Yosh Uchida coached the first U.S. Olympic Judo Team. More than half a century later, at 100 years old he remains the San Jose State University head judo coach.
In select company as one of the few deaf athletes ever to participate in the Olympic or Paralympic Games, she has won three gold medals, two silver and a bronze.
The members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Team can be divided into two categories: Those who competed in another Olympic Games and those who never had another chance.
Betty Robinson was humble and usually showed her Olympic medals only when asked, but now they will be on display at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum.
It took the curiosity of University of Florida professor Paula Welch to realize that Margaret Abbott was the United States' first female Olympic champion.
