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

    Tenley Albright

    Figure 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

    • 1

      Gold

    • 1

      Silver

    • 0

      Bronze

    Muhammad Ali

    Boxing

    Olympian (1960); Olympic medalist (1 gold) Rome 1960, gold (light-heavyweight)

    Louisville Central High School (Louisiana, Ky.)

    Louisville, KY

    Medal Counts

    • 1

      Gold

    • 0

      Silver

    • 0

      Bronze

    Roone Arledge

    Mepham High School (North Bellmore, N.Y.) Columbia College

    Long Island, NY

    Evelyn Ashford

    Track 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

    • 4

      Gold

    • 1

      Silver

    • 0

      Bronze

    Shirley Babashoff

    Swimming

    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

    • 3

      Gold

    • 6

      Silver

    • 0

      Bronze

    Bruce Baumgartner

    Wrestling

    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

    • 2

      Gold

    • 1

      Silver

    • 1

      Bronze

    Bob Beamon

    Track 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

    • 1

      Gold

    • 0

      Silver

    • 0

      Bronze

    Joan Benoit

    Track 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

    • 1

      Gold

    • 0

      Silver

    • 0

      Bronze

    Matt Biondi

    Swimming

    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

    • 8

      Gold

    • 2

      Silver

    • 1

      Bronze

    Bonnie Blair

    Long 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

    • 5

      Gold

    • 0

      Silver

    • 1

      Bronze

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