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Meet the Hall of Fame Class of 2022

Get to know the incredible men and women who were inducted into the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame as the Class of 2022…

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The Legacy of Taffy Abel: The 1st U.S. flag bearer at an Olympic Winter Games

On this day in 1924, “Taffy” Abel, an Ojibwe native American, was the first American flag bearer at the Olympic Winter Games. Read his story.

Dick Fosbury, Olympic champion who revolutionized the high jump, dies aged 76

Dick Fosbury, an Olympic champion, known for revolutionizing the high jump, died on Sunday, March 12, 2023.

U.S. Presidents and the Olympic & Paralympic Games

Learn about U.S. presidents and their involvement with Olympic and Paralympic Games over the years.

Michelle Dusserre Farrell’s Training Journal

See Michelle Dusserre Farrell’s journal containing the detailed notes of her practices and competitions.

Wall of Wheaties

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.

Sam the Eagle

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

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Paris Summer Fest Celebration

Exciting events, activities and entertainment are planned for USOPMuseum's 2024 Paris Summer Fest.

A closer look at athletes featured in the Museum’s Women’s History Guide

Honoring our past as we celebrate some of the remarkable accomplishments by the women of Team USA.

OlYMPIC & Paralympic Games 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.

Salt Lake City 2002 Paralympic Winter Games

The Opening Ceremony, before a crowd of more than 40,000, set the tone for an exciting Salt Lake City 2002 Paralympic Winter Games.

New York 1984 Paralympic Games

The Paralympic Games were held in two locations in 1984. Wheelchair athletes with spinal cord injuries competed in Stoke Mandeville in the United Kingdom; amputee athletes, cerebral palsy athletes and visually impaired athletes competed in New York.

Squaw Valley 1960 Olympic Winter Games

Landowner Alexander Cushing had a dream of turning an uninhabited valley near Lake Tahoe into the host of the Olympic Winter Games. Within five years, Squaw Valley transformed from an undeveloped site into a fully functioning town.

Lake Placid 1980 Olympic Winter Games

The Lake Placid 1980 Olympic Winter Games will be forever remembered for the U.S. Men's Ice Hockey Team's "Miracle on Ice" gold-medal run as well as speed skater Eric Heiden's remarkable five gold medals.

Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games

The Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games were the first Paralympic Games to attract corporate sponsorship and also the first to include Persons with an Intellectual Disability.

Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games

The first Olympic Games held without government financing since the first modern Games in 1896, the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games became a model for the future with its reliance on existing facilities and corporate sponsors, turning a $223 million profit.

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