[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 23451]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                       HONORING LINCOLN McILRAVY

 Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, I rise to publicly commend Lincoln 
McIlravy, a native of Phillip, SD, on earning a bronze medal for his 
remarkable display of athleticism in the freestyle wrestling event at 
the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
  Lincoln McIlravy's wrestling talent combined with years of practice, 
and an extraordinary dedication to physical excellence attribute to his 
athletic success. On October 1, 2000, Lincoln became one of America's 
best wrestlers on the global Olympiad stage where he scored a solid 3-1 
victory over Sergei Demtchenko of Belarus, thus victoriously claiming 
the bronze medal in the 69kg freestyle event.
  Success has been abundant in Lincoln's wrestling career, as his 
honors include being a three-time NCAA champion for the University of 
Iowa, as well as four U.S. National titles, 1997-2000. Yet, Lincoln's 
prominence as an international contender began when he was a member of 
the 1997 World team. McIlravy then became a two-time world medalist 
having won a silver medal at the 1999 World Championships and a bronze 
medal in the 1998 World Championships. He not only was a 1999 Pan 
American Games champion, but also a 1998 Goodwill Games champion, in 
addition to the three-time World Cup champion, 1998-2000.
  Lincoln McIlravy is an exemplary athlete who richly deserves this 
distinguished recognition. Therefore, it is with great honor that I 
share Lincoln's impressive Olympic accomplishments with my 
colleagues.

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