Category: Spotlight

The Wheaties box remains a major iconic symbol of the cultural impact of the Olympics and Paralympics. See the collection on display at the Museum.

Los Angeles needed a mascot that would get crowds excited about the approaching 1984 Olympics, and Sam the Eagle was born.

A shared passion for sport and inclusion brought the Welgers together.

Matt Scott is a pioneer and champion for not only wheelchair basketball, but for Paralympians and athletes with disabilities as a whole.

Since 1996, Madsen has won eight Paralympic medals.

The six-time Paralympian found table tennis during his difficult childhood.

Archery legend, Jack Whitman, won Team USA’s first Paralympic gold. See Whitman’s bow and other artifacts on display at the Museum.

She competed in eight consecutive Paralympic Games, becoming the second U.S. woman to win gold at both the Summer and Winter Games.

She competed in four Olympic Games and became the first Asian American to win a winter medal in a sport other than figure skating.

After growing up playing wheelchair basketball, he turned to wheelchair rugby and won Paralympic medals in 2012 and 2016.