US Olympians & Paralympians Association Houston Chapter
The USOPC is focused on protecting, supporting and empowering America’s athletes, and is responsible for fielding U.S. teams for the Olympic, Paralympic, Youth Olympic, Pan American and Parapan American Games, and serving as the steward of the Olympic and Paralympic movements in the U.S.
Our Mission
Empower Team USA Houston athletes to achieve sustained competitive excellence and well being.
Our Vision
Inspire and unite Houston through Olympic and Paralympic sport.
A Global Purpose
Join our global peers in building a better, more inclusive world through sport.
Simone Biles
Having won 25 World Championship medals, she is the most decorated gymnast in the history of the Gymnastics World Championships, and is considered by many sources to be the greatest gymnast of all time.
Gold Medals
Silver Medals
Bronze Medals
Laura Wilkinson
Laura Wilkinson is an accomplished American diver, born on November 17, 1977, in Houston, Texas. She gained international recognition for her exceptional skills in the sport of diving. Wilkinson’s most notable achievement came during the 2000 Sydney Olympics, where she defied expectations to secure a gold medal in the women’s 10-meter platform event. Her precise execution of a challenging dive contributed to this historic victory. Throughout her career, Wilkinson displayed remarkable determination, overcoming injuries and setbacks to become an Olympic champion. Beyond her competitive success, she is known for her sportsmanship and commitment to promoting diving.
Gold Medal
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Approximately 82% of the USOPC’s budget has a direct impact on its mission of supporting athletes via a variety of programs for both athletes and their National Governing Bodies. In addition to performance grants and rewards, additional support is provided in the form of training facilities, sports medicine and science, coaching education, health insurance, promotional opportunities, education and career services, outfitting and travel, and safe sport and anti-doping programming.
Athlete Services
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Olympic Day
Olympic Day is a celebration of sport, health, and being together. It invites everyone around the globe to be active and move together with purpose on 23 June every year.
Participants from all over the world will commemorate the day the International Olympic Committee was founded at the Sorbonne in Paris, where Pierre de Coubertin rallied the revival of the Ancient Olympic Games on 23 June 1894.
It represents making the world a better place through sport.
In 2022, the theme for Olympic Day is Together, For a Peaceful World, and is accompanied by the social media hashtags #MoveForPeace and #OlympicDay.
This Olympic Day celebrates the power of sport to bring people together in peace.
Peace and sport in the Olympic Movement go back a long way, and is manifested in the Olympic Truce during each Olympic Games.
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