Hall of Fame
The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame honors the extraordinary achievements of U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes, teams, coaches, and special contributors whose legacies embody the values and ideals of the Olympic and Paralympic Movement, inspiring generations of Americans.
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About the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame
The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame was established in 1979 to celebrate the achievements of America's premier athletes in the modern Olympic and Paralympic Games. The first U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame class was inducted in 1983 during a ceremony in Chicago and included Team USA greats such as Muhammad Ali, Bob Beamon, Peggy Fleming, Al Oerter, Jesse Owens, Wilma Rudolph, Mark Spitz, Jim Thorpe and the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" men’s hockey team.
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 Tenley Albright Olympian 1952, 1956 Sport: Figure Skating Education: Radcliffe College; Harvard Medical School Hometown: Newton Center, MA Age: 90 Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
| Figure Skating | Radcliffe College; Harvard Medical School | Newton Center, MA | 90 | Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
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 Muhammad Ali Olympian 1960 Sport: Boxing Education: Louisville Central High School (Louisiana, Ky.) Hometown: Louisville, KY Age: 74 Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
| Boxing | Louisville Central High School (Louisiana, Ky.) | Louisville, KY | 74 | Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
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 Roone Arledge Education: Mepham High School (North Bellmore, N.Y.) Columbia College Hometown: Long Island, NY Age: 71 | Mepham High School (North Bellmore, N.Y.) Columbia College | Long Island, NY | 71 | ||||||
 Evelyn Ashford Olympian 1976, 1984, 1988, 1992 Sport: Track and Field Education: Roseville High School (Roseville, Calif.) UCLA Hometown: Roseville, CA Age: 68 Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
| Track and Field | Roseville High School (Roseville, Calif.) UCLA | Roseville, CA | 68 | Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
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 Shirley Babashoff Olympian 1972, 1976 Sport: Swimming Education: Fountain Valley High School (Fountain Valley, Calif.) Hometown: Fountain Valley, CA Age: 68 Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
| Swimming | Fountain Valley High School (Fountain Valley, Calif.) | Fountain Valley, CA | 68 | Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
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 Bruce Baumgartner Olympian 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 Sport: Wrestling Education: Manchester Regional High School (Haledon, N.J.) Indiana State University, Oklahoma State University Hometown: Haledon, NJ Age: 64 Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
| Wrestling | Manchester Regional High School (Haledon, N.J.) Indiana State University, Oklahoma State University | Haledon, NJ | 64 | Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
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 Bob Beamon Olympian 1968 Sport: Track and Field Education: Jamaica High School (Jamaica, N.Y.) North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College Hometown: Jamaica, NY Age: 79 Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
| Track and Field | Jamaica High School (Jamaica, N.Y.) North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College | Jamaica, NY | 79 | Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
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 Joan Benoit Olympian 1984, 1984 Sport: Track and Field Education: Cape Elizabeth High School (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) North Carolina State University, Bowdoin College Hometown: Cape Elizabeth, ME Age: 68 Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
| Track and Field | Cape Elizabeth High School (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) North Carolina State University, Bowdoin College | Cape Elizabeth, ME | 68 | Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
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 Matt Biondi Olympian 1984, 1988, 1992 Sport: Swimming Education: Campolindo High School (Moraga, Calif.) University of California, Berkeley; Lewis & Clark College Hometown: Moraga, CA Age: 59 Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
| Swimming | Campolindo High School (Moraga, Calif.) University of California, Berkeley; Lewis & Clark College | Moraga, CA | 59 | Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
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 Bonnie Blair Olympian 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994 Sport: Speedskating Education: Centennial High School (Champaign, Ill.) Hometown: Champaign, IL Age: 61 Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
| Speedskating | Centennial High School (Champaign, Ill.) | Champaign, IL | 61 | Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
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