Personal information | |
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Full name | Gordon Ladd Eaton |
Nationality | American |
Born | Littleton, New Hampshire, U.S. | November 28, 1939
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Spouse(s) | Karen Budge |
Sport | |
Sport | Alpine skiing |
Gordon Ladd Eaton (born November 28, 1939), known as Gordi Eaton, is an American alpine skier. He competed in the men's downhill at the 1960 Winter Olympics. [1] Eaton is a Middlebury College Class of 1962 graduate, and competed on the school's alpine ski team. [2]
Eaton married Karen Budge, a former alpine ski racer. They reside in Middlebury, Vermont and co-own a restaurant in Lincoln, New Hampshire, in the White Mountains near Loon Mountain and Cannon Mountain ski areas. [1] [3]
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