Olympic Games after Olympic Games, Vermont sends more athletes to compete per capita than any other state. In fact, it’s kind of a landslide in comparison! Check out our article here which talks about that, but for now, we’d like to move onto something a bit more perplexing. The town of Norwich has the unusual — and awesome — reputation for sending a large number of athletes to represent the United States at the Olympics every four years. With roughly 3,400 residents, the amount of Olympians from this little town in VT is staggering. Let’s take a look!
The town of Norwich is a classically wonderful town in Vermont.
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You’ll find a general store, historic inns, and… LOTS of Olympians!
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This little town has put 12 athletes on Winter Olympic teams since 1984.
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All but one Winter Olympics since 1984 has had a Norwich athlete competing.
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The town is incredibly proud of their athletes such as Hannah Kearney (pictured). Kearney was born in Norwich and took home a won a gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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This year Vermont is represented by 13 athletes at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
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So once again, Vermont is sending more athletes to the Winter Olympics per capita than any other state.
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Did you know that Vermont is the place to be if you want to up your chances of becoming an Olympic athlete? Click here to read all about it!
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Not to mention, there have been two athletes that competed in the Summer Olympics!
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While Norwich has a large number of Olympians from this little town in VT, it’s not the only town with a surprising fact. Your college tuition to Ivy League Dartmouth College might be free if you’re from this town in Vermont.
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