St. Louis' Gold Medalist Olympians
Not only did these area athletes win sports' highest honor, but they also won a medal whose tradition started here.
Ray Armstead, Track & Field
4x400 relay
1984 Los Angeles Olympics
Northwest High in St. Louis
Lori Chalupny, Soccer, (also World Cup in 2014)
2008 Beijing Olympics
Nerinx Hall
Ken Flach, Tennis
Doubles w/SIU-Edwardsville teammate Rob Seguso (both won two Wimbledon titles)
1988 Seoul Olympics
Kirkwood
Hal Haenel, Sailing
1992 Barcelona Olympics (Silver, 1988 Seoul Olympics)
Webster Groves
Dawn Harper-Nelson, Track & Field
100-meter hurdles (Silver, 2012 London Olympics)
2008 Beijing Olympics
East St. Louis High
Tom Jager, Swimming
1984, 1988, 1992, relay (seven medals overall), Collinsville
Al Joyner, Track & Field
Triple jump
1984 Los Angeles Olympics East St. Louis
Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Track & Field
Heptathlon, 1988 Seoul Olympics, 1992 Barcelona Olympics
Long jump, 1988,Seoul Olympics
Competed in four Olympics, 6 medals, Sports Illustrated named her ‘Greatest Female Athlete of the 20th Century’
East St. Louis
Leon Spinks, Boxing
Light heavyweight
1976 Montreal Olympics
(Heavyweight Champion of the World, 1978, defeating Muhammad Ali)
St. Louis
Michael Spinks, Boxing
Middleweight
1976 Montreal Olympics
)Light Heavyweight Champion of the World; and Heavyweight Champion of the World, 1985, defeated Larry Holmes)
Becky Sauerbrunn, Soccer
Soccer
2012 London Olympics (World Cup Champion in 2014)
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Scott Touzinsky, Volleyball
Volleyball
2008 Beijing Olympics
Oakville, Vianney
Jo Jo White, Basketball
Basketball
1968 Mexico City Olympics
(Boston Celtics, two NBA championships, inducted to Basketball Hall of Fame, 2015)
McKinley High, St. Louis.