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Crissy Ahmann-Leighton *. Nicole Haislett. Angel Martino. Ashley Tappin *. Jenny Thompson. Dara Torres. Swimming. Women's 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay. July 28.
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.
This list includes athletes who have won six or more Olympic medals over their sporting career. It includes top-three placings in the 1896 Olympic Games and 1900 Olympic Games, before medals were actually awarded for those placings. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included.
Carl Lewis. Frederick Carlton Lewis (born July 1, 1961) is an American former track and field athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal, and 10 World Championships medals, including eight gold. Lewis was a dominant sprinter and long jumper whose career spanned from 1979 to 1996, when he last won the Olympic long jump.
Johnny Bench, Choctaw, Hall of Fame catcher with the Cincinnati Reds, two-time MVP. Chief Bender, Ojibwa, Hall of Fame pitcher. Jim Bluejacket, Cherokee, pitcher [25] Lou Bruce, Mohawk, outfielder for the Philadelphia Athletics [26] Dylan Bundy, Cherokee Nation, pitcher [27] Joba Chamberlain, Ho-Chunk, pitcher.
American female gymnasts have participated in every Olympic Games since 1936, except for 1980. [2] A total of 90 female gymnasts have represented the United States. American women have won 62 medals at the Olympics – 11 in team all-around, 11 in individual all-around, 7 in vault, 10 in uneven bars, 11 in balance beam, and 12 in floor exercise.
List of United States men's national weightlifting champions. List of athletes on Wheaties boxes. Categories: United States sport-related lists. American sportspeople. Lists of American people by occupation. Lists of sportspeople by nationality.
At the 2000 Summer Olympics, she won gold for the discus throw. Torres won silver for the women's 4x100 freestyle team relay as anchor at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Robinson won silver for the men's 200m breaststroke at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Lange won gold for the Nacra 17 at the 2016 Summer Olympics.