COLORADO SPRING, Colo. – Two giants from the sport of archery, Susan Hagel and Darrell Pace, have been selected as finalists for the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame, Class of 2025.
Pace is nominated in the Legend category, which is voted on by all Olympians, Paralympians and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic family. Hagel falls under the Paralympian category, which involves a public vote. Using the button below, you can vote between now and April 14 and help the two-time Paralympic archery gold medalist make the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame, Class of 2025. You can vote up to once per day.
Pace is a two-time Olympic champion, winning gold in Montreal in 1976 and again when the Games were held in Los Angeles in 1984. Many felt he would also have taken gold in 1980 but the USA were among a number of nations to boycott that year when the event was hosted by the Soviet Union in Moscow. He was part of the silver medal-winning team from the 1988 Olympic Games in Korea.
A four-time Olympian, Pace broke five Olympic records at the 1976 and 1984 Games, while winning the two individual titles.
The individual competition at the Montreal Games was determined using ‘Double FITA’ format (used at the Games from 1972 to 1984). Two 1440 rounds took place, with the total score deciding podium places. Pace, aged just 19, set a new world record of 2,571 on his way to his first gold.
Hagel – working under the legendary coach, Jack Whitman – was a gold medalist at the 1976 Paralympic Games in Toronto, Canada, as well as the 1984 Games, which were jointly held in Stoke Mandeville, England and Long Island, New York. This was during a period of domestic dominance, when she was national champion for 20 years.
At the 1984 Games, the since-retired rehabilitation therapist Hagel claimed individual gold by 80 points under the Double FITA format, with debutant Hifumi Suzuki (JPN) taking silver. Suzuki would go on to become Paralympic champion in Atlanta 12 years later.
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In addition to fan voting, which accounts for 10 per cent of the weighted total, U.S. Olympians and Paralympians, and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic family, will additionally vote via a separate voting platform to account for 90% of the weighted total.
The Class of 2025 will be narrowed down to five Olympians, three Paralympians, one Olympic team, one Paralympic team, two legends, one coach and one special contributor for induction into the Class of 2025.
An Olympian, Paralympian or team may not be considered for the legend category of the Hall of Fame until six quadrennials (24 years) after they last competed in an Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Olympic Winter Games or Paralympic Winter Games.
The Class of 2025 will be announced publicly on Tuesday, May 6 and inducted into the Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Colorado Springs, Colo. on July 12.
The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame was established in 1979 to celebrate the achievements of America's premier athletes in the modern Olympic and Paralympic Games. The first U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame class was inducted in 1983 during a ceremony in Chicago and included Team USA greats such as Muhammad Ali, Bob Beamon, Peggy Fleming, Al Oerter, Jesse Owens, Wilma Rudolph, Mark Spitz, Jim Thorpe and the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" men’s hockey team.
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