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Tennessee
State to dedicate Olympic Plaza on May 28
May 24, 2005
NASHVILLE, Tenn. --- Tennessee State University track-and-field athletes have
won more Olympic medals than most countries have won. Now, TSU is paying tribute
to those athletes with a special event.
TSU will have the dedication of its new Olympic Plaza on Saturday, May 28,
at 10 a.m. The Olympic Plaza is located on the north end of the main campus,
next to the Gentry Center.
The dedication will be the official introduction of the Olympic Plaza to the
public. TSU has a rich and storied tradition of Olympic history, producing
59 Olympic athletes, who have captured 17 gold, eight silver and seven bronze
medals.
The Olympic Plaza will be a symbol of the TSU Olympic tradition and a permanent
tribute to legendary coach Ed Temple and the achievements of all TSU Olympians,
including Wilma Rudolph, Ralph Boston, Wyomia Tyus, Edith McGuire Duvall, and
Chandra Cheeseborough and, most recently, Paralympian Ryan Fann.
The Olympian is an impressive structure that stands more than 46 feet tall.
The plaza will be adorned with commemorative bricks bearing the names of all
past TSU Olympians and will have space available for bricks for future Olympians
from the university.
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