[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24720]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



          RECOGNITION OF U.S. OLYMPIC MEDALISTS DeLISHA MILTON

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                           HON. JACK KINGSTON

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 25, 2000

  Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize DeLisha Milton 
as a gold medalists in the 2000 Summer Olympics. We should all applaud 
her hard work and determination in representing our country in the 
Olympic Games.
  DeLisha Milton of Riceboro, Georgia, won the gold medal in the 
women's Olympic basketball tournament. The defending gold medalists 
U.S. Women's Basketball Team (8-0) made it look easy when they won the 
game 76-54 victory over host Australia to finish first in the 
tournament. The win marked the 34th triumph in 37 Olympic games from 
the Americans since women's basketball became an Olympic sport in 1976.
  Milton was a key member of the United States team that won all nine 
of its games and captured the gold at the 1998 World Championship. She 
averaged 7.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per contest in the tournament. The 
previous year, Milton helped the U.S. triumph at the World University 
Games.
  Milton completed a standout collegiate career in 1997. As a senior, 
she led Florida to the quarter finals of the NCAA tournament and earned 
Southeastern Conference Player of the Year honors. Averaging 19.4 
points and 8.8 rebounds per game, Milton was a first-team All American 
selection and also won the Wade Trophy, awarded annually to the 
Nation's top senior in women's basketball.
  Please join me again in applauding DeLisha Milton on earning the gold 
medal in the 2000 Olympic Games. Through her hard work and 
determination she has excelled at the game of basketball. She is a fine 
young woman with high morals. Our society today needs more people like 
her that work extremely hard to represent our country. This young woman 
not only achieved an Olympic medal she proved that the American youth 
are indeed the best!

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