Past participants have represented the United States in every Olympic Games since 1964 and have filled more than 200 positions on the American Olympic Track & Field teams. They have won more than 90 medals, 48 of them gold. An additional nine GWI athletes represented their native countries of France, Ireland, Japan, Trinidad/Tobago, Fiji, Jamaica and Cape Verde Islands.
GWI alums include track legends Evelyn Ashford, Bob Beamon, Marion Jones, Marty Liquori, Steve Prefontaine, Jim Ryun, Tommy Smith, and Dwight Stones.
Recent Olympic medalists include Kerron Clement, Stacy Dragila, Allyson Felix, Hyleas Fountain, Joanna Hayes, Monique Henderson, Bershawn Jackson, Meb Keflezigh, David Neville, Lauryn Williams and Jeremy Wariner.
NFL football stars Terry Bradshaw, Michael Carter, Russ Francis, Bob Hayes, James Lofton, Art Monk, Mel Renfro, and many more also competed at the Golden West.
2010 events will include Freshman Mile, Freshman 100 Meter and Freshman 400 Meter events for both boys and girls!
