How much incentive money does the United States award to its Olympic medal winners? According to CNNmoney.com, the United States Olympic Committee gave out the following amounts in 2004: $25,000 to gold medal winners, $15,000 to those who take home a silver and $10,000 for a bronze I guess it’s safe to assume that U.S. [...]
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John Marzano, Olympian, 45
Our belated tribute to John Marzano, American baseball player turned baseball analyst who was part of the U.S. baseball team which won the silver medal during the 1984 Olympic Games. Here’s the AP report on Manzano’s death: Former major leaguer John Marzano died Saturday after falling down a flight of stairs at his home. He [...]
Tim Montgomery Arrested On Heroin Charges
This is just sad. Someone needs to help this guy. He’s American but if his free fall continues, he might end up like former Nigerian star athletes who, according to Olusuji Fasuba, end up begging in the streets. Associated Press: Former track star Tim Montgomery has been indicted on heroin distribution charges, the Virginian-Pilot of [...]
Dara Mama Club: Melanie Roach
Let’s include Melanie Roach in our Dara Mama Club. But what’s the Dara Mama Club? Uhm, its a special category we are creating here at The Olympian Blog referring to moms who have qualified or are trying to qualify for the Beijing Olympics. We are naming the club after the first Olympic mom we blogged [...]
Dara Torres Makes Another Olympic Bid
Added Note: Who will win the gold medal race? China or the United States? ***Who says Olympic swimming is only for the young ones? Not Dara Torres. Yeah, the 41 year-old four-time Olympic gold medalist is hoping to earn an Olympic slot during the U.S. qualifying trials this coming July. If she qualifies, Dara will [...]
