HALL OF FAME
With athletic grace, unbridled determination and a pioneering spirit of excellence, U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame members embody the pinnacle of achievement in sport. In total, the hall of fame includes 119 individual Olympians and Paralympians, 11 teams, five coaches and 19 special contributors. Learn more about members of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame by viewing the bios below, or by using the search feature to sort the inductees by category, induction class or sport.
Hall of Fame Athletes
TA Tenley AlbrightFigure Skating Two-time Olympian (1952, 1956); two-time Olympic medalist (1 gold, 1 silver) Helsinki 1952, silver (singles) Cortina d’Ampezzo 1956, gold (singles) Radcliffe College; Harvard Medical School Newton Center, MA Medal Counts
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MA Muhammad AliBoxing Olympian (1960); Olympic medalist (1 gold) Rome 1960, gold (light-heavyweight) Louisville Central High School (Louisiana, Ky.) Louisville, KY Medal Counts
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EA Evelyn AshfordTrack and Field Four-time Olympian (1976, 1984, 1988, 1992); five-time Olympic medalist (4 golds, 1 silver) Los Angeles 1984, gold (100-meter, 4x100) Seoul 1988, gold (4x100), silver (100) Barcelona 1992, gold (4x100) Roseville High School (Roseville, Calif.) UCLA Roseville, CA Medal Counts
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SB Shirley BabashoffSwimming Two-time Olympian (1972, 1976); nine-time Olympic medalist (3 golds, 6 silvers) Munich 1972, gold (4x100-meter freestyle, 4x100 medley), silver (100 freestyle, 200 freestyle) Montreal 1976, gold (4x100 freestyle), silver (200 freestyle, 400 freestyle, 800 freestyle, 4x100 medley) Fountain Valley High School (Fountain Valley, Calif.) Fountain Valley, CA Medal Counts
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BB Bruce BaumgartnerWrestling Four-time Olympian (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996); four-time Olympic medalist (2 golds, 1 silver, 1 bronze) Los Angeles, gold (super-heavyweight, freestyle) Seoul 1988, silver (super-heavyweight, freestyle) Barcelona 1992, gold (super-heavyweight, freestyle) Atlanta 1996, bronze (super-heavyweight, freestyle) Manchester Regional High School (Haledon, N.J.) Indiana State University, Oklahoma State University Haledon, NJ Medal Counts
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BB Bob BeamonTrack and Field Olympian (1968); Olympic medalist (1 gold) Mexico City 1968, gold (long jump) Jamaica High School (Jamaica, N.Y.) North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College Jamaica, NY Medal Counts
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JB Joan BenoitTrack and Field Olympian (1984); Olympic medalist (1 gold) Los Angeles 1984, gold (marathon) Cape Elizabeth High School (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) North Carolina State University, Bowdoin College Cape Elizabeth, ME Medal Counts
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MB Matt BiondiSwimming Three-time Olympian (1984, 1988, 1992); 11-time Olympic medalist (8 golds, 2 silvers, 1 bronze) Los Angeles 1984, gold (4x100-meter freestyle) Seoul 1988, gold (50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 4x100 freestyle, 4x200 freestyle, 4x100 medley), silver (100 butterfly, 50 freestyle), bronze (200 freestyle) Barcelona 1992, gold (4x100 freestyle, 4x100 medley) Campolindo High School (Moraga, Calif.) University of California, Berkeley; Lewis & Clark College Moraga, CA Medal Counts
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BB Bonnie BlairLong Track Speedskating Four-time Olympian (1984, 1988, 1992, 1994); six-time Olympic medalist (5 golds, 1 bronze) Sarajevo 1984, 8th (500-meter) Calgary 1988, gold (500), bronze (1,000) Albertville 1992, gold (500, 1,000) Lillehammer 1994, gold (500, 1,000) Centennial High School (Champaign, Ill.) Champaign, IL Medal Counts
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