The Olympics Lists (6 of 10): Those who Finished Fourth

In the summer of 2012, I read a great article in "The Washington Post" about the devastation of finishing fourth, especially in sports like the marathon! Psychologically, finishing fourth at the Olympics can have a very adverse effect, given all the years of training involved.

So, we compiled a list of fourth place finishers at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. The most famous fourth-place finisher at the 2014 Sochi Olympics is Shaun White, but he has won gold in men's snowboarding at the two prior Olympics.

Lolo Jones, who was a fourth -place finisher in a sprint at the 2012 London Olympics, turned her attention to bobsledding; she is now part of the American delegation in Russia.

Here are the fourth-place finishers:

1) Simon Eder (pictured). Age 30. Austria. Biathlon.

2) Alex Gough. Age 26. Canada. Women's Luge.

3) Sven Thorgen. Age 19. Sweden. Men's Snowboarding.

4) Hannah Teter. Age 27. USA. Women's Snowboarding.

5)  Andi Langerhan. Age 29. Germany. Men's Luge.

6) Sina Candrian. Age 25. Switzerland. Women's Snowboarding.

7) Anton Shipulin. Age 28. Russia. Men's Biathlon.

8) Eliza Outtrim. Age 28. USA. Free-style Skiing.

9) J.R. Celski. Age 23. USA. Men's Short-track Speed-skating.

10) Daniela Merighetti. Italy. Women's Alpine Skiing.


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