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Lauren Meece

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Lauren 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.