Mary Docter
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Mary Angela Docter is an American
speed skater
from Madison, Wisconsin
. She competed in four Olympic Games
(in 1980, 1984, 1988 and 1992), mainly in the 3,000 meter event. Her third-place finish in the all-around at the 1981 World Championship was the last medal won by the United States in that event as of 2003.http://www.123exp-biographies.com/t/00034199142/
After the 1988 Olympic Games, she admitted that she got stoned three nights during the week prior to competition. She said it was an excuse for not being better. It enabled her, should she end up performing poorly, to blame the use of substances. But if she won, she would be able to perceive herself as having exceptional ability, because she overcame the effects of performance-inhibiting drugs. Win or lose, she was covered. She finished 19th in the 3,000 meters and 11th in the 5,000 meters event.http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE1DE133BF937A15751C1A967958260&scp=2&sq=&st=nyt
According to the New York Times,http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE1DE133BF937A15751C1A967958260&scp=2&sq=&st=nyt after Docter qualified for the 1992 team in three speed-skating events — 1,500, 3,000 and 5,000 meters — she told the media about her drug addiction over the past 10 years, revealing its destructive nature and how she finally confronted the problem by seeking help.
Docter is the sister of fellow Olympic athlete Sarah Docter
.http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/do/mary-docter-1.html
United States
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speed skater
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
from Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
. She competed in four Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
(in 1980, 1984, 1988 and 1992), mainly in the 3,000 meter event. Her third-place finish in the all-around at the 1981 World Championship was the last medal won by the United States in that event as of 2003.http://www.123exp-biographies.com/t/00034199142/
After the 1988 Olympic Games, she admitted that she got stoned three nights during the week prior to competition. She said it was an excuse for not being better. It enabled her, should she end up performing poorly, to blame the use of substances. But if she won, she would be able to perceive herself as having exceptional ability, because she overcame the effects of performance-inhibiting drugs. Win or lose, she was covered. She finished 19th in the 3,000 meters and 11th in the 5,000 meters event.http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE1DE133BF937A15751C1A967958260&scp=2&sq=&st=nyt
According to the New York Times,http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE1DE133BF937A15751C1A967958260&scp=2&sq=&st=nyt after Docter qualified for the 1992 team in three speed-skating events — 1,500, 3,000 and 5,000 meters — she told the media about her drug addiction over the past 10 years, revealing its destructive nature and how she finally confronted the problem by seeking help.
Docter is the sister of fellow Olympic athlete Sarah Docter
Sarah Docter
Sarah Docter is a former athlete in the speed skating competition who representated the United States at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. She would win several national championships in the 1970s, including 1978 when she won championships in both the short track and long track...
.http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/do/mary-docter-1.html