John Smith - Athletics, 400 Meters

Mr. Smith is a former record holder in the 440 yard dash and member of the 1972 Olympic team. He is considered one of the world’s best sprint and hurdles coach. Known internationally for motivating and assisting his athletes in fulfilling their athletic dreams and goals, Smith has had the distinction of coaching elite athletes to Olympic gold medals and world records. He is currently a member of the management team of HSInternational Sports Management in Irvine, California.

 

John Carlos - Athletics, 100 yards, 200 meters

At the 1968 Olympic Trials, John Carlos stunned the track world when he beat Tommie Smith in the 200 meter finals and surpassed Smith's world record by 0.3 second. Though the record was never ratified because the spike formation on Carlos' shoes wasn't accepted at the time, the race reinforced his status as a world-class sprinter. After finishing third to Smith in the 200 meters at the Mexico Olympics, Carlos had his greatest year in 1969, equaling the world 100-yard record of 9.1, winning the AAU 220-yard run, and leading San Jose State to its first NCAA championship with victories in the 100 and 220 and as a member of the 4x110-yard relay. Carlos was also gold medalist at 200 meters at the 1967 Pan-American Games and set indoor world bests in the 60-yard dash (5.9) and 220-yard dash (20.2). Prior to his successful collegiate career at San Jose State University under Hall of Fame coach Bud Winter, Carlos attended East Texas State University, where he single-handedly won the school's first Lone Star Conference Championship. Following his track career, Carlos tried professional football, where a knee injury curtailed his one-year stint with the Philadelphia Eagles. He then went on to the Canadian Football League where he played one season each for the Montreal Alouettes and the Toronto Argonauts. In 1985, he became a counselor and in-school suspension supervisor at Palm Springs (Calif.) High School. (from  USA Track & Field)

Records Held
World Record: 100 yd. - 9.10

Championships
1968 Olympics: 200 m (3rd)
1969 AAU: 220 yd. (1st)
1967 Pan-Am Games: 200 m (1st)
1969 NCAA: 100 yd. (1st)
1969 NCAA: 220 yd. (1st)
1969 NCAA: 440 yd. relay (1st)

 

Donna De Varona - Swimming

Donna de Varona was born in San Diego, California, on April 26, 1947. She became a household word among Olympic Games enthusiasts in 1960 when, at age 13, she became the youngest member of the U.S. swimming team at the Rome Olympics. Four years later, at the Tokyo Olympics, she won two gold medals--in the 400-meter individual medley and in the 4 × 100 freestyle relay--and by age 17 she had broken 18 world records in swimming. After her Olympic triumph she retired from competition. Soon thereafter she was hired as a television commentator; she was the first woman to serve that function on network television. De Varona also became a vocal proponent of the principles ultimately embodied in Title IX legislation guaranteeing that no one shall because of sex be denied participation in any educational program (including sports programs at educational institutions) receiving direct federal aid. As a consultant to the Senate from 1976 to 1978, she also became involved with the legislative development of the U.S. Amateur Sports Act. Together with tennis great Billy Jean King and others, de Varona organized the Women's Sports Foundation. She served as that organization's first elected president (1976-84). De Varona graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles with a B.A. in political science in 1986. She is currently, among other activities,  chair of the Board of Stewards of the Women's Sports Federation.

 

Anita DeFrantz - Rowing

A member of the 1976 and 1980 US Olympic teams, DeFrantz won a bronze medal in rowing at the Montreal Olympic Games.  In 1980, she led the fight against the US government-led boycott of the Moscow Olympic Games for which the IOC awarded her the Bronze Medal of the Olympic Order. 

DeFrantz served on the USOC Athlete’s Advisory Council from 1976 to 1984 and has served on the USOC Executive Board since 1977.

DeFrantz was elected to the IOC on October 17, 1986.  On September 4, 1997, she became the first woman in the 103-year history of the IOC to be elected a vice president.  She is currently first vice president, the highest position attained by an American within the IOC since Avery Brundage was president.  She was first elected to the IOC's Executive Board on July 23, 1992.

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