On August 1, after five days of athletic competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the medal count continued to climb for many countries, including the United States and China, which continue to battle it out in a tight... full story ![]()
PRINCE HARRY turned crooner yesterday to sing Happy Birthday to US Olympic gold medal swimmer Missy Franklin on the day she turned 18.
dailyexpress.co.uk (11 days ago)
MEXICO CITY — Soraya Jimenez, the weightlifter who a gold medal in 2000 in Sydney to become Mexico's first female Olympic champion, has died of a heart attack. She was 35.The Mexican Olympic Committee released a statement Thursday saying it was "in mourning" following Jimenez's death.After retiring from weightlifting because of various injuries, Jimenez became a sportscaster...
bostonherald.com (1 month and 24 days ago)

Billy Mills, who rocketed to the world stage when he won a gold medal in the 1964 Olympics, will be a medal winner again this week when he meets with President Barack Obama.
rapidcityjournal.com (3 months and 12 days ago)
American track star Jesse Owens was posthumously awarded the congressional gold medal by President George H. W. Bush. Owens won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.
cbsnews.com (1 month and 25 days ago)
Swimmer Missy Franklin, star of the 2012 London Olympics who is bound for Cal this fall, wins the Sullivan Award as the U.S.'s top amateur athletes
mercurynews.com (1 month and 5 days ago)
Olympic swimming’s 2012 quadruple gold medalist Missy Franklin, 17, of Centennial, Colo., became certified as an open-water scuba diver. The 2011 NCAA wrestling champion Anthony Robles, 24, of Phoenix — born with one leg —also earned his scuba certification in his first-ever trip to the ocean, all the while surrounded by Caribbean reef sharks. And Mallory Weggeman, 24, of...
miamiherald.com (22 days ago)

Triple gold medallist signs a contract to run on both days of London 2012 anniversary meeting. Britain's gold medal trio are also expected to compete.
telegraph.co.uk (1 month and 24 days ago)
Olympic gold medalist Missy Franklin is set to graduate from high school in a few weeks.
usatoday.com (24 days ago)
The Swiss defeated the United States, 3-0, in the semifinals to reach the gold medal game for the first time.
nytimes.com (5 days ago)

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Soraya Jimenez, the weightlifter who a gold medal in 2000 in Sydney to become Mexico's first female Olympic champion, has died of a heart attack. She was 35. The Mexican Olympic Committee released a statement Thursday saying it was "in mourning" following Jimenez's death. After retiring from weightlifting because of various injuries, Jimenez became a...
huffingtonpost.com (1 month and 24 days ago)
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