Stephen K. Lundquist is a former competition swimmer who was an Olympic gold medalist. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he won gold medals in the 100-meter breaststroke and the 400-meter medley relay.... read full bio
Kent M. Ferguson is a retired diver from the United States. Kent Ferguson is known for popularizing the sport of Diving, which consists of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Post Fersuson career Diving became an internationally recognized sporting event that is now and forever will be apart of the Olympic Games.... read full bio
Marti Malloy is an Olympic bronze medalist joduka from the United States. At the age of sixteen, Malloy won a gold medal in her first senior international competition the Rendez-Vous Canada, where her high-ranking opponents included an Olympian and the previous years U.S. National Champion, as well as top athletes from Canada and Great Britain. She went on to win... read full bio
Margaret Hoelzer is an American former competition swimmer, former world record-holder and an Olympic medalist. Hoelzer was born in Huntsville, Alabama, and she starting swimming in the summer in their local Jones Valley Recreation Association, which she also coached for. Hoelzer later swam for her high school and went on to graduate from Auburn University. While studying at Auburn, Hoelzer... read full bio
A silver medalist in the slalom at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Billy Kidd was the first American man to earn an Olympic medal in alpine skiing. Both Kidd and Heuga were just 20 years old at the time. Kidd also took third in the combined, then a non-medal event in the Olympics. He finished 8th in the giant... read full bio
Currently the head women's swimming and diving coach at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Pablo Morales is best known for being an Olympic gold medalist in competitive swimming. He previously held the world record for the 100-meter butterfly, for nearly a decade. During his Olympic career, Pablo earned three gold medals and two silver medals. He assisted his team for the... read full bio
In todays world, individuals and businesses are facing challenges theyve yet to encounter. Mitch Gaylord, motivational keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and Olympic Gold Medalist, will share with your audience key insights and strategies to breakthrough unique challenges that face us today and help you turn personal and professional dreams into reality. Known for being the first American Gymnast in history... read full bio
Rafer Johnson is an American former decathlete, film actor and member of the Art of the Olympians. He was named Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year in 1958 and won the James E. Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in the United States in 1960, breaking that award's color barrier. He was chosen to ignite the Olympic Flame during... read full bio
Phil and his twin brother Steve were both world class ski racers, competing on the World Cup circuit from 1976-84. Starting with the 1978 season, Phil finished in the top three in the World Cup overall standings for six consecutive seasons, winning the title in the final three. Phil, Steve, and their seven siblings literally grew up at a ski... read full bio
Jessica Hardy is an American swimmer who specializes in the breaststroke and freestyle stroke. She currently holds the world record in the 50m breaststroke (short course), 50m breaststroke (long course), and the 100m breaststroke (long course). She has won a total of twenty-eight medals in major international competition, fourteen gold, nine silver, and five bronze spanning the Olympics, World and... read full bio
Brendan Hansen captured a gold medal, 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal in 4 x 100 meter relay, 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke respectively in the 2004 Athens Summer Olympic Games. In 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games Brendan finished fourth in 100 meter breaststroke event whereas he earned a gold medal in 4 x 100 meter relay. This... read full bio
Amanda Borden is a retired American gymnast. She is best known for competing in the 1996 Summer Olympics. Borden was the team captain for the American gymnast team that won gold that year. Referred to as the Magnificent Seven, with all six other members submitting her name in the vote, including the more experienced Shannon Miller. Her vivacious personality and... read full bio
Amy Chow is a retired Gymnast and a member of the famous Magnificent Seven. She was the first Asian American woman to take an Olympic medal. Amy Chow began training in gymnastics at the age of 3 and was coached by Mark Young, and has competed in national and international competitions. Chow has two gymnastic... read full bio
FitzRandolph reached his goal of becoming an Olympic Gold Medalist. FitzRandolph has a myriad of accomplishments throughout his skating career. At the World Sprint Championships he won bronze overall, and a silver medal in the 1000m. FitzRandolph won the overall silver medal at the World Sprint Championships, winning gold in the 500m. A 6 time US National Sprint champion, FitzRandolph... read full bio
Rosalynn Sumners is a figure skater, who was a World Junior champion, three-time U.S. National champion, World champion, and Silver medalist at the Winter Olympics. She toured first with Disney on Ice, and then was one of the original cast members of the Stars on Ice tour. Though born in Palo Alto, California, Sumners was raised Edmonds, Washington, learned to... read full bio
Born in Odessa, little Lenny Krayzelburg was part of the Soviet Empire's Olympic training machine. At nine years old he was practicing five hours a day and destined for greatness. His parents were concerned about their son's future. They felt that his chances for success would be greater in America. In America, Krayzelburg found an aquatic home at the Westside... read full bio
Michael Weiss is a former competitive and currently professional figure skater. He is a three-time national champion a two-time World bronze medalist, and two time Olympic team member. Weiss started the Michael Weiss Foundation, which gives scholarships to up-and-coming figure skaters. Weiss began skating at the age of nine. He competed 19 consecutive times at the U.S. Championships. He was... read full bio
Chris Thorpe is a luger who competed in three Winter Olympics, he won two medals in the men's doubles. Thorpe also won two silver medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships. He won the overall Luge World Cup men's doubles title.... read full bio
Todd Eldredge became the U.S. Novice National Champion. Todd had won his first senior level U.S. National Championship. A bronze medal at the World Championships, and he was well on his way to the Olympics. He went on to take the silver medal at the World Championships. Afterwards, Todd placed the silver medal around his father's neck as a show... read full bio
Tommy Moe became the first American skier to win two medals in the Olympics by claiming gold and silver honors. He competed for the U.S. team at the Olympics in France, but finished no higher than 18th in his three events. Moe took a hiatus from the pressure of competitive skiing before rededicating himself to training. He earned his first... read full bio
