From Seminole to Sydney: Gold Medalist Recounts Olympic Journey

  • Ryan Franklin was honored, alongside his family, at the Oklahoma Sports Heritage Museum in Guthrie after achieving gold at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Pictured (left to right) Angie Franklin; daughter, Kaylin; Ryan Franklin and son, Logan. Photo provided
    Ryan Franklin was honored, alongside his family, at the Oklahoma Sports Heritage Museum in Guthrie after achieving gold at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Pictured (left to right) Angie Franklin; daughter, Kaylin; Ryan Franklin and son, Logan. Photo provided
  • Ryan Franklin was honored, alongside his family, at the Oklahoma Sports Heritage Museum in Guthrie after achieving gold at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Pictured (left to right) Angie Franklin; daughter, Kaylin; Ryan Franklin and son, Logan. Photo provided by SSC
    Ryan Franklin was honored, alongside his family, at the Oklahoma Sports Heritage Museum in Guthrie after achieving gold at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Pictured (left to right) Angie Franklin; daughter, Kaylin; Ryan Franklin and son, Logan. Photo provided by SSC
    The 2024 Olympics in Paris has come to an end, but for a couple of weeks viewers around the world tuned in as the best athletes in the world competed in a wide range of sports. From rhythmic gymnastics to Greco-Roman wrestling, from fencing to equestrian dressage, it would be easy to assume the most popular sports suited for the summer months were all represented.“One sport is painfull...

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