Tegla Loroupe is a Kenyan long-distance track and road runner. She was the first African woman to win the New York City Marathon and has held many world records. She now devotes much of her time to humanitarian and peace activities, through her Tegla Laroupe Peace Foundation. After winning a prestigious cross country race she was nominated for the junior... read full bio
In Los Angeles during the 1984 Summer Olympic Games, Tim Daggett stunned the world with his perfect 10 score on the horizontal bar and clinched the Gold for the United States Men's Gymnastics Team. It almost ended in 1987 when he shattered the bones of his left leg, severing an artery and almost losing his leg. Despite this setback, Daggett... read full bio
Timothy Goebel is aretired figure skater. He is the Olympic bronze medalist. He was the first person to land a quadruple salchow in competition and the first person to land three quadruple jumps in one program. He landed 76 career quadruple jumps before his retirement. At the Skate America in Colorado Springs became the first skater to land three quadruple... read full bio
Tina Charles is a women's basketball player of the Women's National Basketball Association. Charles was drafted 1st overall in the WNBA Draft. Charles was named the WNBA Rookie of the Year. In her first season, she set all-time league records for rebounds. Charles was named the MVP of the WNBA. She led the league in the number of double-doubles recorded,... read full bio
Todd Eldredge became the U.S. Novice National Champion. Todd had won his first senior level U.S. National Championship. A bronze medal at the World Championships, and he was well on his way to the Olympics. He went on to take the silver medal at the World Championships. Afterwards, Todd placed the silver medal around his father's neck as a show... read full bio
Todd Hays is an bobsledder. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won the silver medal in the four-man event at Salt Lake City. Hays also won two medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a silver and a bronze. He finished third four times in the Bobsleigh World Cup, earning them twice in combined men's and... read full bio
Tom Dolan is a swimmer from the United States, who won a gold medal and silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Dolan held the world record in the 400 m individual medley longer than any other swimmer in history (eight years), including Tamas Darnyi, Alex Baumann, Jesse Vassallo, Charles Hickcox,... read full bio
Tommie Smith was one of the most adaptable sprinters in history thanks to his signature late-race accelerations and perfect build for a long sprinter. Smith continues to be highly regarded on global all-time performance rankings despite his all-time bests. Smith was coached by Bud Winter while he attended San Jose State. After taking home the national collegiate championship, Smith quickly went... read full bio
Tommy Moe became the first American skier to win two medals in the Olympics by claiming gold and silver honors. He competed for the U.S. team at the Olympics in France, but finished no higher than 18th in his three events. Moe took a hiatus from the pressure of competitive skiing before rededicating himself to training. He earned his first... read full bio
Tony DiCicco is an association football player, coach and commentator from the United States. He is best known as the coach of the United States women's national soccer team. DiCicco became the goalkeeper coach for the U.S. women's team. He took over as head coach of the women's team, and compiled a record of 10388, culminating with the team's dramatic... read full bio
Torah Bright is a professional snowboarder. She is an Olympic gold and silver medalist. She won a bronze medal at the FIS Snowboarding World Championships. Bright entered three World Cup events she placed third in both events, qualifying for the Australian Olympic team. Bright earned a silver medal at the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado. She returned the following... read full bio
Tracie Ruiz-Conforto is a three-times Olympic medalist from the United States in synchronized swimming. She won 2 gold medals in 1984 and won a silver medal in 1988. Conforto excelled in both the solo and duet routines, winning a total of 41 gold medals during her career at national and international level. In the women's solo event Ruiz achieved consecutive... read full bio
Trevor Marsicano is an long-track speedskater and silver medalist in the Winter Olympics. Marsicano won a silver medal for his part in the team pursuit. Marsicano's breakthrough performance was at the World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships where he won four medals. Marsicano then went on to win four medals at the 2009 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships at... read full bio
Troy Dumais is a competitive diver. Dumais has represented the United States in the Olympic Games, the last in which he won a bronze medal in the synchronized 3m. Dumais gained the second spot representing the United States in the 3m springboard individual event at the Olympic Games in London the following month. He also, along with his 3m synchro... read full bio
Tyson became the first athlete in University of Arkansas history to win an NCAA 100m title. Now, he is also a triple World Champion, an American Record Holder and the second fastest man in history. At the World Championships, Gay became only the second man in history to win titles at 100 meters, 200 meters and the 4x100-meter relay. He... read full bio
Valerie Brisco won three gold medals as an Olympic track and field athlete at the Olympics, making her the first Olympian to win gold medals in both the 200- and 400-meter races at a single Olympics. She also won a gold medal for the 4x400 m. Brisco competed in the Olympic Games, which took place in Seoul, South Korea, running... read full bio
Vashti Cunningham has made an important contribution to the high jump discipline. Her uncle, former NFL fullback Sam Cunningham, and father, former NFL quarterback Randall Cunningham, are also related to her. Randall Cunningham II, Vashti's older brother, is also an athlete who has followed a similar career path. As a former ballerina with the Dance Theatre of Harlem, her mother Felicity... read full bio
Cal Hall of Fame inductee, Vicky Galindo is a former member of the USA Softball Women's National Team, where she played third base and second base. She also played for the Chicago Bandits of the National Pro Fastpitch league. Galindo previously played for the UC Berkeley Golden Bears and was an undergrad assistant. She was also the assistant coach for... read full bio
Victoria Pendleton she had become Britain's best-ever sprint cyclist, tearing apart world records and winning gold medals. She was victorious at the British National Track Championships, taking home three silver medals and a bronze and from here she started to grow into the world's best. Her first taste of major success came in the World Cup event in Manchester, where... read full bio
Vonetta Flowers is an American bobsledder from Helena, Alabama who is best known for being the 1st person of African descent to win a Gold medal in the Winter Olympics. Flowers has been athletic since a young age and while in elementary school, Coach DeWitt Thomas went to Flowers’ school looking to recruit the fastest children for the Alabama Striders... read full bio
