=109 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207081931/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1964/orw1964.pdf |archivedate= 7 February 2012 }}</ref> and 28th in the 50 km cross-country Ski at the 1964 Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Olympic Reports |year=1964 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1964/orw1964.pdf |accessdate=21 July 2012 |page=108 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207081931/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1964/orw1964.pdf |archivedate= 7 February 2012 }}</ref> * 1968 placed 55th in the 15 km<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Olympic Reports |year=1968 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1968/or1968.pdf |accessdate=21 July 2012 |page=377 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226202636/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1968/or1968.pdf |archivedate=26 February 2008 }}</ref> and 32nd in the 50 km Cross-country ski<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Olympic Reports |year=1968 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1968/or1968.pdf |accessdate=21 July 2012 |page=378 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226202636/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1968/or1968.pdf |archivedate=26 February 2008 }}</ref> at the 1968 Olympics.
== Publicity press and promotions == Damon was inducted into the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum Hall of Fame in 2010.<ref name="vtssm" />
== Personal life and death == Damon graduated from the University of Vermont in 1955.<ref name="srolympic"/> After the 1956 Olympics, he joined the U.S. Army where he competed in biathlon.<ref name="vtssm" /> 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.<ref name="vtssm" /><ref name="srolympic" />
Damon died in Winooski, Vermont on March 15, 2024, at the age of 90.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lawrence Snow "Larry" Damon |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/lawrence-damon-obituary?id=54643857&fbclid=IwAR03SZWoamZHQhtf1Uwg8OJMfcpxhrjflXj2_N1Ls9tGrEVSALVwNiIs4q8 |website=Legacy |access-date=9 April 2024}}</ref>
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