A.C. Gilbert won a gold medal in the pole vault at the 1908 Olympics in London. He went on to be a famous inventor and toy manufacturer. Also see Notable Oregonian entry. (Image courtesy Eli Whitney Museum)

 

 

 

Darrall Imhoff won a gold medal in basketball, along with fellow Oregonian Terry Dischinger, at the 1960 Olympics in Rome. Imhoff went on to a career in the National Basketball Association.

 

 

 

After swimming to four gold medals in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, Don Schollander made the cover of Life magazine. Also see Notable Oregonian entry. (Image courtesy life.com)

 

 

 

Mac Wilkins throws the discus during the Montreal Olympics in 1976. Wilkins earned the gold medal with a then-Olympic record throw of 67.5 meters. He won a silver medal in 1984. (image courtesy TAC/Allen Steele/Allsport/Getty Images)

 

 

 

Fencing champion Mariel Zagunis shows off the gold medal she won at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Zagunis won two medals in 2008. (Image courtesy Claire Randall/Oregon Fencing Alliance)