Written By Lexx Thornton
Three-time Olympic champion Gabby Douglas highlights 14 inductees who will comprise theU.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025. At the age of 16, Douglas madehistory in 2012 when she became the first Black woman to win all-around gold atthe OlympicGames in London. She also claimed team gold in London, becoming the first American to win both all-around and team gold at a single Olympics, and went on to win another team gold at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
In addition to her Olympic legacy, Douglas is a two-time World Championships team champion(2011, ’15) and all-around silver medalist (2015), giving her six medals at the highest level of international competition. She was inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2017.
National Governing Bodies, alumni, current athletes and additional members of the Olympic and Paralympic community were invited to nominate eligible athletes. From there, a nominating committee comprised of individuals from the Olympic and Paralympic Movement narrowed down the pool of nominees to a set of finalists. The Class of 2025 was determined by a votingprocess that includes Olympians and Paralympians, members of the U.S. Olympic andParalympic family and an online vote open to fans. TheU.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall ofFame was one of the first national sports halls of fame to include fan voting as part of its selection process, and this year, nearly 300,000 votes were cast across all platforms.
