Birth Place: Plano, Texas
Birth name: Lance Edward Gunderson
Father: Edward Gunderson
Mother: Linda (Mooneyham) Gunderson
Marriage: Kristin (Richard) Armstrong (1998-2003, divorced)
Children: with Anna Hansen: Olivia Marie, October 18, 2010; Max, June 4, 2009; with Kristin Armstrong: Isabelle Rose and Grace Elizabeth, November 20, 2001; Luke, October 12, 1999
Other Facts:
Armstrong was adopted as a young child by his mother’s second husband, Terry Armstrong.
Since its inception in 1997, the LIVESTRONG Foundation (formerly known as the Lance Armstrong Foundation) has raised over $500 million to support cancer survivors and served 2.5 million people affected by cancer.
Timeline:
1987 – At age sixteen, he competes as a professional tri-athlete.
1989 – While still in high school, he trains with U.S. Olympic cycling developmental team and competes in the Junior World Championships in Moscow, Russia.
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January 17, 2013 – The International Olympic Committee strips Armstrong of the bronze medal he won at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.
January 17, 2013 – In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Armstrong admits to using banned performance-enhancing drugs during his cycling career.
February 22, 2013 – The U.S. Department of Justice has joined the whistle-blower lawsuit against cyclist Lance Armstrong that was originally filed by former teammate Floyd Landis.
March 26, 2013 – ABC News reports that Armstrong is being investigated for doping crimes committed while he lived in Spain during 2004.
April 23, 2013 – The Justice Department files a lawsuit against Armstrong and his company Tailwind Sports for millions of dollars that the U.S. Postal Service spent to sponsor the cycling team. The complaint charges that the use of prohibited drugs constitutes a breach of contract.
September 12, 2013 – Armstrong tweets that he has turned over his Olympic bronze medal, won at the 2000 Sydney Games, to the U.S. Olympic Committee.
March 4, 2014 – Armstrong wins temporary appeal from the Texas appeals court to block SCA Promotions from reopening a 2006 arbitration settlement.
December 28, 2014 – Armstrong’s longtime girlfriend Anna Hansen takes the blame when the SUV they were driving hits two parked cars in Aspen, Colorado.
December 31, 2014 – Hansen admits to police that Armstrong was driving when the couple’s SUV struck the parked cars. Hansen apologizes for lying to police and states that they wanted to avoid publicity of the accident.
January 29, 2015 – The BBC airs an in-depth interview with Lance Armstrong about his history and his future. He states that if he were racing in 1995 “when doping was completely pervasive, I would probably do it again.”
