If the Hall's made the Olympic team next year, would they be the first married couple on the same Olympic team?
If the Hall's made the Olympic team next year, would they be the first married couple on the same Olympic team?
From America? Maybe.
Not first ever for any country though - Dana Zatopek won the javelin in 1952.
Emil and Dana Zatopek both won Gold medals at the '52 Games.
Al Joyner won the triple jump and Florence Griffith Joyner a silver in the 200m at the LA Olympics.
Davis Phinney and Connie Carpenter Phinney both won cycling medals in that same olympics as well.
Mr. Obvious wrote:
Al Joyner won the triple jump and Florence Griffith Joyner a silver in the 200m at the LA Olympics.
you might want to check the dates on the marriage certificate.
Kladno wrote:Emil and Dana Zatopek both won Gold medals at the '52 Games.
Plus both were also born on the same day.
Alan and Shayne Culpepper were in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics. They were married in 1997.
Did Gwynn and Mark Coogan both go to the Olympics in 1996?
Paul and Lynn (Kanuka) Williams 1984 Los Angeles. She won the bronze in the infamous Decker/Budd race.
I think they were also both on the Canadian team in Soeul. They were married in 1983.
didnt marion jones date a shot putter lol
John and Sheila Sherwood, bronze 400mH and silver LJ at 68 Olympics