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Category: Athlete

Muffy Davis | Paralympic Cycling London 2012

Muffy Davis

Muffy Davis competed in Paralympic alpine skiing and para cycling, winning a total of seven Paralympic medals, three of which are gold medals.
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Skier Lindsey Vonn turns around a gate

Lindsey Vonn

Lindsey Vonn is considered one of the greatest Olympic ski racers. She is the only American woman to win an Olympic downhill gold and grab four world cup overall titles.
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Michael Phelps at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing

Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps, with an astounding 6 feet, 7-inch wingspan, won an Olympic record 28 medals, which included 23 golds, more than double any other Olympic athlete.
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Gretchen Fraser | U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame

Gretchen Fraser

After her Olympic dream was postponed, Gretchen Fraser became the first American to win an alpine skiing medal.
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Erin Popovich

Swimmer Erin Popovich is a three-time Paralympian; 14 of her 19 Paralympic medals were golds. She is a two-time winner of the ESPY Award for Best Female Athlete with a Disability.
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Misty May Treanor - Olympic Hall of Fame 2019

Misty May-Treanor

Misty May-Treanor was a college star at indoor volleyball, then successfully transitioned to one of the best beach volleyball careers of all-time, teaming with Kerri Walsh Jennings to win three Olympic gold medals and retiring with a then-record 112 wins.
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Tommie Smith

Tommie Smith's courage to protest for racial equality continues to be remembered throughout the sports landscape.
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John Carlos

John Carlos and Tommie Smith's protest for racial equality has echoed throughout the sports world since the Mexico City 1968 Olympic Games.
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Chris Waddell

Paralyzed from the waist down after a skiing accident, Chris Waddell went on to compete in seven Paralympic Games, winning 13 medals and becoming the most decorated male monoskier in U.S. history.
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Dara Torres

Dara Torres was nicknamed "Mom" by U.S. Olympic teammates at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games where at age 41 she set three American records in winning three silver medals.
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