Cejudo, Miller to appear on “The Oprah Winfrey Show� on Monday, Sept. 8
Olympic wrestling medalists Henry Cejudo and Randi Miller joined 175 Olympic medalists as the 23rd season of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" goes for the gold when it launches Monday, September 8, 2008.
U.S. Olympic Team athletes who were medalists from 21 sports participated in the taping of the show in front of an audience of nearly 10,000 on Wednesday in Chicago’s Millennium Park for a “Welcome Home Team USA� celebration.
Check your local listings for the time and station to watch the show in your area.
On August 19, Cejudo (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) won a gold medal in the 55 kg/121 lbs. division in men’s freestyle wrestling. On August 17, Miller won a bronze medal at the 63 kg/138.75 lbs. division in women’s freestyle wrestling.
The other U.S. wrestling medalist, Greco-Roman bronze medalist Adam Wheeler, was unable to attend because of his commitment to the police academy.
The last time Cejudo strapped on his wrestling shoes he defeated Japan in the Olympic finals to become America's only Olympic champion in wrestling.
The Olympic medalists participating in “The Oprah Winfrey Show� season premiere include the following:
Baseball
Jeremy Cummings, Brian Duensing, John Gall, Mike Koplove, Terry Tiffee, Casey Weathers
Basketball (Men’s)
Carmelo Anthony, Carlos Boozer, Chris Bosh, Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, Jason Kidd, Chris Paul, Tayshaun Prince, Michael Redd, Dwyane Wade, Deron Williams
Basketball (Women’s)
Tamika Catchings, Sylvia Fowles, Kara Lawson, Lisa Leslie, DeLisha Milton, Candace Parker, Katie Smith
Beach Volleyball (Men’s)
Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers
Beach Volleyball (Women’s)
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh
BMX Racing (Men’s)
Mike Day, Donny Robinson
BMX Racing (Women’s)
Jill Kintner
Boxing (Men’s)
Deontay Wilder
Cycling (Women’s)
Kristin Armstrong
Decathlon (Men’s)
Bryan Clay
Equestrian (Men’s)
Will Simpson
Equestrian (Women’s)
Laura Kraut, Gina Miles
Fencing (Men’s)
Tim Morehouse, Jason Rogers, Keeth Smart, James Williams
Fencing (Women’s)
Emily Cross, Erinn Smart, Hanna Thompson, Mariel Zagunis
Gymnastics (Men’s)
Alexander Artemev, Raj Bhavsar, Joe Hagerty, Jonathan Horton, Justin Spring, Kevin Tan
Gymnastics (Women’s)
Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin, Chellsie Memmel, Samantha Peszek, Alicia Sacramone, Bridget Sloan
Judo (Women’s)
Ronda Rousey
Rowing (Men’s)
Josh Inman, Marcus McElhenney, Dan Walsh
Rowing (Women’s)
Erin Cafaro, Anna Cummins, Susan Francia, Michelle Guerette, Caroline Lind, Elle Logan, Lindsay Shoop, Mary Whipple
Sailing (Men’s)
Zach Railey
Sailing (Women’s)
Anna Tunnicliffe
Shooting (Men’s)
Walton G. Eller, Vincent Hancock, Jason Turner
Shooting (Women’s)
Corey Cogdell, Kim Rhode
Soccer (Women’s)
Nicole Barnhart, Shannon Boxx, Rachel Buehler, Lori Chalupny, Stephanie Cox, Angela Hucles, Carli Lloyd, Kate Markgraf, Heather Mitts, Heather O'Reilly, Christie Rampone, Hope Solo, Lindsay Tarpley, Aly Wagner
Softball
Monica Abbott, Laura Berg, Crystl Bustos, Andrea Duran, Jennie Finch, Tairia Flowers, Victoria Galindo, Lovie Jung, Kelly Kretschman, Caitlin Lowe, Jessica Mendoza, Stacey Nuveman, Natasha Watley
Swimming (Men’s)
Ian Crocker, Mark Gangloff, Matt Grevers, Brendan Hansen, Cullen Jones, Jason Lezak, Ryan Lochte, Aaron Peirsol, Michael Phelps, Peter Vanderkaay, Garrett Weber-Gale
Swimming (Women’s)
Elaine Breeden, Caroline Burckle, Natalie Coughlin, Margaret Hoelzer, Katie Hoff, Megan Jendrick, Kara Lynn Joyce, Christine Magnuson, Christine Marshall, Lacey Nymeyer, Allison Schmitt, Emily Silver, Julia Smit, Rebecca Soni, Dara Torres, Kim Vandenberg
Taekwondo (Men’s)
Steven Lopez, Mark Lopez
Taekwondo (Women’s)
Diana Lopez
Track and Field (Men’s)
Bershawn Jackson
Track and Field (Women’s)
Allyson Felix, Shalane Flanagan, Hyleas Fountain, Monique Henderson, Sanya Richards, Stephanie Brown Trafton, Sheena Tosta
Volleyball (Men’s)
Gabe Gardner, Tom Hoff, Rich Lambourne, David Lee, Ryan Millar, Reid Priddy, Riley Salmon, Scott Touzinsky
Volleyball (Women’s)
Lindsey Berg, Heather Bown, Kim Glass, Tayyiba Haneef-Park, Robyn Ah Mow-Santos,
Danielle Scott-Arruda, Stacy Sykora, Kim Willoughby
Water Polo (Men’s)
Tony Azevedo, Layne Beaubien, Brandon Brooks, Peter Hudnut, Rick Merlo, Merrill Moses, Jeff Powers, Peter Varellas, Adam Wright
Water Polo (Women’s)
Patricia Cardenas, Natalie Golda, Alison Gregorka, Brittany Hayes, Jaime Hipp, Heather Petri, Jessica Steffens, Moriah Van Norman, Brenda Villa, Elsie Windes
Wrestling (Men’s)
Henry Cejudo
Wrestling (Women’s)
Randi Miller