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Teresa Edwards and ’92 Dream Team to be inducted into U.S. Olympic Hall Of FameThey’re going to the Hall. Five-time Olympian and four-time Gold medalist Teresa Edwards and the historic 1992 Dream Team will be inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, as part of the Class of 2009. Other Olympic greats to be inducted include Michael Johnson (athletics), Picabo Street (alpine skiing), Willye White (athletics), Mary T. Meagher (swimming), Sarah Will (Paralympic alpine skiing), longtime men’s gymnastics coach Abie Grossfeld, skiing veteran Andrea Mead-Lawrence and special contributor Peter Ueberroth. The group accounts for 21 Olympic and Paralympic Games and 46 medals.
The U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame Class of 2009 will be formally introduced and honored August 12 at a ceremony at McCormick Place in Chicago. Through a partnership with Chicago 2016, the ceremony also will serve as a final fundraiser for the organizing committee’s bid to bring the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games to the city. The International Olympic Committee will announce the host city on October 2. Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites           |
