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19 athletes in their first Olympic Games, last Olympic Games, and now

It's medals on medals for these Olympians. View Entire Post › ...

Deseret News archives: Alma Richards, Utah’s first Olympian, was born on this day in tiny Parowan

On Feb. 20, 1890, Alma Richards was born in the small southern Utah town of Parowan. And Utah’s Olympic history began. Parowan is proud of Utah’s first gold medalist, who won the high jump gold in ...
Drexel University

From Drexel to the Olympics: The Legacy of Thailand’s First Winter Olympian

Prawat Nagvajara, PhD, plans to celebrate the 20 th anniversary of his 2006 Olympics the same way he celebrated the 20 th anniversary of his 2002 Olympics: watching the Games at home. The ...
The New York Times

Q&A: How Israel’s first Olympic bobsled team came together and their road to Milano Cortina

Team captain AJ Edelman (center) opens up about creating Israel’s first Olympic bobsled team for the Milano Cortina Games. AP Photo / Julia Frankel A group of athletes who once competed in entirely ...