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Family: Lives in Coral Gables; has two sons: Elliott, who is an attorney in Washington, D.C., and Maxwell, a student at Our Pride Academy and a Special Olympics medalist at the national level and in Florida.
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Worrell, 22, is already a gold medalist and holds the American record in the 100-yard butterfly.
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That was even after the most famous alumnus, two-time Olympic gold medalist Gail Devers, threw her name behind fund-raising as early as the 2000-01 school year.
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The four-time Olympic gold medalist rebounded from a crushing 2016 Olympic trials to reclaim his spot on the U.S. team with a win in the 100 backstroke.
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A low point was when North Korean medalists ignored South Korean rivals who tried to shake their hands at podiums ahead of the North’s boycott of the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
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Medalists from Miami-County were: Badminton: Men’s Doubles: 70‐74: 3.
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Morard was the AHSAA Class 6A-7A state tournament medalist in 2015 and 2016 while playing for Huntsville High.
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IU graduate Cody Miller, the Olympic bronze medalist in the 100 breaststroke, scratched from the 200.
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MEDALIST Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of medalist for English Language Learners
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: a person who receives or wins a medal
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