[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 136 (Thursday, October 26, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1947-E1948]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           IN RECOGNITION OF NANCY JOHNSON, ALABAMA OLYMPIAN

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                             HON. BOB RILEY

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 26, 2000

  Mr. RILEY. Mr. Speaker, Today I pay tribute to Nancy Johnson of 
Phenix City, Alabama, who earned the first medal for the United States 
at the 2000 Olympic Games. She took the gold in the 10-meter air rifle 
event. Nancy won by defeating Korean Cho-Hyun Kang by two-tenths of a 
point, matching the Olympic finals world record with her combined 
score.
  Nancy Johnson came to the 2000 Olympics as the 1999 U.S. Air Rifle 
National Champion, but she was a member of the 1996 Air Rifle Olympic 
Team competing in Atlanta. In her spare time, she is a runner and a 
mountain biker. Most remarkable is the fact that in 1991, after 
suffering nerve damage, she was told that she would never shoot again. 
With hard work and dedication, she proved the doctors wrong.
  During the 2 weeks of the Sydney Olympics, we were treated to some 
remarkable athletic achievements. The determination of these athletes 
to achieve their goals was an inspiration to us. I salute Nancy Johnson 
on her gold medal victory.

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