Summer/Fall 1998 | The Legacy

THE STAR-STUDDED 1968 USA OLYMPIC TRACK AND FJELD TEAM RECONVENES IN NEW ORLEANS

By: Elliott Denman

Fifteen go ld meda ls Six s ilvers. Seven bronzes. Eight world records. Fourteen Olymp ic records.

The numbers and the feats achieved by the track and field men a nd women the USA sent to the Mexico City Ol y mpic Games have been s afely locked in the archives for three decade s. The dazz ling deed s of America's C lass of 1968 made it a team of all team s and the individual s on it th e history-makers for the ages.

But a ll of us need to be reminded , to have our memories jogged, our consciousness prodded.

And so it was that a mag ic feat , conjured up by the Greater New Orle ans Sports Foundation, the USOC, USA Track and Field, and The Document Company - Xerox - brought

members of that team together again for one glorious , emotion - fi ll ed 30 th annive rsary reunion weekend in New Orleans , June 18-21.

The weekend neatly combined the 1998 USA Track and Field Nationals - where man y ' 96 Olympians continued to sparkle , a nd many yo un ger talents continued to hone the skill s they ' ll display in the 2000 Olympic Trials, with the ga la '68 retrospective, which was centered at the Sheraton New Orleans.

The '68ers were g uest celebrities at the N ational Championships, stage d atTad Gonnley Stadium, many of them assisting in medal ceremonies, earning hearty greetings from the crowd, and s ignin g autograph s But it was their own formal gathering, on the eve of the Championship s, that was the re al show stopper. Bill Toomey, the 196 8 decathlon king, called thi s "opportunity, after 30 years, to reconnect with all these peop le again," nothing less than "th e emotional mom ent of a lifetim e."

" It was a very spec ial team, " said Bob Beamon, the magnificent lon g jumper w ho 'd flownnearl y out of Estadio Olirnpico, it seeme dwith his storied leap of 8.90 meter s (29 feet, 2 1/2 inche s ) that is st ill the Ol ympic r ecord. "This team was so great ," Beamon said. "We could do so many thin gs. Anyone runnin g the co ntinued on page 4

Letter from John Naber,

U.S. Olympians President

Dear fe llo w U.S. Olympian s

Well , the annual convention is almostupon us, and members of the Olympic family are heading towards Phoenix for some fun and sun. How about yo u? Ever think of going to the U.S Olympic Congress? There is alw ays a lot to do and, of course , lots of old and new friends just waiting to share stories.

As was the case last year, Olympians are invited to visit local schools and tell stories of inspiration or sometimes just plain old silliness. That makes sense , doesn't it ? If there's one thing every little kid needs to see, it ' s that Olympic athletes are just plain folks - people with fears, foibles and insecurities , cap able of the same silly, little mistakes that plague us all in adolescence. I've often said that " Olympic champions are not ex traordinary people, the y are ordinary people who have accomplished extraordinary things in the area oflife that matters most to them ." Now, that's inspiring!

New from the executive board level : Mission Statement has been ratified and will be formally included in the group's Charter/By -l aw s

USOC is producing special merchandise imprinted with the U.S. Olympian s logo. These shirts, h ats an d stationary will beavailabletoOlympiansONLY! More information is forthcoming shortly. (Have you done your Christmas shopping yet?)

A new spirit of partnership ex ists between the USOC and the U.S. Olympians as evidenced by the membership card

Official Newsletter of the U.S. Olympians program. Athletes w ho signed their release form will have their contact information (address, etc .) available to the local U.S. Olympian chapter president in their area.

policy of Olympian recognition is bein g considered . Alumni Relations will now provide a special letter to the family members of an Olympian who dies and (whenever possible) a U S Olympic Team flag atthe funera l , ideally presented b y another Olympian. are investigating how the U.S. Olympians can serve as hosts for the World's Olympians at the Winter Games in Salt Lake City Any ideas ?

The staff in Colorado (Cindy Stinger, Linda Nevarez and Barry King) continues to respond quickly and professionally to all our concerns . Don't believe me? Just try 'em at (800) 71 7 -7 555.

The Training Center in Colorado Springs is growing like a Disney theme park. Discounts and a special gift for any O lympian that comes to the Visitors Center Olympic art and scu lpture visible all around Why, even the cafeteria food is worth a try!

Perhaps some of you are still competing in your respective sports at the Masters level.. well , feel free to include any great results in our regular Legacy updates. We also look for job promotions , new product launches, marriages and birth announcements. Just fill out the enclosed form and return it by mail or visit th e new Alumni Relations website at www.olympic -usa.org /o lympians and complete the form on-line It' s always fun to read what other Olympians are up to. You can help make the Legacy more fun.

The bottom line is that we are growing in number and feel a responsibility to grow in influence as well. I invite every Olympian to strive to use our shared credentia l (the "five -rin g fever") to promote the finer values and help our communities benefit from our experiences on the field of play

I remain at your service,

JOHN NABER

ATTENTION OLYMPIANS

OCTOBER 11-13, 1998

Showcase for the USOC and the entire Olympic Family as well as being a celebration of the movement and its legends in sport - the athletes. Exclusive workshops for O lympians will include t he following topics : Elite Athlete Marketing, Sports Careers, and Peak Performers Workshop.

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Do ug las and Meg han Taylor- Ge bler pose w ilh Kr isti Yamaguch i a nd her moth er Caro le d uring the unve iling ceremonies

World- known artists T ay lor-Gebler and her husband, Douglas, s pent every day for nearly a month at Oakland's ice arena studying even the most minute aspects ofYamag uchi 's profile. They scrutini zed her hair , her muscle movements, h er facia l feature s, and everything in between before moldin g t he e legant bronze rotating s tatue , wh ich sta nds at onefourth ofYan1aguchi ' s actua l heig ht. Now , almost two yea rs since their fir st g limp se, the Tay lor -Geb ler s returned to compare the repli ca to the prototype.

"It was really we ird to have them s taring atme a ll the time, " sa id Yamaguchi of the mo nth in Oak land. " Ju st to be studied so intenselyyou had to get used to it. They wanted every sing le detail and the y wou ld take photos of you from a ll an g le s Somet im es it was too much , but obv iou s ly it was worth it. "

The sculpture portray s Yamaguch i performin g a flamenco-like twi st, with leg prone, head high and a mixture of concentration and seduction u pon her face She s ucce s sfully displayed the move in A lb ertv ill e, France during her go ld-meda l- winning free skate program to " Ma la g uena " Thus , the piece was dubbed " Malaguena Gold."

The commemorative unveiling of th e scu lpture took place at the U S. Olympic Comp lex 's Visitor Ce nt er in Co lorado Springs , Co lo. on Thursday July 16 The statue became the newe s t addition to the "From B lades to Bronze" exhibit , whic h spotlig hts a ll the Taylor - Geb lers' bro n ze figure skati n g scu lptu res Othe r featured s kater s in c lu ded Carla Schwarz an d Paul Wylie.

T hou g h s he was the only U.S. Olymp ic fi g ure skater at the c e remony , Yamag uchi was not the only O ly m p ian in attendance . Other guest s

Wes Barne l l and Malt Gh ajfar i s mi le.fo r a pho to w i t h th e r ea l Ma la gue na Go l d.

,,#.,ore than 250 pairs of eyes foc used on Olympic figure skater Kristi Yama guchi as she li fted the ve lvet curta in Beneat h the cloth hid an intricate and gracefu l bronze sculpture of the you ng woman who skated to Oly mp ic go ld in 1992. Yet none of the eye s stared so thoroughly and intensely at Yamaguchi herse lf than tho s e of the arti st s who molded, blowtorched and sme ltered the meta l and her body into art

"I just have to look at her one more time ," said Meghan Taylor-Gebler , as tears leaked from her eyes. "She understands w h y I have to do it."

The sc ulp ture wa s an offshoot of the Tay lor-G eblers' "Juli et" piece , which was commi ss ioned by the Incline Ice Foundation a s a fundra iser for its new ice arena. According to Caro le Yamagu chi , Kr isti ' s mother , the Taylor-Geblers fe ll in love with Yamaguchi whi le working on the first scu lpture an d requested th e opp01tun ity to create a piece that wou ld forever commemorate her winning performance

" The pose was Me g han and my pers ona l choice, " Douglas Taylo r- Geb ler said. " We looked for one move that wou ld interpret int o sc ulp ture In skating , there are probabl y l 000 moves that can trans late into sc ulptu re and o ne million that can't. Th is is the one we thought translated best."

Bria n Olson. Hi/a,y Wolf and J ohn Mac ready e njoy t he even i ng~- activiti es.

ass ociated wit h the five ring s included : We s Barnett(weight li fting , 1992 , ' 96), TrentDimas (gymna stic s, 1992) , Matt Ghaffar i (wrest lin g , 199 2, '96) , Pa ul Gon z a les (boxing , 1984) , Buddy Lee (wre s tling , 1992) , Jo hn Macready (gymna stic s, 1996) , Nata li a Mishkut enokR u ss ia (pair s fi gure s katin g, 1972 ), Gre g ory Morava (team h andba ll , 1984 ) , Ben it a Fitzgera ld Mosley(athletics, 1980 , '8 4) , Br ian O lson (judo , 1996), Edward Rudo lp h, Jr. (speedskating, 1960 , '6 4 , '68), C ind y Sti.n ger(teamhandba ll , 1984 , ' 88, ' 92) , Scott Sto ll (bobs led , 1994 ) , Jay Warwick (taekwondo , 1988) , Paul Wege m an (sk i i n g, 1952) , a nd Hil a ry Wol f (judo , 1996).

continued from page ipile o n down could run the I 00 meter s and win." Well, may be not quite , but such was the can-do, we -cannot-be -stopped spirit of ' 68

"It was a team of change , s ocial ch a nge, and a team for history ," sa id Tommie Smith, who won '68 Olympic gold in the 200 but had th e talent to win a few others as well.

And the history Smith addressed was a bi g part of the '68 re union , too.

Smith's right fist , clad in a black leather glove , raised to the Me x ico C ity s kylin e from the high es t step of the v ictory platform, remains a flashpoint of emotion to this day

But this tim e, when filmclip s of that moment , an act that seemed at the time to be one of ultimate defiance to Olympic authoritie s were s hown all ove r again on a giant video scree n, applause rang out through the Sheraton ballroom.

Smith an d bronze medalist John Car lo s wo uld be evicted from the Olympic Village and sent packing by angry Olympic offic ia ls. Three deca des lat er, it' s clear that all is forgiven.

Offic ials of the USOC as well as USA T rac k and Field were among those now joining in the applause.

To Smith, the ges tu re - intended to foc us on the imperfections in American society- came at a great per so nal toll. He came home to San Jose , Ca li f. a nd went into se clu s ion.

He chose to complete his studies at San Jose State at ni ght , rather than bein g seen in daylight. Years of humiliation would follow.

" It certainly came at a cost, in my personal life, in my professional li fe, in everything ," h e sa id of the gesture , which now seems relativel y tame. "But I'm very g lad I did it if it helped the countr y see so me thin gs. "

" It strengthened me and I think so ciety ha s change d in th e years si nc e Mexico Citychanged for the better although we st ill have a ways to go."

It took many years for Smith to ge t hi s life back on track. He took a fling at pro football and has been back in track for ye ar s as a coach at Ca li fo rni a's Santa Monica C ity College.

These w ere truly tumultuous time s. This was a year th at had seen the assass in at ions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. , Bobb y Kennedy , and Mexican students shot down before the Game s began Some were calling for a bo y cott

" When Olympic officials say that politic s and the Games shouldn't be inte1twind , that 's not real ," sa id Al O erter , who won the fourth go ld of magnificent Ol ym pic di sc u s career at Me x ico City.

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These, too , were t he Games of Jimmy Hines, Lee Eva ns, Willie Davenport, Dick Fosbury, Bob Seagren, Rand y Mat so n, Wyomia T yus and Madeline Mannin g, who put other individual golds in the American column And

Charlie Greene, Mel Pender, Ronnie RaySmith , Vin ce M atth ews, Ron Freeman, Larry James , Barbara Ferrell, M argare tBaile s, and Mildrette Netter , who added rela y golds to the haul.

Hine s bec a me th e fir st man to run a fullye lectronicall y -timed 100 meter s in less than 10 seco nd s. Ev an s set a world 400 record th at wo uld endure 20 years Davenport wo uld run in three other Game s and be an Olympic bobsledder, too. Fos bury would revolutionize the high jump with hi s " flopping " style Seagren went on to win an Olympic pole vault s ilv er in '72 be fore going o n to " Superstars" acclaim Matson would obliterate sh ot put records as one of hi story's great w eightmen.

T y u s bec ame the first woman to repeat as Olympic 100 titleist. To this day , Mannin g' s 800 go ld remains th e only one the U.S. h as eve r wo n.

The '68 team's desi gn at ion as " the g reate st in hi story" is not without dispute. Back in 1904 , 24 years before women entered the Olympic track fray , America's men won 22 of24 availa bl e go ld s, but the se St. Louis Games were a virtual all-U.S. affair. The 1956 USA men went Down Under to Melbourne and were

Lee Evans, who'd comp lete a recordsetting performance that wou ld remain in the Olympic books until Barcelona '92.

"Yes," Bill Toomey said , "this was

the greatest track team ever assembled."

The "amens" were heard throughou t "The Big Easy" for four golden days.

1.9M 7rack andJie/d Olympians allenchnJ'

30 4 ' !J?eunion

Bob Beamon - longjump: gold

Ralph Boston - longjump: bronze

Ed Caruthers - h igh jump: silver

Harold Connolly - hamme r throw

Pat Connolly - modern p enta th lon

Estelle Diehl - h ig h j ump

Tom Farrell - 80 0 meters: bronze

Barbara Ferrell-Edmonson - 100 meters: silver; 4x100 relay: gold

Dick Fosbury - high jump: gold

Erv Hall - 110 -m eter high hurdles: silver

Jim Hines - 1 00 meters: gold; 4x l 00 relay: go ld

Larry James - 400 meter : silve r; 4x400 relay: gold

Margaret Johnson Bailes4x100 relay gold

Madeline Manning-Mims800 meters : gold

Randy Matson - shot put: gold

Vince Matthews - 4x 400: go ld

Eleanor Montgomery - high jump

J\.1ildrette Netter -

4x100 relay: go ld

Al Oerter - discus: gold

Mel Pender - 4xl 0 0 relay: gold

Jim Ryun - 1500 mete rs: silver

Bob Seagren - pole vau lt : gold

Ronnie Ray Smith4x l 00 relay : gold

Tommie Smith - 200 meters: go ld

Bill Toomey - decath lon : gold

Wyomia Tyus - J OO mete rs: gold; 4x100 relay : gold

Patty Van Wolvelaere80 mete r hu rdles

Martha Watson - lo ngjump

George Woods - shot put: silv er

George Young -

s teeplec h ase: bronze

Larry Young - 50k wa lk: bronz e

Florence Griffith Joyner Oly mp i c C h a mpion 1959 -1 998

Flor enc e Griffith Joy ner e levat ed wo men 's tra ck t o a new leve l w ith her t hree

Gol d and one Sil ve r me da l-wi nni ng pe rfo rm anc e in th e 1988 Summ er

Ol ympic s. N o track athl ete domin ate d th e ir opp one nts in an Ol y mpi c yea r as di d "F lo-Jo ", whose beaut y a nd speed add ed a stunn ing new dim ensio n to th e art of wom en ' s sp rint ing.

To A n A thlete Dying Youn g

Excerpts by A. £. Hou sman

The time you wo n you r town the race

We chaired you through the marke t-place; Ma n and boy s too d c heering by, A n d home we br o ug ht you shoulder-high.

To -day, the road all runners come, Shoulder -hig h we bring you home , And se t you a t your thres h old down , Townsman of a still er town.

Smart lad, to slip betimes away

From fields where glory does not stay And ear ly thr o ugh the lau r el grows

It withers quicker than the rose

OLYMPIAN ALUMNI CHAPTER NEWS

Di d yo u kn ow that th e U. S. Olympians have re g ion a l chap ters th r ou ghou t th e country?

Look for upd ates on chapter hap penin gs in futur e iss ues of The Lega cy ! If yo u would like to fin d out what is happe nin g in yo ur area , co ntact:

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Pr e sid e nt: Anne Warner Cribbs (swimming, 1960) (415) 856-3200

Southern California Ol y mpians

President : Cathy Ferguson (swimming, 1964) (310) 643-6455, ext. 139

Georgia Olympians

P res id ent: Rocky Lane (boxing, 1956) (770) 963-5903

New England Area Olympians

Pr es id ent : John Thomas (ath letics , 1960, '64) (508) 584-7474

Midwest Olympians

Pre s ident: Willye White (athletics, 1956, ' 60, ' 64 , ' 68, '72) (312) 747-3529

Washington State Olympians

Presid e nt : Caroline Holmes (gym nastics, 1968) (206) 246-2934

Southwest Olympians

P re sid e nt: Earl Young (athletics , 1960) (972) 233-0880

Oregon Olympians

Pr es id e nt : Clem Eischen (athl eti cs, 1948) (503) 492-2232

Florida Olymp ians

Pre s ident: Bob Beamon (athleti cs, I 968) (305) 470-6262

Indiana Olympians

Pre sid e nt: Ollan Cassell (athl eti cs, 1964) (317) 917-0130

No chapter i n your area? I n terested i n start ing a chapter ? Contact t h e Al um ni Re lations office for deta il s , (800) 71 7-7 555 .

OLYMPIC MEMORABILIA AND COIN SHOW

By Juli e J ago dzins ke

Th e fir st Unit ed St at es Ol ympic Committ ee ho st ed Oly mpic

Memorabili a and Coin Show , held June 26 - 28 , brought a trov e of va lu a bl e co in s, fl ag s, pin s a nd to rch es to Co lo rad o Sp rin gs, Colorado. The s how ex hibited va lu a bles fro m the fir st modem Ol y mpic G a me s in Athen s, Greece and fr om the las t Ol y mpic

Ga mes in N agano , Ja pa n Bu t, th e gr ea tes t treas ures there we re no t mad e of metal or cloth, they weren ' t kept behind a g lass case away fro m the public 's curiou s fin ger s, no r did the y co me from fo re ig n la nd s Th e most valu a bl e me mentos th e re w ere t wo of the U S. 's most re vere d Olymp ian s - A l Oerter and Betty Ro bin so n Schwartz

Oe rt er is a four-tim e gold med a li st in the discus, maintainin g hi s title from 19 56-1968. He a rrived earl y Friday mornin g for the sh ow w ith hi s wi fe, Kath y , and hi s g ra nd s on Al ex. Robin son Schwart z became the first woman ev e r to w in a gol d medal in a thletic s when she won th e I 00-meter sprint in 192 8. Sh e w ent o n to w in a noth er go ld in t he 4x l00 re lay in 19 36 aft er recovering from injuries suffer ed in a serious plane crash six years prior. He r s on Rick S ch wartz es cort ed he r to the show . T ogether Oerter and Robin son Schwartz, alon g wi th Philip Di ehl o f the U.S Mint an d John Krim sky , USO C Deputy Sec retary Ge ne ra l/M a nagin g Dir ect o r of Bu s in ess A ffa ir s, kicked off th e fe stiviti es with a ribbon cutting that sy mbolized th e offici al op enin g of the ev ent to th e public By be atin g her comra d es to th e cut , R o bin s o n Schw artz pro ved th at , a t age 8 7, she is one Oly mpian that still has what it takes to be nurnberone.

" I'm still th e fa stes t! " s he pro c la im ed with a smil e

Later the t wo Ol ympians deli ghted the sho w ' s v endor s and c ust om e rs alik e by autogra phin g any t hin g an d eve rythin g relate d to t he Olympi cs Six di sci s ign e d by Oerte r and several signed photo s of Robinson Schwartz ' s winnin g moment were so ld by Ol y mpic Co ll ecto rs of th e Un ited Sta tes (O C U S) , th e U S Ol ympic Co mm itt ee's fled g ling or gani zation for mem orabilia zealot s

Free t o th e public , th e Me mora bili a Show was a hu ge succ ess It con s isted of 43 different exhibitors , including man y that ca me from pl aces as far aw a y as Poland and Romani a Addition all y , th ere we re se ve ra l speci al sh ow in gs, includin g th e " I 00 Y ear s of Ol y mpic Memorab i lia " pre s entation held in the Vi s itor Ce nte r o n th e compl ex Ap pro xim ate ly 500 peo ple atte nd ed th e sh o w , many of w hom brou g ht th eir own Ol y mpic treasures in for free apprai s al s by Ingrid O ' N eil- collector and coordinato r of Frid ay ni g ht' s auc ti on Th e US OC , th e Am eri can N umi sm atic Ass oc iation, and In gr id O 'Ne il coop erated in the production of the a nnual ev ent.

For more information about becoming" member of OCUS pfe(lse contact Karen Marshall at (719) 5784552.

O LYMPIC

C oLLECTORS of the

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F ou r-time Oly mp ic gold meda list Al O erter a utograp hs a discus, the event he do minated at the Oly mpic Gam es jiwn 1956 to 1968

Oly mp ic Lege nds assis t in cu tt ing th e ceremonial ribbon at th e 1998 Oly mpic Me morabilia a nd Co in Show. Lefi to right are : Al Oerter, fo urtim e Oly mp ic go ld meda lis t in the discus ( 1956, '6 0, '64, '68); Philip Die hl, Direc tor of th e U S. Min t; Betty Ro binson Sch wartz, g old medalist in the 100 meters in Ams terdam (1928) and 4x l00 me ter relay in Berl in (19 36); a nd Jo h n K rimsky, Jr. , USOC D eputy Secreta 1y Genera l.

1992 a nd 1996 Olympic

8 00 me ter run ner

Me re di th Ra iney Va lm on s igns autograp hs while her h us band Andrew Va lmon , 1988 and 1992 go ld meda li st in t he 4x400 meter relay, speaks w ith swimmers at Dona lds on Run R ecreation

A ssociation as p art of the Swim -a -than ® on June 30 which ra ise d fu n ds for the USO C, USA Sw im ming a nd the Northern Virginia Sw i m L eague.

Tom Barnes

Matt Cetlinski

Dionna Harris

Arn Kritsky

Buddy Lee

Arlene Limas

Lynnette Love

Lynn Nelson

Meredith Rainey

Jeff Rouse

Ruth Rowe

David Stephens

Calla Urbanski

Andrew Valmon

Stacy Wilson

Wendy Williams

Wakes were being ma de in Northern Virg inia on Tuesday June 30 when 17 Olympians and 58 summe r-league swim teams dove into the 1998 USA Swimming Swi m-a-than ®· The event, in whic h team members swam laps in exchange for p ledges, main ly benefited Northern V irg inia Swim League teams , but a lso ra ised money for the league itself, USA Swimm ing and the U .S. Olympic Comm ittee (USOC) This year ' s event was the largest in Swim - a- thon ® history

Athletes participating in the event were treated to a speech by one of the 17 Olympians, as well as a good ie bag and an autographed U S. Olympic flag for the team As an added bonus , the USOC has offered to bring an Olympic athlete to the annua l season -end awards banquet of the team that raised the most money per swimmer.

Theresa Andrews (swimmi ng, 1984 ), showed her heart by requesting to visit the Oakton Otters ofOakton, Virg inia. Instead of keep ing their earn ings , the Otters unselfishly de cided to donate them to the Leukemia Soc iety of America in tribute to swim meet official Dave Cook whose wife , Debra, recently exper ienced a relapse of breas t cancer and whose da ughter, Edlyn, was diagnosed with leukemia. Andrews, who specializes in wo rking with children fighting life-threa tening illnesses at the Un ivers ity ofVirginia Hospital in Charlottesvi lle , offered comfort and advice to Edlyn and her parents

achieved fifth place in the four-man bobsled - 1984

won gold in the 800 meter freestyle relay and fourth place in both the 400 and 1500 meter freestyle events in swimming- 1988

won the first ever go ld medal winner in softball as part of the U.S. Olympic Softball1996

earned 11 th and ninth place respectively in the light and middle heavyweight divisions of Olympic weightliftin g - 1984 , 1988

placed fifth in Greco -Roman wrestling - 1992

achieved gold in Taekwondo - 1988

won both go ld and bronz e medals respectively in T a ekwondo - 1988 , 1992 swam the 200 meter backstroke in Munich - 1972 made two Ol ympic runnings of the 800 meter race - 1992 , 1996

won three gold and one silver medal in the 100-meter backstroke and the 400-meter medley relay in swimming - 1992 , 1996

a Sydney 2000 hopeful , she competed on the U.S. Archery Team - 1984 competed in javelin in two Ol y mpic games - 1988 , 1996 skated pairs with Rock y Marva! in Barcelona and took fifth place - 1992

won gold and set records with his 4x400 relay teammates in both O lympic years - 1988, 1992

won first ever women's gold medal in soccer - 1996

won the bronze medal in platform diving - 1988

Theresa Andrews .............. became 100-meter backstroke and 4xl00 medley relay gold medalist in swimming- 1984

OLYMPIANS PASS ON TORCH TO YOUTH

"ONLY AN OLYMPIAN CAN FULLY REALIZ E THE GRIP THE GAMES HA VE ON THE YOUTH OF THE WORLD ." Jesse Owens

The Washington, D.C. Champions in Life program was held in conjunction with the Olympic Dinner and White House visit for the 1998 U.S. Olympic Winter Games Team.

The Champions in Life program was conducted on April 29 th with teams of Olympic and Paralympic athletes. Four to five athletes per team were sent to each of six D.C. schools and six suburban Maryland and Virginia schools located in the six contiguous Congressional Districts. The Member of Congress representing each schoo 1, as well as the state's Senator, were invited to participate.

Participation by a group of approximately ten Olympians and Paralympians in an educational activity on the occasion of the opening of the new Ronald Reagan Federal Building in Washington , D.C . also took place.

" The lessons of setting your sights high, working hard , being persi st ent , believing in yourselves, pl ay in g by the rules, suppmting your team , those are lessons that every child in America needs to learn ; les so ns that every child can see in your eyes and in the power of your exam ple."

Pr es ident Bill C linwn , Speaking to the 19 98 US Olympic Team

Nathaniel presents a special USOC paper cast to select students signed by members of the 1998 Winter Olympic Team

1998 Olympic Winter Team Celebration, White House Visit,

Olympic Dinner, & Champions In Life

Anaco tia H1gb bool, 'N hington D.C

Erin Gleason, Short Track Speedskating

Katie King, fa@ Hockey

Katie Monahan, Skiing

Ross Powers, Snowboarding

Mary Riddell, Skiing, Paralympian

Be ll Mu lticultural Senior High School, \"Vashington, D.C.

Lamie !Baker, Ice Hockey

David Cruikshank, Long Track Speedskating

Monte Meier, Skiing, Paralympian

Gretchen Ulion, lee Hockey

Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Bethesda, MD.

John Bauer, Skiing/Cross Country

Sara DeCosta, Ice Hockey

Cammi Granato, lee Hockey

Jennifer Kelchner, Skiing, Paralympian

Nathaniel Mills, Long Track Speedskating

Browne Ju nior High Schoo l, Washington, D.C.

Chris Bailey, lee Hockey

Victor Calise, Sledge Hockey, Paralympian

Brian Martin, Luge

Jennifer Schmidgall, Ice Hockey

Nathaniel Mills talks to students at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in Bethesda, MD, during the Champions in Life school visit.

Dunbar Senior High School, Washington, D.C.

A lana B lahos ki , Ice Hockey

Jim Herberich , Bob s led

Scott Koons , Sh01i Track Speed ska ting

Gordy Sheer, Luge

Eastern Senior High School, Washington, D.C.

Eric Bergoust, Skiing/Aeria ls

Teresa Fancher , Skiing, Paralympian

Eric Porter, Short Track Speedskating

Sarah Tueting, Ice Hockey

Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Greenbelt, MD

Moira D ' Andrea, Long Track Speedskating

Sue Merz , Ice Hockey

Derek Parra , Long Track Speedskatin g

Garnet-Patterson Middle School,

Washington, D.C.

Colleen Coyne, Ice Hockey

Caroline La live, Skiing

Shelley Looney, Ice Hockey

Nikki Stone , Skiin g/Aeria ls

George Washington Middle School, Alexandria, VA .

Candace Cab le, Skiing, Paralympian

Jonna Mendes, Skiing

Tara Mounsey , Ice Hockey

Vicki Mov s essian , Ice Hockey

Sarah Sch leper , Skiing

Chri s Th orpe , Luge

Lee High School, Springfield , VA.

Corbin Beu, Sledge Hockey, Para lympian

Sar a h Billmeier, Ski in g, Para lympian

Casey FitzRandolph , Long Track Spe edskating

Catherine Raney , Long Track Speedskat in g

Chri s Witty , Long Track Speedskating

McLean High S c hool, McL e an, VA

Lisa Brown, lee Hocke y

Andy Gabel , Short Track Speedskatin g

Jay Hakkinen, Biathlon

Arny Peterson, Short Track Speedskating

Phelps Vocational High School, Washington, D. C.

Shannon Dunn , Snowboarding

Tricia Dunn , Ice Hockey

Darrin Steele, Bobsled

Chris Waddell, Skiing, Paralymp ian

National Virtual Trade Mission Day at International Trade Center, Washington, D. C.

Alli s on Jaime , lee Hockey

Karen Gardner , Skiing, Paralympian

Bobby McMullen, Ski ing, Paralympian

Tasha Ne lson , Skiing

Angela Ruggiero, Ice Hockey

Ale xandra Shaffer, Skiin g

Becky Sundstrom, Long Track Speeds kating

Tim Tetreault , Skiing/Nordic Combined

Dan Westover , Biathlon

Sandra Whyte , Ice Hockey

INMEMORY

Edgar Ablowich (athletic s, 1932) died at the age of 84 on April 6, 1998 in Norfolk, Virginia The last surviving member of his team, wh ich included Bill Carr (athletics , 1932) , Karl Warner (ath let ics, 1932), and Ivan Fuqua (athletics, 1932) , Edgarwon the 1,600meter relay in the 1932 Los Angeles Games. They set a wor ld record with a time of 3 minutes, 8.2 seconds , which wa,s not broken for 20 years

Frederick Alderman (ath letics , 1928) the o ld est Olympic gold medalist in track and field in the United States passed away on September 19, 1998 at the age of 93. In the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Frede1ick ran on the U.S. 1,600-meter relay team helping the Americans win a gold medal and set a world record.

Clifford Eugene Barker (basketball, 1948) passed away on March 17 , 1998 . He was 77 . After being a prisoner of war in Germany for 16 months, Clifford went to the University of Kentucky where he helped win two NCAA basketball titles.

Francis Henry Beeler (lacrosse, 1932) passed away on March 12, 1998 in Cockeysville , Maryland. Francis won the gold meda l in lacrosse, which was a demonstration sport in the 1932 Los Ange les Olympic Games . Known for the father of four Olympic skier s, Gordon Cochran , 74 , died on March 14 , 1998. The four Olympians are Marilyn Cochran Brown (skiing 1972) , Robert Bruce Cochran (skiing, 1972), Barbara Cochran Siegle (skiing , 1972), and Linda Cochran Kelley (skiing, 1976). Gordon operated Cochran's , the family ' s small ski area in Richmond, Vermont. Marilyn said of her father, "He was the only reason we made it to the ski team level," adding, "Dad always knew how to tell us what to do to make us ski faster."

Harry George Devine (boxing , 1928) died on April 29, 1998 in Worcester, Connecticut at the age of 88. Harry won the bronze medal in the featherweight (125 lb s ) division in the

1/NTHENEWS

On Apri l 17 , 199 8, Bob Beamon (athletics , 19 68) , president of the U.S. Olympian s' Florida Chapter , succes sful ly raised approx imately $40,000 for child-related charities at the Bob Beamon United Way Golf Classic at the Biltmore Golf Course in Coral Gables ,

l 928 Olympic Games in Am sterdam , Netherlands.

Florence Griffith Joyner (athletics, 1984 , ' 88)thetriplegold medalist at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seou l, Korea passed away on September 21, 1998 She was 38. Griffith Joyner was the wife of 1984 Olympic triplejump gold rnedalistAIJoyner(athletics, 1984) and the s ister-in-law ofJackieJoyner-Kersee (athletics, 1984, '88, '92, '96). Florence still holds world records in the 100- and 200meter dashes.

Carol Fletcher Metten (diving , 1924) passed away on Apri l 3, 1998. She was 91. Caroline won the bronze medal in 3-met er springboard event in the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris.

Thomas Joseph Morgan (bobsled, 1956), 80, passed away in Denver, Colorado on January l 0, 1997 Thomas wa s a retired U S. Air Force lieutenant colonel. He and his wife, Christina, met in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

Helena Mroczkowska Dow (fencing, 1940, '48) one of the links in the on ly motherfather -son trio in any sport in U.S. Olympic history , died on April 22, 1998 at the age of 80. A remarkable fencer, Dow was known for her tenacity in competition and her generosity away from it. She won four Amateur Fencing League titles, coached at the University of Rutherford and was honored in the Helm s Hall of Fame in 1980. Her son , Robert , his wife , Chri s tina , and their daughter , Lindsay , survive her.

The former United States Olympic Committee member Guy Folsom Newhall , who worked for the United States Olympic Committee during 1960-68, died on April 6, 1998. He was 86. Guy was also a coach for the U S. canoeing team for the 19 72 Munich Olympic Games.

Harris Browning Ross ( athletics, 1948, '52) passed away on April 27 , 1998 at age 74. Browning was founder of the Philadelphia Road Runners C lub formed in 1957 and the Road Runners Club of America established a

year later. During 1957-75 , he a lso published the Long Distance Log , a newsletter that became the U.S 's frrst magazine for runners.

Rolly Schwartz (assistant coach and manager of the 1976 U.S. Olympic boxing team) died on April 7, 1998. He was 85. The team featured gold medalists Howard Davis (boxing , 1976), Sugar Ray Leonard (boxing, 1976) , Leo Randolph (boxing, 1976) , Michael Spinks (boxing, 1976) , and Leon Spinks (boxing, 1976). Sugar Ray told a newspaper, " When I think about Rolly Schwartz, I think of c lass Rolly was class personified. "

Jean Shiley Newhouse (athletics , 1928, ' 32) died of emphysem a on March 11, 1998 at the age of 86. After Jean finished fomth in the high jump in the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Netherlands, she won the gold medal in the same event in the 1932 Los Ange les Games, setting the world record with a height of 5 feet and 5 inches.

Benjamin McLane Spock (rowing, 1924), ph ysician , author , and peace activist, passed aw ay in Camden , Maine on March 15 , 1998. He was 94 . His book, Dr. Spock ' s Baby and Child Ca re , has sold almost 50 million copies in 42 languages since 1946 when it first was published.

John Tate (boxing , 1976) died on April 9, 1998 as a result of a one-vehicle accident in Knoxville, Tenne ssee. He was 43. John won the bronze medal at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada in the super heavyweight division. Later he compiled a 34-3 record in his professional career.

Jim Toring (water polo alternate to the 1996 Olympic Team) died on April 20, 1998 as a result of injuries he received when he was hit by a bus on Apri l 12 in Paris , France , where the U.S national team had just finished second in the French Open tournament. In his recognition , Jim w as honored at the first international water polo game of the year in June 1998.

Florida. Three Olympians, Bonnie BlairCruikshank (speedskating , 1984 , '88 , ' 92, ' 94) , Dan Jansen (speedskating , 1984 , '88 , '92, ' 94) , and Al Joyner (athletics, 1984) participated in the tournament to help with the fundraisin g and si lent auction.

Cathy L. Boswell (basketball, 1984) recently returned to the United States after playing 14 years in the Int ernationa l Women ' s Basketball League . Thi s fall she joins the American Bas ketball League's new women ' s fr a nchise in Chicago.

The 1948 go ld-med a l-winnin g crewmen celebrated their 50-year reunion in conjunction with the annual Cal Alumni Crew Day at Oakland's Lake Men-itt in Ca Ii fom ia on March 21, 1998 These crewmen included David Brown (rowing, 1948), Ralph Purchase (rowin g, 1948) , a nd Hans Jensen (row in g, 194 8). The reunion was organized by the daughter of Jim Hardy (rowing, 1948) , Jana, and George Ahlgren, Sr.'s (rowing, 194 8) son George Ahlgren, Jr.

Wendy Renee Brown (at hl etics, 1988) was named to head the men's and women's cross country and track and field teams at Briar Cliff College in Sioux City, Iowa.

John R. Carenza (soccer , 1972) and his wife, Dianne, celebrated their 25 years of marriage on November 18, 1997 and the 25 th anniversary of his Olympic participation.

Two new U.S. Olympians chapters were established in the spring of 1998. The newly formed U.S. Olympians Indiana Chapter elected its frrst in sta llment of officers at a May 17 meetin g. Ollan Cassell(athletics , 1964) is president; Jennifer Hooker(swimming, 1976) and Stewart Carr (canoeing, 1992) share the vice presidency; Ruth Lawanson (volleyball, 1992) is treasurer; and, Natalie Kim Seybold (figu re skating , 1988) is secretary. The Florida Chapter elected Bob Beamon (ath letics , 19 68) its president , Jim Millns (figure skating, 19 76) vice president, Joe Batchelder (yachting, 1964) secretary , and Gail Whitney (gymnastics, 1960) treasurer at its first meeting on April 4.

Ken Chertow (freestyle wrestling , 1988) opened the Gold Medal Wrestling School for Kids this April in State Co ll ege, Pennsylvania. So far , the schoo l boasts four AAU National Champions and six USA Wrestling National Champions.

Christopher T. Coleman (bobs led, 1992 , '94) began working for Olympic Properties of the United States (OPUS) in June 1998 as an account executive in the Marketing and Brand Development Division of the USOC.

Leon Coleman (athletics , 1968) was recently named assistant men's indoor and outdoor track and field coach for the University of Massachusetts at Boston. Additionally , he was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Coaches Association for the City of Boston.

Rita Crockett Royster (volleyball, 1980 , '8 4) has been hired as the women's head volleyball coach at the University of Iowa .

Jack Tupper Daniels (modern pentathlon , 1956 , '60), the very successful cross country

Official Newsletter of the U.S Olympians and track coach for State University of New York (SUNY), had his new book on running published in May. The book is entitled Daniel s' Running Formula.

Edward Joseph Donofrio (fencing , 19 76) has recently been appointed the president/ CEO of the Airflow Company in Frederick, Mary land. The company is a manufacturer of environmenta l control systems with revenues of$24 million and 250 emp loy ees.

Ann Donovan (basketball, 1980 , '84 , '88) was named coach for the American Basketball League's Philadelphia Rage in April 199 8 . The Old Dominion All-American had been coaching at the University of East Carolina for three seasons and compiled a33-5 l record. " It ' s the next level of women's basketball that I ' m really eager to try coaching at ," Ann told the media.

Patrick Ewing (basketball , 1984, '92), who majored in fine arts at Georgetown University, attended a children's painting party at the National Museum of American Art in Washington, D. C., on April 9, 1998. Among the paintings by 13 students from Thompson Elementary School, Patrick displayed hi s landscape ofa reflective pond bordered by golden reeds and pine trees. Patrick told the media, "To have my art here at the National Museum of American Art, part of the Smithsonian Institution, eve n just for a day , is truly an honor. "

Linda Sue Fratianne Maricich (figure skating, 1976, '8 0) traveled to Moscow, Russia with the "Nutcracker on Ice " tour from March 18-30 , 1998.

Andy Gabel (speedskating , 19 88, ' 92, '94, '98) has been named to the directors hip of short track speedskating for the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City by its organizing committee

On April 3, 1998 , Dan M. Gable (freestyle wrestling, 1972) who coached Ol y mpic wrestlers in 1980 , '84 , '88, announced his retirement from coaching college wrestling at the University oflowa wh ere he was head coac h for 2 1 years. Dan's teams won 15 NCAA team championships and 21 Big Ten team tit le s. He a lso coached 45 NCAA individ ua l champions and 152 All-Americans.

Franklin Wesley "Bud" Held (athletics, 1952 ) established himself as the first 70 -yearold ever to high jump more than five feet in a senior meet in Arizona last November. He began highjumpin g after tearing the cartilage

in hi s left knee while training for the masters javelin at age 67 He plans to return to javelin and break the record in the 70+ category.

An ne Henning Walker (speedskating , 1972) graduated cum laude from the M etropolitan State College of Denver in May 1997 with a bachelor ' s degree in land use / geograp hy and certification as an elementary education teacher. Anne is current ly teaching second grade in Aurora, Colorado

Michael H. Holland (skiing , 1984 , '88) worked for the Turner Network Television (TNT) as an announcer of ski jumping and nordic combined events during the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan.

John Howard (cycling, 1968 , '72, '76) was the on ly U.S. male medal winner in cross country at the 1997 World Mountain Bike Championships in Chateau de Oex, Switzerland He won the bronze in the masters category.

Dan Jansen (speedskating , 1984,'88 , '92, '94) addressed Carthage College's 393 graduating seniors at the school's commencement exercises May 24 , l 998 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Jansen, a native of the state , was presented with an honorary Doctorate of Laws degree.

Joseph W. Kilburn (coach ofthe 1994 U.S . Olympic Bobsled Team) is working for the International Sport Governing Body coordinating women's bobsleigh teams hoping to participate in the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City. Joseph was a jury member of bobsled events in the 1998 Games in Nagano, Japan.

Bronze medalist Braden LaVern Looper (baseball, 1996) began playing the 1998 baseball season with the St. Louis Cardinals. Currently, he plays in an AAA league with the Memphis Redbirds.

Gregory Gray Lyman (speedskating, 1972) was appointed a judge of th e 6th Judicial District Court of the State of Colorado by Gov. Roy Romer in June of 1996 .

Thomas Andrew Malchow (swimming, 1996) won the bron ze medal in the 200-meter butterfly eve nt in the World Championships in Perth , Australia in January 1998.

Henry Marsh (athletics, 1976, '8 0, '84, '88) recently wrote a motivational book entit led The Breakthrough Factor. The book contains se veral essays , which Marsh uses to mark the trai l to his success.

Phoebe L. Mills (gymnastics, 1988) was selected as the assistant coach for the U. S Junior Snowboarding Teams for the Junior World Cup which was held in Switzerland on Apri l 1-5.

Pablo Morales (swilmning, 1984 , '92 ) was named the head swimming coach at San Jose State University.

John P . Naber (swimming , 1976) commentated the 1998 Winter Games in N aga no, Japan for Turner Network Television (TNT). It was his eighth Olympic Games to attend and sixth to be involved with as a broadcaster.

Nancy L. NapolskiJohnson (shooting, 1996), a Home Depot OJOP ath lete, qualified for the 1998 World Championships that were held in Barcelona, Spain in July 1998.

Fred Newhouse (athletics, 1976) has been se lected team lead er for the U.S track and field team for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.

Leah Marie O'Brien (softball, 1996) has recently won two championship s : the NCAA 's National Women's Softball in 1997 as a member of the University of Arizona team and the South Pacific Classic in New Eng land as a member of the U.S. Women's Softball National Team.

Jimmy Pedro (judo, 1992, ' 96) has become the first American to record a 26-match winning streak from February, 1997 to February , '98, including two consecutive titles at the Shoriki Cup in Japan , the French Open , and Austrian Open . Jimmy and his wife, Marie , a lso celebrated the birth of their first son, Anthony James , on April 23 , 1998

Marisa Pedulla (judo, 1996) gradu ated from the University of Pittsburgh in April of 1998 with a Ph.D. in biologic a l sciences

Mike Peplinski ( curling , 1998) is recovering nicely from the kidney transplant he underwent on June 11, 1998 at the University of Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis Peplinski was up and walking severa l days after the surgery and says h e expects to return to curling competition as soon as possible

Finishing her residency in orthopedic surgery at the University ofSouthern California Medica l Center/ Los Ange les County Hospit al, Dot Richardson (softba ll, 1996) will begin her new role as spokeswoman for the Women's Profe ssional Fastpitch, which opened it s second season on May 29, 1998. Dot will comment on the WPF's eight games aired on

Official Newsletter of the U.S Olympians ESPN2 and make promotional appearances at camps and clinics

Douglas George Ross (ice hockey, 1976), was chosen by the State of Alabama as the 1998 Coach of the Year for his work as the head hockey coach at the University of Alabama. Since, 1982, Ross has acc umulated two NCAA Division II Hockey National Championships and a record of 354- 186-21

Grossmont College in El Cajon, California recently selected Eric Sato (volleyball , 1988, ' 92) as its head volleyball coach.

Mathew Aaron Scoggin (diving, 1992), coach of the University of Texas women 's diving team, was named to the NCAA Women's Coach of the Year in the 1998 Big 12 Conference.

Karen Christina Shelton (field hockey, 1980, '8 4) , head field hockey coach at the University ofNorth Carolina at Chapel Hill, recently led her team to its third consecutive NCAA Division I Nationa l Championship. The team has earned the national championship in 1989, '95 , '96, and '97.

Dean Smith (athletics, 1952) was presented the All American Cowboy Award in Bandar, Te xas last year.

Bill Stapleton (swimming, 1988) has been named chairman of the USOC's Athletes Advisory Council on the Salt Lake City Org anizing Committee Executive Committee Bill became the first ath lete to be named to the Executive Comm itte e.

Rochelle Stevens ( athletics, 1992, '96) hosted the eighth annual Rochelle Stevens Invitational Track Meet for all ages on May 30, 1998. Sheestimatedmorethan l ,500participants regi stered for the event.

Kerri Allyson Strug (gymnastics, 1992, '9 6) attended Time Magazine's 75 th Anniver sary party along w ith many medical people , politicians, and celebrities. Kerri appeared on Time's front cover page on the August 5, 1996 issue.

As the head coach of the women's basketball team at the University of Tennessee, Pat Head Summitt (basketball , 1976) won an unprecedented third consecutive NCAA Championship title in March of 1998. The title was her sixth in the last 12 years with the Lady Vols. Pat also received the John and Nellie Wooden Award on April 11th. The award is given each year to the top men 's and women's college coaches.

Nancy Swider-Peltz , a 41-year-old mother of three , skated in her seventh Olympic trial in

January. She finished ninth and tenth in two of the five distance events. Nancy also won the World Masters Championships in Pine , Italy held January 21-23.

Bill Tom (gymnastics, 1956) won the 1998 U.S. Senior Badminton Championship in sing les for the age 75 group in Shreveport, Louisiana in March. He also became the singles and doubles champion in the Golden Master II (age 75) category of the 1998 Canadian Open Masters Badminton Championship on April 27. Bill is now looking forward to the World Masters Games that will take place in Portland , Oregon in August 1998.

Teaming up with three of his mountain bike mate s, Peter Vidmar (gymnastics, 1980, ' 84) took third place in the Veteran Division of the " 24 Hours of Moab" mountain bike race in October 1997.

Walter R. Walsh (shooting , 1948) recently received the 199 7 Outstanding American Hand gunner Award.

Starr Walton Hurley (skiing, 1964) was named the Sacramento Metro Chamber Volunteer of the Year for 1997. Starr is a member of the Governor's Council of Physical Fitness and Sports for the Sacramento, Ca liforn ia region.

Donna Weinbrecht (skiing , 1992 , '94 , '98) delighted both children and parents on May 3, 1998 with her visitto the High Crest Lake area in West Milford, New Jersey , where the skier resides.

Peter Westbrook (fencing, 1976 , '80, '8 4 , '88 , '92, '96) wa s plea se d with the bron ze medal won b y Ivan Lee - a member of the Peter Westbrook Foundation - in the 1998 Junior World Fencing Championships in Valencia , Venezuela. The foundation , for which Peter serves as executive director, is a not-for-profit organization that was founded in 1991 to use the sport of fencing " to change and save the lives of under-served minority youth academically, socially and athletically". In addition to Ivan , two of six foundation fencers who went to the championships made its final rounds. "I'm extremely proud oflvan and all our athletes not just because of their ath letic accomplishments but more importantly because of their development as yo ung men and women," Peter said

Patty Van Wolvelaere (athletics , 1968, '72) attended the fourth annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day last February in Chu la Vista, Ca li fornia.

Kristi Yamaguchi (figure skating, 1992) hosted the third annual Skates in the Park exhibition May 24 , 1998 atPararnount' s Great America in Santa Clara , California to raise money for her Always Dream Foundation. The foundation benefits in spirational organization s for children.

Lou Zamperini (athletics, 1936) will be played by Nicholas Cage in an upcoming

Official Newsletter of the U S Olympians movie based on the Olympian's life. Lou drifted on a life raft for nearly seven weeks after his plane was shot down during World War II Discovered by enemy forces, he was held as a prisonerofwar in Japan until the war ended.

NikkiZiegelmeyer(speedskating, 1992, '94) plans on mounting a comeback to the speedskating track despite the back injuries she

suffered after she slid into a wall while training in Lake Placid , New York in October 1997. However , instead ofcontinuing in short track, Nikki will convert to long track speedskating.

Tatyana P. Adamovich (fencing , 1972) received the Per so n of the Year award of the United States Olympic Committee Rings of Gold Award in February 1998 for her effort and dedication to perpetuate the Olympic ideals and unselfish support of others.

Paul David Bergen (coach of the 1980 U.S Olympic swimming team) was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in May of 1998

Da le E. Brand (wrestling , 1936) was induct ed into th e National High School Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame for his work at Clarion High School in Clarion, Iowa During his career Dale coached one Olympic wrestler (his cousin Glen Brand) and nine Division I All -Americans.

Member of the 1996 gold-medal - winning fastpitch softball team , Sheila Marie Cornell Douty (softball , 1996) has recently been named to the UCLA Athlete Hall ofFame and PACIO All-Decade te am. She was also honored by the University of Southern California health sciences campus, which dedicated a lecture h all and exhibit to her for bein g the first USC phys ica l therapist to win Olympic go ld.

John G. Crosby, Jr. (gymnastics , 1972) has been se lected as a 1998 inductee of the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame In May of 1997 John received a Juris Doctor degree from the Hofstra University School of Law.

Benita Fitzgerald Mosley (athletics , 1980 , '8 4) , director of the United States Olympic Training Centers and president ofthe Women's Sports Foundation , recently became the first African-American woman to be inducted into the Virgin ia Sports Hall of Fame.

Laurie Flachmeier Corbelli (volleyball, 1980, ' 84) was honored with the All-Time Great Volleyball Player Award by USA Volleyball at the 1998 awards banquet in Tucson , Arizona on Ma y 21.

In honor of their lifetime achievements and adherence to Olympic ideals, the USOC pre-

sented Marty Glickman (athletics, 1936) and the late Sam Stoller (athletics , 1936) the committee's first General Douglas MacArthur Award in Long Island on March 29, 1998.

Debbie Green (volleyball, 1980, '8 4) recently became the first volleyball player to be inducted into the Orang e County Sports Hall of Fame.

April Heinrichs (women's soccer coach , 1996) was inducted into the National Soccer Hall ofFame on June 2, 1998. Heinrichs won the honor of being the first woman inducted into the hall after coaching the gold-medalwinning U.S. women 's soccer team .

Earvin "Magic" Johnson (basketball, 1992) has been named a "United Nation's Messenger of Peace" by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan whose new campaign effort includes the use of international celebrities to convey the UN's mes sage.

The University ofPennsylvaniaannounced in May that it would honor several Ol ympian s. They include Donald F . Lippincott (athletics, 1912), Alvin Kraenzlein (athletic s, 1900), Thomas Truxtun Hare (athletics , 1900 , '04) , Chuck Daly (basketball coach, 1992), Bill A. Carr (athletics , 1932) , David M. Micahnik (fencing, 1960, '64, '68), Ted Meredith (athletics, 1912, '20), Michael C. Murphy (athletics coach, 1900) , Fred A. Samara (athletic s, 1976),andJ Wa lterTewksbury(athletics , 1900).

The four-oared with coxswain crew that earned a bronze medal for the U.S. in the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki were inducted into the University of Washington at Seattle Hall of Fame on April 24, 1998. Team members are Carl M. Lovsted (rowing , 1952) , Dick Wahlstrom (rowing , 1952) , Al E . Ulbrickson, Jr. ( rowing , 1952), Albert Rossi (rowing, 1952) and Fil Leanderson (rowing, 1952). All attended UW.

Frank J. Lubin (basketball , 1936) was recently inducted into the Sports Hall ofFame at

UCLA , where he graduated in 1931. Frank was the team captain of the Olympic goldmedal -winning basketball team in 1936.

John J. Macionis (swimming , 1936) was inducted into the Pennsy lvania Sports Hall of Fame at the Seventh Annual Banquet of the City All Star Chapter on April 16 , 1998.

Frank Joseph Masley (luge, 1980 , ' 84 , '88) was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame in 1997. He is currently attending graduate sc hool and serves on the board of directors for the Delaware Coalition for Bosnia.

Michael Futch O'Hara (volleyball, 1964), FIVB Technical Director of Beach Volleyball , was inducted into the Pro Beach Volleyba lI Hall of Fame at the Miller Lite Open on Clearwater Beach held April 11-13, 1997. Michael became one of the two athletes to be inducted in both beach and indoor volleyball halls of fame.

Mel Rosen (assi stant coach of 1984 athletics and head coach of 1992 athletic s) was inducted into the Auburn University Walk of Fame in 1997

Dougl as G. Ross (ice hockey, 1976) was chosen by the State of Alabama as the 1998 Coach of the Year for his work as the head hockey coach at the University of Alabama. Since 1982 , Ross has acctunulated two NCAA Division II Hockey National Championships and a record of354 - l 86-2 l.

Jenny Thompson (swimming, 1992 , '96) won the Henry P. Iba Citizenship Athlete Award in April 1998. The award is given annually to athletes who use their status to help other s. Jenny has worked on pedi atric AIDS research and a benefit called Kids for Kids in New York. NBA Utah Jazz forward Karl Malone (basketball , 1992 , '96) was also honored.

Si lver medalist Richard L. Voliva (wrestling , 19 36) was inducted into the EIWA Wrestling Hall ofFame in March of this year.

Lucinda Williams Adams (athletics, I 956, '60) received the Charles D. Herny award at the 1998 AAHPERD convention in Reno , Nevada. She also received an hono rary doc-

IN MATRIMONY

Yari Allnutt (soccer, l 992) and hi s fiancee, Julie , joined in marria ge on Valentine's Day, 199 8

Matthew "Max" Kane Cobb (assistant coach fo r the 1992 biathlon team) and Rosemary Shea were marrie d on Jun e I , 1996. In July of 1998 the couple brought home their first child in July.

Sheila Leilehua Conover-Doyle (canoe / kayak, 1984 , '88, '92) a nd Eric Doyle, a member of the U.S. sai lin g team, were married on November 29, 1997.

John Keithan Coyle (speedskating , 1994) ma rried Shannon Topp on June 27, 1998. John was rec ently hired as a n associate by Diamond Technology P art ner s - a management consulting firm based out of C hic ago.

Marc Andrew Davis (athletics, 1996) married Lucy Shannon on May 3 1, 19 97.

Chantal Lynelle Dunn (speedskating, 1994) and David Cermak ma rried on May 10 , 1997.

Carol Feeney (rowing, 1992) a nd her fiance, Jonathan Adam Holl and, were married on August 15 , 1998 Caro l won a s ilver med al in four-woman rowing without coxswain at the Barcelona Olympic Games

Eric Joseph Flaim (speedskating, 1988, '92, '9 4 , '98) and Marci Francis will m arry in the fall ofl 999.

D anielle and Jeffrey Wayne Gibson (rollerskatin g, 1992) married on June 1, I 996. Jeffrey has been asked to se rv e as an executive committee/board member of hi s NGB and currently runs a yo uth pro gra m for roller

1RTHS

Lou D. Banach (wrestling, 1984) and hi s wife, Kim, becam e th e proud parents of their son , Jared Alan, on October 28, 1997.

Nick Becker (vo lleyb all , 1992) and hi s wife, Miles , celebrated the birth of their so n , Spencer, on April 25, 1998.

Bob Berland (judo, 19 84, '88) and his wife, Helen, welcomed their third daughter, Morgan Caro le , into their liv es on June 1, 199 8.

Official Newsletter of the U.S. Olympians torate de g re e of hum a nic s from Springfield Co llege in Springfield, Massachusetts on May 17, 1998.

hoc ke y players that is considered to be one of the largest in the world.

Mary Harvey (soccer, 1996) joined Renato Capobianco in marriage on May 4 , 1996. Mary received her MBA from the Anderson School at UCLA in June of 1998.

ChrisJogis(badminton, 1992)andAmymarried on Dec e mber 15 , 1996. Chris has recently been promoted to mana ger of Corporate Sponsors hip Marketing at the National Footba ll League Properties in New York.

Carolyn Denise Jones (basketball, I 992)married Charlton J. Youn g on August 8, 199 8. Cha rlton was the scoring ch a mpion of the American Basketball League in the 19961997 season.

James "Jim" C. Jongeneel (field hockey, 1956) and hi s wife, Dorothy , celebrated the go lden anni versar y of their marriage on July 30, 1998

Bryan R. Leturgez (bobsled, 1992, ' 94 , ' 98) and Sandra M. Trani, who was an a lternate for the 1996 Olympic Team Handball te am , w ill be marryin g on September 20, 1998.

Jearl A. Miles-Clark (athletics, 1988 , '92 , ' 96)marriedJ.J. Clark on Nove mber 30, 19 96. Jearl help ed the U.S. 4x400-relay tea m win a s ilver medal at the 1992 Olympic Garnes and a go ld medal at the 1996 Games.

Idella "Della" May Moore Sehorn (swimmin g, 195 2) and her husband , Al, celebrated the ir 50 th wedd in g an niv ersary on May 9, 1998. A l was the manager ofthe 196 4 Ol y mpic women's swim team as well as a U S

Richard R. Zirk (weightlifting, 1960) was inducted into the Gridiron Hall of Fame at Caldwell Hi gh School in 199 7.

Morgan weighed 7 pounds 13 ounces and was 20 ¼ inche s long when born.

Charles G. Bittick (water polo , 1960) deIighted in the birth of hi s first grandson, Joshua Matthew B ittick , on A ug ust 27, 199 7.

Ellen Winifred Breen-Andersson (sk iing , 1992) and her husband, Swedish aer ia l coach Fredrik Andersson , we lcomed a da ughter, Mo ll y Roz , into their hom e on May 13, 199 8.

official in both th e 1968 Mex ico City and 1972 Munich O lympic Games

Leah Marie O'Brien (softball , 1996) is engaged to Tommy Amico a nd the couple plans to marr y on June 6, 1999. Le a h graduated from the University of Arizona in December w ith a degree in physical edu cat ion. In February, she and the other members of the USA softba ll nat ional te am won go ld medal s at the South Pacific C la ssic in New Zealand.

Thomas Charles O'Rourke ( cycling, 1952) and Brend a Kaempfwere wed on Decemb er 17, 1997.

James Earl Owens (athletics, 19 76) marri ed Beverly on Valentine ' s Day of 1998. Ja me s hope s t o open hi s own corporate bu siness fitness center in th e near future.

Kristine Lora Quance (swimming, 1996) a nd Jeffery Edward Ju lian, both former swimmer s at th e University of Southern Ca lifornia , married in Hawaii on April 24, 1998.

Th e wedding of Michael J. Sumvan (team handball , 1988) and Jennifer Diclerico was celebrated at the United States Merchant Marine Academy , Mariners Memorial Chape l on August 22 , 199 8.

Karen Moe Thornton (swimming, 19 72, '76) married Gary Humphreys on July 1 l , 1998. Karen won go ld in the 200-meter butt e rfl y at the 1972 Ol ymp ic Games in Munich.

Alison Townley (rowing , 1988, '92) a nd Kurtis Fechtmeyer were marri ed on April 26, 1998. Alison is a brand manager at L'Oreal. Both grad uate d from Harvard University.

Tonie Campbell (athlet ics , 19 80, '84, '88) and hi s wife, Michelle, celebrated the birth of their dau gh ter, Taylor Rebecc a, on December 31, 1997

Kitty Carruthers Conrad (figure skating , 1980, '84) and her hu sband, Brett, brought a daughter, Kayla Nico le, into their lives on March 23, 1998.

Tiffany Cohen Adams (swimming, 1984) and her husband , William , gave birth to their first son , Daniel, on March 26, 1998. Daniel weighed 9 pounds I ounce at birth and has a two-year-old sister, Chloe.

Jennifer Walker Corbet (rowing , 1988) and her husband , Randy Hickenbottom, welcomed the birth of their daughter, Catrin , on April 16, 1998

David Wright Cruikshank (speedskating, 1988 , '92 , '94, ' 98) and Bonnie Blair (speedskating , 1984 , '88, '92, '94) gave birth to a son, Grant, on July 19 , 1998.

Joshua Cla1·k Davis (swimming, 1996) a nd his wife , Shantel, welcomed the birth of their son , Joshua Caleb , on October I , 1997.

Susan M. DeMattei ( cycling, 1996) and her husband , Dav id Weins , welcomed their son , Cooper Price , into their live s on June 3, 1998. He weighed 7 pound s 5 ounces at birth.

David A. Emma (ice hockey, 1992) a nd hi s wife , Jacqueline, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter , Alexandra Edith, born on May 6, 1997.

Audun Gudmund (skiing , 1984) and Sally En des tad ( cycling, 1988 , ' 92) welcomed the birth oftheirdaughter, Anja Jane , on March 1, 1998. Audun and Sally own Alaska Heartland Adventures, which guides s kiers, hikers, and outdoor enthusiasts in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Kathy Ann Johnson Clarke (gymnastics, 1980 , '84) and her husband , Brian, are the proud parents of their son, Sean Patrick , born on March 31 , 199 8.

Kristin Klein Keefe (volleyball, 1996) and her hu s band , Adam, celebrated the bi1th of their twin daught ers, Michaela Jo Ann and Caitlin Suzanne, on January 20, 1998. Kristin and Adam were married on August 24 , 1996.

Valerie Lafon Gotay (Judo , 1992) and her husband , Angel, welcomed the birth of their first child, daughter Breanna Marie, on December 22, 1996

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Margaret "Peg" Mallery (rowing , 1988) and her partner, April Dean, welcomed their first so n, Elliot James Dean, into their lives on Jun e 11 , 1997.

Jeffrey D. McLaughlin (rowing , 1988 , '92) and his wife, Kelly , welcomed the birth of th eir daughter , Erin Victoria , on March 27, 1998. Jeffre y and Kelly were married on September 21 , 1996.

John Clifford Moffet(swimrning, 1980, '84) and his wife , Susan, delighted in the birth of their son, Graham Lenth , on September 18, 199 7. John is the producer of "World 's Mo st. " , anew television series airing on The Learning Channel.

Kenny D. Monday (wrestling, 1988 , '92 , '96) and hi s wife, Sabrina, celebrated the birth of their first son, Kennedy Giles, on April I , 1998. He weighed in at 7 pounds 13 ounces . Mary Osborne Andrews ( athletics, 1980) and her husband,Michael, celebrated the birth of their seco nd son , Michael , on September 15 , 1996 . She is cunently entrepreneuring an athletic consulting business in Boulder, Colorado.

Olymp ian s Pat Ralph Porter (athletics, 1984, '88) and Trish Morley Porter(athletics , 1988) welcomed the birth of their son, Connor Patrick, on June 27, 1997.

Sergio Ricardo Reyes (boxing, 1992) celebrated the birth of his dau g hter , Enfiniti Juanita Sofia, on Febrnary 2, 1996.

Gold medal winner Nathalie Schneyder Bartleson (synchronized sw imming, 1996) and her husband, Aaron, welcomed their new son , Fischer Bradley, into their lives on May 17, 1998. In June, Nathalie graduated from Cal State Hayward with a B.S. in marketing Richard George Schutz (wei g htlifting, 1988, '92) and his wife, Lisa, welcomed the birth of their daughter , Kathleen Ann, on March 15 , 1998.

Matt Scoggin (diving, 1992) and his wife , Becca, adopted their 4 ½ month old daughter, Grace Run Tong Scoggin , from China in Jul y of 1996. In fact , Matt left the 1996 Olympic sw immin g trials to pick up the infant. In other news , he was named the NCAA women's diving coach of the yea r in both 1997 and 1998.

DeAnnaMaeSodoma(athletics, 1992, 1996 Paralympics) and her husband , Frederick Stanage, celebrated the birth of their son, Jacob Dean , on March 5, 1998. DeAnn a and Frederick were married on June 14 , 1997.

Lane Spina (skiing , 198 8, ' 92) and hi s wife , Laura Jane , welcomed their second son, Kyle Scott, on April 23 , 1998.

Debi Thomas (figure skat ing, 1988) and her husband , Chris Bequette , are the proud parents of t heir son , Christopher Jules II , born on July I , 199 7.

Stephen B. Trittschuh (soccer 1988 ) and his wife, Suzanne, welcomed their daughter, Aspen Taylor, on Febrnary 15 , 1998. Stephen is the captain of the Colorado Rapids , M ajor League Soccer's 1997 We stern Conference Champion. Thi s is his third year playing for the Rapid s

Todd Eric Waggoner (figure skating, 1988) and hi s wife, Kristan, welcomed the birth of theirfirstchild,EricDavid,onApril 11 , 1998.

An 8-pound 20-inch daughter , Kaitlin Alessandra, was born to Bonnie Warner Simi (luge, 1984, '88, '92) and her hu s band, Tony, on Friday June 5, 199 8

Scott Wendland (figure skating, I 992) and hi s wife , Betina , became th e proud parents of daught er , Kira Hynn, on March 28, 1998 .

Leo White, Jr. Uudo, 1984 , '92) and his wife, Jacque li ne , welcomed the birth of their first child, Leo Edward, on April 7, 1998.

UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE 1997-2000

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William J Hybl

VICE PRESIDENT

Sandra Ba ldwin

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VICE PRESIDENT -

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