Lauren Meece

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Lauren Meece
Personal information
Born (1983-02-06) 6 February 1983 (age 42)
Hollywood, Los Angeles, United States
Sport
Sport Judo
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States.svg United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Winnipeg Lightweight

Lauren Michele Meece (born 6 February 1983) is an American former judoka who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics. [1] In an editorial about LGBT Olympians being out at the Olympics she stated that athletes should be allowed to focus on their sports goals without having to be role models. [2] She came out after her competition. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lauren Meece". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  2. ↑ Olympics Are Not the Place for Gay Politics Archived 2010-12-07 at the Wayback Machine By Lauren Meece (Reprinted with permission from South Florida Blade).
  3. ↑ Heath, Ryan (August 25, 2008). "A win for Australia - and for gay athletes everywhere". The Age . Retrieved December 12, 2014.


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