Over the last century, 33 athletes with Arkansas ties have won gold at the Olympics dating back to John Boles in 1924, who won two golds in shooting in the Paris Olympics.
Other Arkansas natives have won gold medals in everything from swimming to athletics to wrestling.
Gold medallist Dallas Long of the United States ( centre ) salutes the crowd with compatriot silver medallist Randy Matson (L) and third placed bronze medallist Vilmos Varju of Hungary after winning the Men’s shot put competition on 17th October 1964 during the XVIII Summer Olympic Games at the National Stadium in Kasumigaoka, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The US team, winners of the men’s 4×400 metres relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, July 1976. From left to right, Fred Newhouse, Benny Brown, Maxie Parks and Herman Frazier. (Photo by Reg Lancaster/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Los Angeles, CA – 1984: Al Joyner, Men’s triple jump competition, Memorial Coliseum, at the 1984 Summer Olympics, August 4, 1984. (Photo by Ken Regan /Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
Los Angeles, CA – 1984: (L-R) Steve Alford, Patrick Ewing, Vern Fleming, Alvin Robertson, Michael Jordan, Joe Kleine, Jon Koncak, Chris Mullin, Men’s Basketball USA vs. Spain, the Forum, at the 1984 Summer Olympics, August 10, 1984. (Photo by Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
USA’s Michael Jordan (9), Patrick Ewing (6) and Scottie Pippen (8) cheer on teammates during gold medal basketball game against Croatia in Barcelona Saturday. (AP Photo/John Gaps)
BEIJING – AUGUST 21: (L-R) Silver medalist Allyson Felix of the United States, gold medalist Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica and bronze medalist Kerron Stewart of Jamaica stand on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Women’s 200m Final held at the National Stadium during Day 13 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 21, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images)
USA’s Taylor Ellis-Watson competes in the Men’s 4x400m Relay Round 1 during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 19, 2016. / AFP / Fabrice COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)
Britain’s Anna Hopkin celebrates winning to take gold and help set a new World Record in the final of the mixed 4x100m medley relay swimming event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on July 31, 2021. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP) / The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [Anna Hopkin] instead of [Freya Anderson]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require. (Photo by JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images)
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