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Lea Ann Parsley

1968 - Today

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Lea Ann Parsley (born June 12, 1968) is a retired American skeleton racer from Granville, Ohio. She was the first female skeleton athlete to win a world cup medal for the United States and earned a silver medal in the women's skeleton event, a first in Olympic history, during the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Winter Games. She was also one of eight athletes chosen to carry the World Trade Center flag into the Opening Ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Lea Ann Parsley is the 5,510th most popular athlete (down from 5,275th in 2024), the 19,014th most popular biography from United States (down from 18,714th in 2019) and the 675th most popular American Athlete.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Lea Ann Parsley ranks 1,164Before her are Dennis Scott, Skee-Lo, Mark McGrath, Richard Hart, Troy Dalbey, and Jud Buechler. After her are David Izonritei, Marnie McBean, Sabeer Bhatia, Elden Campbell, Willy Okpara, and Christian Colson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lea Ann Parsley ranks 19,022 out of 20,380Before her are Tyus Edney (1973), Ron White (1956), Dev Hynes (1985), Jon Koncak (1963), Maicel Malone-Wallace (1969), and Malcolm Brogdon (1992). After her are Johanna Braddy (1987), Donna Weinbrecht (1965), Nick Collison (1980), Audrey Wasilewski (1967), Shannon Miller (1977), and Davis Love III (1964).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Lea Ann Parsley ranks 675Before her are Steve McCrory (1964), Matt Hemingway (1972), McLain Ward (null), Angela Daigle (1976), Gu Hong (1988), and Maicel Malone-Wallace (1969). After her are Donna Weinbrecht (1965), Anthony Gatto (1973), Richard Kennelly (1965), Sandi Morris (1992), Andrea Anderson (1977), and Wallace Spearmon (1984).