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.
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Ray Armstead, Track & Field
4x400 relay
1984 Los Angeles Olympics
Northwest High in St. Louis
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Lori Chalupny, Soccer, (also World Cup in 2014)
2008 Beijing Olympics
Nerinx Hall
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Ken Flach, Tennis
Doubles w/SIU-Edwardsville teammate Rob Seguso (both won two Wimbledon titles)
1988 Seoul Olympics
Kirkwood
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Hal Haenel, Sailing
1992 Barcelona Olympics (Silver, 1988 Seoul Olympics)
Webster Groves
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Dawn Harper-Nelson, Track & Field
100-meter hurdles (Silver, 2012 London Olympics)
2008 Beijing Olympics
East St. Louis High
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Tom Jager, Swimming
1984, 1988, 1992, relay (seven medals overall), Collinsville
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Al Joyner, Track & Field
Triple jump
1984 Los Angeles Olympics East St. Louis
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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
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Leon Spinks, Boxing
Light heavyweight
1976 Montreal Olympics
(Heavyweight Champion of the World, 1978, defeating Muhammad Ali)
St. Louis
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Michael Spinks, Boxing
Middleweight
1976 Montreal Olympics
)Light Heavyweight Champion of the World; and Heavyweight Champion of the World, 1985, defeated Larry Holmes)
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Becky Sauerbrunn, Soccer
Soccer
2012 London Olympics (World Cup Champion in 2014)
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
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Scott Touzinsky, Volleyball
Volleyball
2008 Beijing Olympics
Oakville, Vianney
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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.