A quick conversation: Bob Djokovic, Kathy Rex and Tom Schneeberger
The trio of team handball athletes took unconventional routes to becoming Olympians.
As part of the Museum’s mission to honor the Olympic and Paralympic ideals and document and share the history of the United States’ Olympic and Paralympic participation, the Museum is partnering with StoryCorps, a nonprofit organization that is a leader in recording and preserving the stories of Americans from all backgrounds.
These sessions match two or three interview partners, usually with a common bond, for a casual conversation. Additionally, these sessions become part of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. As part of the Museum’s partnership, StoryCorps is producing select conversations into three-minute segments that focus on a particular topic during the interview.
The trio of team handball athletes took unconventional routes to becoming Olympians.
An edited snippet of the conversation between Paralympic skier Bonnie St. John and her husband, Allen Haines.
An edited snippet of the conversation between the U.S. team handball Olympians.
They competed in the Olympics in different generations but found they had plenty of shared experiences.
Connie Carpenter-Phinney and Davis Phinney discuss their paths to becoming Olympic medalists and what life is like as the parents of an Olympian.
Olympic swimmers in the 1960s relive their experiences at the Games.
Track and field athlete John Register was training for the 1996 Olympics when he landed wrong in a jump and ultimately had his leg amputated above the knee.
Discussing their lives as international competitors and partners
The Paralympic alumni tackle the sensitive topic of classification
Olympian Jack Mathias talks with his wife Marcia about their journey through the sport of sailing
The pair of high jumpers relive some of their experiences at Mexico City 1968
Spouses Stephani Victor and Marcel Kuonen share the story of how Marcel came to be Stephani’s skiing coach after an accident that caused her to lose her legs.
Friends Stephanie Wheeler and Christina Ripp-Schwab share memories of how they became involved in wheelchair basketball, talk about competing in the Paralympics, and also discuss the future of their sport.
The conversation focuses on growing up north of Seattle and starting their Olympic journey at the University of Washington
At age 6, Deborah—a disabilities rights advocate—adopted Tatyana and brought her to live in the United States.
Longtime friends Trischa Zorn and Elizabeth (Beth) Scott describe becoming the first Paralympic residents at the Olympic Training Center.
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