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It was not until the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City that an American president opened a Winter Olympics in the United States. The United States topped the medal count for the first time since 1968, winning a record 83 gold medals and surpassing the Soviet Union's total of 80 golds at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Born in Billings, Montana, Pitney competed and won a gold medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1] [2] She became the first Olympic Champion in Air Rifle for Women, at the time being an 18-year-old student at Murray State University, Kentucky. The Pat Spurgin Rifle Range at Murray State University is named after her. [3]
Carl Lewis of the United States, making his first of four appearances at the Olympics, equaled the 1936 performance of Jesse Owens by winning four gold medals, in the 100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m relay and long jump. Edwin Moses of the United States won the gold medal in the 400m hurdles 8 years after winning in 1976.
The 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee President Peter V. Ueberroth speaks during an event Monday to honor his work at the Coliseum. He was presented with a plaque in the Coliseum's ...
Nancy Lynn Hogshead-Makar (née Hogshead, born April 17, 1962) is an American swimmer who represented the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics, where she won three gold medals and one silver medal. She is currently the CEO of Champion Women, an organization leading targeted efforts to advocate for equality and accountability in sports.
Games Gold Silver Bronze 100 metres details: Evelyn Ashford United States 10.97 OR: Alice Brown United States 11.13 Merlene Ottey Jamaica 11.16 200 metres details: Valerie Brisco-Hooks
Joan Benoit celebrates on the top step of the podium after winning gold in the women's marathon at the L.A. Olympic Games on Aug. 5, 1984. (Lenny Ignelzi / Associated Press)
Swimmer Michael Phelps and President George W. Bush on August 10, 2008, at the National Aquatic Center in Beijing.Phelps is the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time. [11] [12] Dara Torres is the third-most decorated female American Olympic athlete after Jenny Thompson and Katie Ledecky, celebrated not only for her athletic achievements but also for defying age norms in competitive sports.