United States Olympic Hall of Fame

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The United States Olympic Hall of Fame is an institution that honors the most outstanding American Olympic and Paralympic athletes, teams, and contributors for their achievements and impact on the Olympic movement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf award
sports hall of fame
associatedWith Olympic Games
Paralympic Games
country United States of America
focus Olympic movement in the United States
Paralympic movement in the United States
governingBody United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee
hasCategory Paralympic category
athlete category
contributor category
legend or legacy category
team category
hasInductionCeremony yes
honors Olympic athletes of the United States
Paralympic athletes of the United States
Team USA
surface form: U.S. Olympic teams

United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee
surface form: U.S. Paralympic teams

administrators in the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic movement
coaches in the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic movement
officials in the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic movement
other contributors to the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic movement
inception 1983
inductionType contributors
individual athletes
teams
language English
notableInducteesInclude 1980 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team
Carl Lewis
Jesse Owens
Mark Spitz
Mary Lou Retton
Michael Phelps
United States women's national gymnastics team
surface form: U.S. women’s gymnastics teams
operatedBy United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee
purpose to honor outstanding American Olympic and Paralympic teams
to honor outstanding American Olympic athletes
to honor outstanding American Paralympic athletes
to honor significant contributors to the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic movement
recognitionType lifetime achievement in Olympic and Paralympic sport
regionServed United States of America
surface form: United States
scope national
sector sport
selectionProcess inductees are selected through a combination of public voting and committee selection
shortName United States Olympic Hall of Fame self-linksurface differs
surface form: U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
website https://www.teamusa.org/hall-of-fame

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Shannon Miller hallOfFameInduction United States Olympic Hall of Fame
Mary Lou Retton hallOfFameInduction United States Olympic Hall of Fame
Rafer Johnson hallOfFameInduction United States Olympic Hall of Fame
this entity surface form: U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
Jesse Owens hallOfFameInduction United States Olympic Hall of Fame
Bonnie Blair hallOfFameInduction United States Olympic Hall of Fame
Bob Mathias hallOfFameInduction United States Olympic Hall of Fame
this entity surface form: U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
United States Olympic Hall of Fame shortName United States Olympic Hall of Fame self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
Ralph Boston hallOfFameInduction United States Olympic Hall of Fame
this entity surface form: U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
Gail Devers hallOfFameInduction United States Olympic Hall of Fame
Frederick Carlton Lewis hallOfFame United States Olympic Hall of Fame
Retton hallOfFameInduction United States Olympic Hall of Fame
subject surface form: Mary Lou Retton
Jack Shea honoredIn United States Olympic Hall of Fame
this entity surface form: U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
Dick Fosbury memberOf United States Olympic Hall of Fame
this entity surface form: U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
Mathias hallOfFameInduction United States Olympic Hall of Fame
subject surface form: Bob Mathias
this entity surface form: U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
Eric Heiden won five gold medals in speed skating memberOf United States Olympic Hall of Fame
subject surface form: Eric Heiden