12 athletes, two teams inducted into the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (NBC, KYMA/KECY) - 12 athletes and two teams were enshrined in the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame Sunday in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The 12 athletes include some notable names like Serena Williams, Gabby Douglas and Kerry Walsh Jennings.
The teams singled out for the honor are the 2004 U.S. Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team and the 2010 U.S. Four-Man Bobsled Team.
The organization also recognized Mike Krzyzewski, also known as "Coach K," who turned Duke University's Blue Devils basketball team into a powerhouse program before coaching the U.S. Olympic Basketball Team.
One of the newest Hall of Famers, Anita DeFrantz, who won the bronze medal in 1976 for women's rowing, said this induction means they're all part of one team.
"It ain't easy being a U.S. Olympic team member or Paralympic team member, as the athletes all know. But once you're there, you realize that everybody has their own story, and if you listen, you can learn a lot. One team, one team. We are one team," DeFranz expressed.
To see who else was inducted into the 2025 Hall of Fame, click here.
