Inductees
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Olga Soukharnova
- A two-time Olympic gold medalist, playing for the Soviet Union team in both 1976 and 1980
- Also received gold medals at the 1973, 1977, and 1981 World University Games as well as the 1975 and 1983 World Championships
- A member of nine European Women’s Championship teams (1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, and 1987) and two European Junior Championship teams
- Played for the Spartak Club, representing the Moscow region, helping her team win a USSR championship in 1978, five silver medals (1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, and 1982) and a pair of bronze medals (1975 and 1977)
- Has also played on teams that have won five championships in France (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993)
Olga Soukharnova
A two-time Olympic gold medalist, playing for the Soviet Union...
Ora Washington
- Legendary African American athlete from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Played center for the Philadelphia Tribune for 18 years, losing only six games, all of which were to men’s teams
- Considered the greatest African American athlete of her generation and the finest black female basketball player of the pre-World War II era.
- Washington was considered one of the most valuable players on the team and was often its top scorer
- Inducted into the Black Athletes Hall of Fame in 1975
- Inducted into Temple University’s Sports Hall of Fame in the mid-80s.
- Also a star tennis player, went undefeated in 12 years of play in the all-black American Tennis Association (1934-1936), won eight ATA national crowns in women’s singles (1929-1937)
Ora Washington
Legendary African American athlete from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Played center for...