Track and Field
This well known runner has smashed the world record for 100M and 200M. He won triple Olympic gold at both the 2008 and 2012 Olympics
Who is Usain Bolt?
He's the most decorated Olympian of all time. Won 18 Olympic gold medals, and 22 medals in total.
Who is Michael Phelps?
She is an Olympic medalist in 1998 and 2002, a five-time world champion, and a nine-time U.S. champion, is a figure skating legend and the most decorated figure skater in U.S. history.
Who is Michelle Kwan?
The American gymnast with the most Olympic medals in history, she has 7 medals with over half of them being gold. At the 1996 games, she was a part of the Magnificient Seven.
Who is Shannon Miller?
19 single grand slam titles, 15 double titles. Also has won four Olympic gold medals, this woman is one part of a well known tennis dynamic duo.
Who is Serena Williams?
A nine time Olympic gold medalist, he won four Olympics and was a star of the 1980s track and field world.
Who is Carl Lewis?
He won seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympic games. Also set new world records at seven different distances in the same year.
Who is Mark Spitz?
Just before the 1994 Olympics, this figure skater was involved in a scandal to harm her competitor in order to win a spot on the USA team.
Who is Tonya Harding?
With 6 Olympic medals to her name, she competed in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics in Rio and London. She was also a competitor in Dancing with the Stars!
Who is Aly Raisman?
This snowboarder has been a face for Sports Illustrated, Men's Journal, Outside, and Rolling Stone in addition to creating groundbreaking new stunts. Keep an eye out for him in Bejing's half pipe!
Who is Shaun White?
He won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics helping to break Hitler’s pride. Despite suffering discrimination in his own country, he remained a great ambassador for the sport.
Who is Jesse Owens?
She is one of the most famous female swimmers of all time, after a record-breaking Olympic performance at only 15. During her debut, she became the first female athlete since 1968 to win the gold in three different events, the 200m, 400m, and 800m freestyle races. She has since broken 13 world records and won 20 medals (19 gold), including six Olympic medals.
Who is Katie Ledecky?
Just before the 1994 Olympics she was injured by her competitor, which, ironically, increased the popularity of figure skating. She won silver in 1994, following her bronze medal in 1992.
Who is Nancy Kerrigan?
Known for her slight stature and powerhouse moves, she has the most world medals in U.S. history and the most world championship gold medals of any female gymnast. In the most recent games, she conceded her place.
Who is Simone Biles?
This short track speed skater has 5 medals to his name. He also was on Dancing with the Stars. One more medal and he'll be the most decorated U.S. Winter Olympian in history!
Who is Apolo Anton Ohno?
One of the greatest all-around sportsmen, he won Olympic gold in the decathlon and pentathlon in 1912. He also had a successful career in the NFL.
Who is Jim Thorpe?
He has competed in numerous competitions and received 90 medals, 12 of which were during the Olympics, putting him second only to Michael Phelps in US Men’s Swimming. He is also the current world record holder in four different events. He has been awarded the American Swimmer of the Year Award and World Swimmer of the Year Award twice.
Who is Ryann Lochte?
She was the 1992 Olympic champion, was the first American woman to win Olympics gold in figure skating since 1976. In 1989, she became the first woman in 35 years to win two medals, one in singles and one in pairs, at the U.S. nationals.
Who is Kristi Yamaguchi?
This American gymnast was born in Russia and has 5 medals to her name. She competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Who is Nastia Liukin?
This 1980 Miracle on Ice has this U.S. sport playing against the Soviet Union team.
What is Ice Hockey?
Four time Olympic champion in the discus throw. Winning Olympic gold from 1956 to 1968. He was the first to break 200 feet for the discus.
Who is Al Oerter?
He did not start swimming year-round until he entered high school. By the end of high school, he had the national high school record in the 50-yard freestyle. He’s an 11-time Olympic medalist who is remembered for pushing the era of true professional swimming at the 1984, 1988, and 1992 games. He is a member of the United States Olympic Hall of Fame and the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
Who is Matt Biondi?
In 1998, this American woman won the Olympic gold medal in figure skating at 15, the youngest women's Olympic gold medalist in figure skating history.
Who is Tara Lipinski?
This gymnast has only 3 medals, but all of them are gold! She has written two books titled "Grace, Gold, & Glory" and "Raising the Bar".
Who is Gabby Douglas?
In 2006 this man was the first black athlete to take home the gold in an individual event during the winter games. He won 4 medals in total in speed skating.
Who is Shani Davis?