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Robert Dover broke ground

Equestrian athlete, who was a six-time Olympian and four-time medalist, also was the first openly gay Olympian

Beijing 2008: Great Olympic Moments

Michael Phelps, Carli Lloyd and Kobe Bryant were among the heroes as Team USA led the medal count.

Presidential delegation to Sochi sent message

The group was seen as a rebuke to Russia's anti-gay laws and propaganda.

Virtual Exhibit: Father’s Day

Learn about fathers whose children also were Team USA athletes and coaches.

Olympus Within to greet Museum guests

Peter Schifrin, a member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic Fencing Team, created a 400-pound bronze sculpture that will be sit inside the Museum.

Virtual Exhibit: Flag Day

Learn about men and women who have been Team USA flag bearers at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

London 2012: Great Paralympic Moments

Relive Team USA highlights from the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Olympic Moment

Billy Mills: Plenty of Motivation

Billy Mills posted one of the greatest upsets in Olympic history, when he won the 10,000-meter run at Tokyo 1964; a Native American from Pine Ridge, South Dakota, Mills continues to use his voice to advance Native American issues.

James Connolly was an unlikely U.S. Olympic hero

With a technique he had not used since his youth, James Connolly finished first in the triple jump at Athens 1896.

John and Sumner Paine shot their way to be Olympic champions

John and Sumner Paine took eight guns and 3,500 rounds of ammunition with them to Athens 1896.

Swimmer Becca Meyers found her happy place in the pool

Swimmer Becca Meyers is 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 over the past two Paralympic Games.

At 100, judo legend Yosh Uchida’s accomplishments speak for themselves

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.

OlYMPICS & Paralympics in the united states

St. Louis 1904 Olympic Games

Due to the difficulty of getting to St. Louis and European tensions caused by the Russo-Japanese War, only 62 athletes came from outside North America.

Lake Placid 1932 Olympic Winter Games

The Olympic Winter Games came to the United States for the first time. Lake Placid native Jack Shea won two gold medals in speed skating, the first athlete to win multiple gold medals in a single Olympic Winter Games.

Los Angeles 1932 Olympic Games

Participation dropped to its lowest level in 28 years because of the Great Depression, but several new concepts made their debut: an Olympic Village (for male athletes), Victory Podium and a shortened period of competition.

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Robert Dover broke ground

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Beijing 2008: Great Olympic Moments

Presidential delegation to Sochi sent message

Virtual Exhibit: Father’s Day

Olympus Within to greet Museum guests

Virtual Exhibit: Flag Day

London 2012: Great Paralympic Moments

Olympic Moment

Billy Mills: Plenty of Motivation

MORE IN SPOTLIGHT

James Connolly was an unlikely U.S. Olympic hero

John and Sumner Paine shot their way to be Olympic champions

Swimmer Becca Meyers found her happy place in the pool

At 100, judo legend Yosh Uchida’s accomplishments speak for themselves

OlYMPICS & Paralympics in the united states

St. Louis 1904 Olympic Games

Lake Placid 1932 Olympic Winter Games

Los Angeles 1932 Olympic Games