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The U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame announced their 2019 Class

The U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame announced their 2019 Class
26 Sep
2019
Not in Hall of Fame

After being dormant since 2012, the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame has announced their newest Class.  They will be officially inducted on November 1, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The new class consists of:

1998 Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team:  This was the first time that Women’s Hockey was featured in the Olympics and the U.S. defeated the favored Canadian team in the Gold Medal Game.

Candace Cable (Paralympics): Cable would become the first person to medal in both the Summer and Winter Olympics.  She has won 12 medals, eight of which were Gold.

Lisa Leslie (Women’s Basketball): Leslie is arguably the best women’s basketball player ever and she would lead the Americans to four Olympic Gold Medals in 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008.

Nastia Liukin (Women’s Gymnastics):  In 2008, Liukin would win the Women’s All-Around Gymnastic Gold Medal.  She would also win in those same Games, Silver in the Team Competition, Uneven Bars and Balance Beam and Bronze in the Floor Exercise.

Misty May-Treanor (Women’s Beach Volleyball):  May-Treanor is the most successful women’s beach volleyball player ever.  Along with her partner, Kerri Walsh, she won Gold in the 2004, 2008 & 2012 Olympics.

Tim Nugent (Contributor):  Nugent was the founder of the Wheelchair Basketball Association.

Ron O’Brien (Diving Coach): O’Brien has coached divers to twelve Gold, three Silver and four Bronze Medals in the Olympic Games.

Apolo Anton Ohno (Men’s Short Track Speed Skating):  Ohno competed in three Olympic Games (2002, 2006 & 2010) and would win eight medals. This comprised of two Gold, two Silver and four Bronze.

Erin Popovich (Paralympics): Popovich is a swimmer who won 14 Paralympic Gold Medals and 19 in total.

Tommie Smith and John Carlos (Men’s Track & Field):  Smith won Gold and Carlos won Bronze at the 1968 Olympics in the 200 meter dash.  The two wore a black glove and raised in it the air during the playing of the American National Anthem bringing attention to civil rights issues in the U.S..

Dara Torres (Women’s Swimming): Torres won medals in five Olympic Games (1984, 1988, 1992, 2000 & 2008) and would collect 12 Medals.  That was an even distribution of four Gold, four Silver and four Bronze.

Chris Waddell (Paralympics): Waddell has competed in both the Summer and Winter Paralympics and has five Gold, five Silver and two Bronze Medals.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate to newest members of the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame and the institution itself for its revival.

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