Olympic Gold Medal
- ️Wed Dec 17 2008
Olympic Gold Medal
HONOR
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kjetil André Aamodt | Skier | 2-Sep-1971 | Alpine skier, 8 Olympic medals | |
| Jim Abbott | Baseball | 19-Sep-1967 | One-handed MLB pitcher | |
| Tenley Albright | Figure Skating | 18-Jul-1935 | Olympic figure skater, Gold Medal in 1956 | |
| Steve Alford | Basketball | 23-Nov-1964 | Head Coach, UNM | |
| Muhammad Ali | Boxing | 17-Jan-1942 | Floated like butterfly, stung like bee | |
| Ray Allen | Basketball | 20-Jul-1975 | Miami Heat shooting guard | |
| Kurt Angle | Wrestling | 9-Dec-1968 | Olympic medalist, WWE wrestler | |
| Evelyn Ashford | Track and Field | 15-Apr-1957 | Olympic sprinter, 4 Gold Medals | |
| Donovan Bailey | Track and Field | 16-Dec-1967 | Canadian sprinter, Gold Medal in 1996 | |
| Oksana Baiul | Figure Skating | 16-Nov-1977 | Olympic figure skater | |
| Boris Becker | Tennis | 22-Nov-1967 | Wimbledon winner at 17 | |
| Walt Bellamy | Basketball | 24-Jul-1939 | NBA Hall of Famer | |
| Matt Biondi | Swimmer | 8-Oct-1965 | Competitive swimmer, 10 Olympic medals | |
| Bonnie Blair | Speed Skating | 18-Mar-1964 | Five-time speed skater Olympic gold medalist | |
| Fanny Blankers-Koen | Track and Field | 26-Apr-1918 | 25-Jan-2004 | Four gold medals in 1948 |
| Brian Boitano | Figure Skating | 22-Oct-1963 | What would he do? | |
| Usain Bolt | Track and Field | 21-Aug-1986 | Olympic sprinter, 3 Gold Medals in 2008 | |
| Ralph Boston | Track and Field | 9-May-1939 | First long jumper to exceed 27 feet | |
| Bill Bradley | Politician | 28-Jul-1943 | US Senator from New Jersey, 1979-97 | |
| Valerie Brisco-Hooks | Track and Field | 6-Jul-1960 | Olympic runner, 3 Gold Medals in 1984 | |
| Larry Brown | Basketball | 14-Sep-1940 | NBA and NCAA Coach | |
| Sergey Bubka | Track and Field | 4-Dec-1963 | Pole vaulter | |
| Dick Button | Figure Skating | 18-Jul-1929 | Olympic figure skater | |
| Lee Calhoun | Track and Field | 23-Feb-1933 | 22-Jun-1989 | Olympic hurdler |
| Milt Campbell | Track and Field | 9-Dec-1933 | Olympic decathlete | |
| Jennifer Capriati | Tennis | 29-Mar-1976 | Troubled tennis pro | |
| Tracy Caulkins | Swimmer | 11-Jan-1963 | Olympic swimmer | |
| Sebastian Coe | Track and Field | 29-Sep-1956 | Won 4 Olympic running medals | |
| Nadia Comaneci | Gymnastics | 12-Nov-1961 | Olympic gymnast | |
| Constantine II | Royalty | 2-Jun-1940 | King of Greece, 1964-73 | |
| Buster Crabbe | Actor | 17-Feb-1907 | 23-Apr-1983 | Flash Gordon |
| John Curry | Figure Skating | 9-Sep-1949 | 15-Apr-1994 | Figure Skater, 1976 Olympic Gold Medalist |
| Ann Curtis | Swimmer | 6-Mar-1926 | 26-Jun-2012 | Olympic swimmer |
| Betty Cuthbert | Track and Field | 20-Apr-1938 | Olympic sprinter | |
| Bj�rn Daehlie | Skier | 19-Jun-1967 | Cross country skier, 12 Olympic Medals | |
| Adrian Dantley | Basketball | 28-Feb-1956 | Former NBA small forward | |
| Tamás Darnyi | Swimmer | 3-Jun-1967 | Medley swimmer, four Olympic Gold Medals | |
| Lindsay Davenport | Tennis | 8-Jun-1976 | Winner of 6 Grand Slam titles | |
| Victor Davis | Swimmer | 10-Feb-1964 | 13-Nov-1989 | Olympic Gold medalist, killed in hit-and-run |
| Donna de Varona | Swimmer | 26-Apr-1947 | Swimmer, two Olympic Gold medals in 1964 | |
| Gail Devers | Track and Field | 19-Nov-1966 | Olympic runner | |
| Klaus Dibiasi | Diver | 6-Oct-1947 | Platform diver, 3 Olympic Gold Medals | |
| Harrison Dillard | Track and Field | 8-Jul-1923 | Olympic hurdler | |
| Clyde Drexler | Basketball | 22-Jun-1962 | NBA Hall of Famer | |
| Eddie Eagan | Boxing | 26-Apr-1897 | 14-Jun-1967 | Won Summer and Winter Olympic Gold |
| Herb Elliott | Track and Field | 25-Feb-1938 | Middle distance runner | |
| Kornelia Ender | Swimmer | 25-Oct-1958 | Four Olympic Gold Medals in 1976 | |
| Stein Eriksen | Skier | 11-Dec-1927 | Norwegian Alpine skier | |
| Janet Evans | Swimmer | 28-Aug-1971 | Olympic distance swimmer | |
| Lee Evans | Track and Field | 25-Feb-1947 | Sprinter, 2 Olympic Gold Medals in 1968 | |
| Peggy Fleming | Figure Skating | 27-Jul-1948 | Olympic gold medal winning ice skater | |
| George Foreman | Boxing | 10-Jan-1949 | Champ knocks out the fat | |
| Peter Forsberg | Hockey | 20-Jul-1973 | Swedish NHL player | |
| Dick Fosbury | Track and Field | 6-Mar-1947 | High jumper invented Fosbury Flop | |
| Dawn Fraser | Swimmer | 4-Sep-1937 | Olympic gold medal swimmer | |
| Joe Frazier | Boxing | 12-Jan-1944 | 7-Nov-2011 | Smokin' Joe |
| Cathy Freeman | Track and Field | 16-Feb-1973 | Olympic 400m gold medalist | |
| Shane Gould | Swimmer | 23-Nov-1956 | Swimmer, 5 Olympic Medals in 1972 | |
| Steffi Graf | Tennis | 14-Jun-1969 | Winner of 22 Grand Slam titles | |
| Maurice Greene | Track and Field | 23-Jul-1974 | Olympic sprinter, four medals | |
| Alex Groza | Basketball | 7-Oct-1926 | 21-Jan-1995 | Caught in point shaving scandal |
| Grant Hackett | Swimmer | 9-May-1980 | Australian distance swimmer | |
| Dorothy Hamill | Figure Skating | 26-Jul-1956 | Olympic figure skater, gold medal 1976 | |
| Scott Hamilton | Figure Skating | 28-Aug-1958 | Olympic ice skater | |
| Mia Hamm | Soccer | 17-Mar-1972 | Top US women's soccer player | |
| Dominik Hasek | Hockey | 29-Jan-1965 | Detroit Red Wings | |
| Bob Hayes | Football | 20-Dec-1942 | 18-Sep-2002 | Sprinter, Cowboy, NFH Hall-of-Famer |
| Walt Hazzard | Basketball | 15-Apr-1942 | 18-Nov-2011 | UCLA basketball coach 1984-88 |
| Eric Heiden | Speed Skating | 15-Jun-1958 | Olympic speed skater, 5 gold medals | |
| Carol Heiss | Figure Skating | 20-Jan-1940 | Figure skater, Gold Medal in 1960 Olympics | |
| Sonja Henie | Figure Skating | 8-Apr-1912 | 12-Oct-1969 | Norwegian figure skater |
| Justine Henin | Tennis | 1-Jun-1982 | Winner of 7 grand slams | |
| Oscar De La Hoya | Boxing | 4-Feb-1973 | Mexican-American boxer | |
| Sarah Hughes | Figure Skating | 2-May-1985 | Figure skater, won gold in 2002 Olympics | |
| Miguel Induráin | Cyclist | 16-Jul-1964 | Five-time Tour de France winner | |
| Jaromir Jagr | Hockey | 15-Feb-1972 | Dallas Stars | |
| Bruce Jenner | Track and Field | 28-Oct-1949 | US Olympic track and field star | |
| Bill Johnson | Skier | 30-Mar-1960 | Downhill skiing gold medal, 1984 | |
| Michael Johnson | Track and Field | 13-Sep-1967 | Sprinter, 5-time Olympic Gold medalist | |
| Rafer Johnson | Track and Field | 18-Aug-1935 | Olympic track and field star | |
| Shawn Johnson | Gymnastics | 19-Jan-1992 | Four Olympic gold medals in 2008 | |
| K. C. Jones | Basketball | 25-May-1932 | Boston Celtics | |
| Marion Jones | Track and Field | 12-Oct-1975 | Fastest woman on Earth, with an asterisk | |
| Al Joyner | Track and Field | 19-Jan-1960 | Olympic Gold medalist in 1984 | |
| Florence Griffith Joyner | Track and Field | 21-Dec-1959 | 21-Sep-1998 | Olympic sprinter |
| Jackie Joyner-Kersee | Track and Field | 3-Mar-1962 | Track and Field medalist | |
| Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Tennis | 18-Feb-1974 | Winner of 6 Grand Slam titles | |
| Paul Kariya | Hockey | 16-Oct-1974 | St. Louis Blues | |
| Jean-Claude Killy | Skier | 30-Aug-1943 | Won 3 gold medals skiing at Grenoble '68 | |
| Franz Klammer | Skier | 3-Dec-1953 | Austrian Alpine skier | |
| Tommy Kono | Sports Figure | 27-Jun-1930 | Weightlifter | |
| Olga Korbut | Gymnastics | 16-May-1955 | Olympic gymnast | |
| Johann Olav Koss | Speed Skating | 29-Oct-1968 | Norwegian speed skater | |
| Bob Kurland | Basketball | 23-Dec-1924 | First 7 ft. tall basketball star | |
| Larissa Latynina | Gymnastics | 27-Dec-1934 | Soviet gymnast, 18 Olympic medals | |
| Andrea Mead Lawrence | Skier | 19-Apr-1932 | 30-Mar-2009 | Slalom skier, 2 Olympic Gold Medals in 1952 |
| Sammy Lee | Diver | 1-Aug-1920 | Olympic diver | |
| Mario Lemieux | Hockey | 5-Oct-1965 | Pittsburgh Penguins | |
| Sugar Ray Leonard | Boxing | 17-May-1956 | Retired six times | |
| Carl Lewis | Track and Field | 1-Jul-1961 | Olympian | |
| Lennox Lewis | Boxing | 2-Sep-1965 | Retired heavyweight champ | |
| Nicklas Lidström | Hockey | 28-Apr-1970 | Detroit Red Wings | |
| Tara Lipinski | Figure Skating | 10-Jun-1982 | Olympic figure skater, now pro | |
| Nastia Liukin | Gymnastics | 30-Oct-1989 | Five medals in 2008 Beijing Olympics | |
| Ryan Lochte | Swimmer | 3-Aug-1984 | Olympic swimmer | |
| Jeannie Longo | Cyclist | 31-Oct-1958 | Preeminent French cyclist | |
| Greg Louganis | Diver | 29-Jan-1960 | Olympic diver, four gold medals | |
| Jerry Lucas | Basketball | 30-Mar-1940 | NBA Hall of Famer | |
| Al MacInnis | Hockey | 11-Jul-1963 | NHL Hall of Famer | |
| Phil Mahre | Skier | 10-May-1957 | American Alpine skier | |
| Hermann Maier | Skier | 7-Dec-1972 | Alpine skier, four-time medalist | |
| Laure Manaudou | Swimmer | 9-Oct-1986 | French freestyle swimmer | |
| Bob Mathias | Sports Figure | 17-Nov-1930 | 2-Sep-2006 | Decathlon athlete turned Congressman |
| Roland Matthes | Swimmer | 17-Nov-1950 | East German swimmer | |
| Debbie Meyer | Swimmer | 14-Aug-1952 | Olympic freestyle swimmer | |
| Shannon Miller | Gymnastics | 10-Mar-1977 | Olympic gymnast | |
| Jonny Moseley | Skier | 27-Aug-1975 | 1998 Olympic Gold Medal, Moguls | |
| Edwin Moses | Track and Field | 31-Aug-1955 | Olympic hurdler | |
| John Naber | Swimmer | 20-Jan-1956 | Four Olympic Gold Medals in 1976 | |
| Joe Nieuwendyk | Hockey | 10-Sep-1966 | General Manager, Dallas Stars | |
| Matti Nykänen | Skier | 17-Jul-1963 | Olympic ski jumper | |
| Parry O'Brien | Track and Field | 28-Jan-1932 | 21-Apr-2007 | Revolutionized the shot put |
| Shaquille O'Neal | Basketball | 6-Mar-1972 | Shaq Attack | |
| Al Oerter | Track and Field | 19-Sep-1936 | 1-Oct-2007 | Four-time Olympic discus gold medalist |
| Apolo Anton Ohno | Speed Skating | 22-May-1982 | Olympic skater, Dancing with the Stars | |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | Basketball | 21-Jan-1963 | Houston Rockets | |
| Olav V | Royalty | 2-Jul-1903 | 17-Jan-1991 | King of Norway, 1957-91 |
| Rafael Osuna | Tennis | 15-Sep-1938 | 4-Jun-1969 | Winner of 4 Grand Slam titles |
| Jesse Owens | Track and Field | 12-Sep-1913 | 31-Mar-1980 | Four track and field medals in 1936 Olympics |
| Floyd Patterson | Boxing | 4-Jan-1935 | 11-May-2006 | Heavyweight champion at age 21 |
| Michael Phelps | Swimmer | 30-Jun-1985 | Swimmer, won 8 gold medals at Beijing | |
| Chris Pronger | Hockey | 10-Oct-1974 | Anaheim Ducks | |
| Wilma Rudolph | Track and Field | 23-Jun-1940 | 12-Nov-1994 | Three track Olympic Gold Medals in 1960 |
| Bill Russell | Basketball | 12-Feb-1934 | Boston Celtics, five time MVP | |
| Toni Sailer | Skier | 17-Nov-1935 | 24-Aug-2009 | Won 3 Gold Medals in 1956 |
| Joe Sakic | Hockey | 7-Jul-1969 | Colorado Avalanche | |
| Summer Sanders | TV Personality | 13-Oct-1972 | NBA Inside Stuff | |
| Katja Seizinger | Skier | 10-May-1972 | German Alpine skier, 5 Olympic medals | |
| Frank Shorter | Track and Field | 31-Oct-1947 | Marathon runner | |
| Tommie Smith | Track and Field | 5-Jun-1944 | Black Power salute at 1968 Olympics | |
| Peter Snell | Track and Field | 17-Dec-1938 | Olympic distance runner | |
| Leon Spinks | Boxing | 11-Jul-1953 | Olympic boxing champion | |
| Michael Spinks | Boxing | 13-Jul-1956 | World Heavyweight Champion 1985-88 | |
| Mark Spitz | Swimmer | 10-Feb-1950 | Olympic swimmer | |
| Benjamin Spock | Doctor | 2-May-1903 | 15-Mar-1998 | Baby and Child Care |
| Ingemar Stenmark | Skier | 18-Mar-1956 | Swedish slalom medalist | |
| William E. Stevenson | Diplomat | 25-Oct-1900 | 2-Apr-1985 | US Ambassador to the Philippines, 1962-64 |
| Michael Stich | Tennis | 18-Oct-1968 | Winner, 1991 Wimbledon | |
| John Stockton | Basketball | 26-Mar-1962 | Utah Jazz, 1984-2003 | |
| Picabo Street | Skier | 3-Apr-1971 | Alpine skier | |
| Mats Sundin | Hockey | 13-Feb-1971 | Toronto Maple Leafs | |
| Sheryl Swoopes | Basketball | 25-Mar-1971 | Three-time WNBA MVP | |
| Carlos Tévez | Soccer | 5-Feb-1984 | Manchester United | |
| Daley Thompson | Track and Field | 30-Jul-1958 | Olympic decathlete | |
| Ian Thorpe | Swimmer | 13-Oct-1982 | Exceptional Australian swimmer | |
| Alberto Tomba | Skier | 19-Dec-1966 | Italian Alpine skier, 3 gold medals | |
| Dara Torres | Swimmer | 15-Apr-1967 | Swimmer, won medals in 5 Olympics | |
| Wyomia Tyus | Track and Field | 29-Aug-1945 | Olympic sprinter | |
| Amy Van Dyken | Swimmer | 15-Feb-1973 | Winner of 6 Olympic gold medals | |
| Lasse Virén | Track and Field | 22-Jul-1949 | Olympic long distance runner | |
| Lindsey Vonn | Skier | 18-Oct-1984 | Downhill skier, two Olympic medals | |
| Stella Walsh | Track and Field | 3-Apr-1911 | 4-Dec-1980 | Olympic sprinter found to be actually male |
| Johnny Weissmuller | Actor | 2-Jun-1904 | 20-Jan-1984 | Gold Medalist became Tarzan |
| Jo Jo White | Basketball | 16-Nov-1946 | Boston Celtics, 1969-79 | |
| Shaun White | Sports Figure | 3-Sep-1986 | The Flying Tomato | |
| Serena Williams | Tennis | 26-Sep-1981 | Winner of 28 Grand Slam titles | |
| Venus Williams | Tennis | 17-Jun-1980 | Winner of 17 Grand Slam titles | |
| Katarina Witt | Figure Skating | 3-Dec-1965 | Figure skater | |
| Liu Xiang | Track and Field | 13-Jul-1983 | Hurdler | |
| Kristi Yamaguchi | Figure Skating | 12-Jul-1971 | Olympic figure skater | |
| Mariel Zagunis | Sports Figure | 3-Mar-1985 | Fencing gold medalist | |
| Babe Zaharias | Golf | 26-Jun-1914 | 27-Sep-1956 | Best female athlete of all time |
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