Sentences with phrase «gold medalist took»

Last week, however, the three - time Olympic gold medalist took on the money - raising challenge of her life.

Not exact matches

Several former Olympians, among them runner Kip Keino, a two - time gold medalist from Kenya,»68 decathlon champion Bill Toomey of the U.S. and American marathoner Kenny Moore, who wrote the SI story, have taken up Wolde's cause.

Imagine taking away their trophies from them, calling them losers and telling them that only gold medalists deserve recognition and glory?

Conley, the 1992 Olympic gold medalist in the triple jump and a former high school point guard in Chicago, had taken a job with USA Track and Field in Indianapolis, moving there from Fayetteville, Ark., where he had coached Mike Jr.'s AAU teams to fourth - and fifth - grade national titles.

The top six spots were taken by three Ethiopians and three Kenyans, with Kenya's Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot taking the silver and Ethiopian Tirunesh Dibaba, the gold medalist at the 2008 Olympics, took bronze.

Says HBA middleweight and 1984 Olympic gold medalist Frank Tate,» «She takes care of us.

She had won eight World Cup slalom races in 14 months, more than any other racer, and she skied with graceful professionalism on her first run to take a.49 of a second lead over defending gold medalist Hoefl - Riesch.

1996 Olympic Gold Medalist and their coach, Tammy McGregor, took the opportunity to take her team international despite their honorary status for exposure and international experience.

But after being edged out by eventual gold medalist, Australia's Aaron Wilson, in his semi-final, the world indoor runner - up had just a couple of hours to recover before taking on Scotland's Darren Burnett.

Mathias Boe & Carsten Mogensen, the home crowd favorite took on Olympic gold medalist pairing from Indonesia, Markis Kido & Hendra Setiawan in the Denmark Open 2009 men doubles semi finals match.

One of those boring Chinese encounter between Olympics gold medalist Du Jing & Yu Yang taking on Yang Wei & Zhang Jiewen.

Take these cues from Olympic gold medalist Kristin Armstrong (nope, no relation to Lance).

It only took British racing driver and gold medalist Sir Chris Hoy two days to learn how to drive on two wheels in a Nissan Juke.

The Olympics are here, so why not include your own gold medalist: Fido!!!! There are many Olympic activities for dogs and with a little practice, your dog could embrace his or her inner champion (and we all know they already take first place in our hearts).

Scottsdale, Ariz. (September 19, 2011)-- This winter season Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain will offer guests the exciting opportunity suit up, take a dip, and trade tips with Olympic gold medalist, Misty Hyman, best known for her underdog victory in the 200 meter butterfly at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.

Three - Night Program, Feb. 17 - 20, 2012, Starts at $ 2,346 Scottsdale, Ariz. (September 19, 2011)-- This winter season Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain will offer guests the exciting opportunity suit up, take a dip, and trade tips with Olympic gold medalist, Misty Hyman, best known for her underdog victory in the 200 meter butterfly at the 2000 Read More...

Olympic gold medalist and world - renowned figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi took up figure skating and ballet during early childhood as physical therapy for her club feet.

Taking place at San Diego's posh Fairmont Grand Del Mar Resort on Feb. 14 and 15, the 2017 National Association of REALTORS ® Broker Summit will feature a special keynote address from Olympic volleyball gold medalist Kerri Walsh - Jennings.

«Taking risks and meeting challenges head - on is sometimes the only way to make your dreams come true,» says Olympic Gold Medalist Mary Lou Retton.