Olympic Gold Medalist Archives - Lindsey Hein

Episode 271: Christian Taylor – 2X Olympic Champion, 4X World Champion, President of the Athletics Association

Lindsey Hein — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 11:02:21 +0000

Christian Taylor is a Triple Jumper! He is a 2xOlympic Champion, 4xWorld Champion, 7x Diamond League Champion.

Most recently Christian founded the Athletics Association, “An independent body that will protect and advance the future of Athletics by unifying and defending the voice of elite Track and Field athletes worldwide – ensuring that they are at the heart of the decision-making process.”

In this episode we learn about the Athletics Association, Christian’s career, his work as a Classroom Champion mentor, his faith and his engagement to hurdler, Beate Schrott.

Christian was so kind to stay on for an extra 15 minutes for our patreon supporters! If you enjoy this episode and want more- you can find extra over on patreon when you support at the $5 level!

What we talked about:

3:00-Introduction

5:30- Why he is currently in Austria

8:50- How to keep supporting Black Lives Matter

12:20- What the Athletics Association is

13:50- Why he decided to start the Athletics Association

19:00-What the Diamond League is and how athletes are being affected by events being cut

24:10- What Rule 40 and Rule 50 are and how athletes are limited in sponsorship during the Olympics and not being allowed to protest at the Olympics from these rulings

31:45-Emotions during the 2016 Olympics compared to the 2012 Olympics

36:30- The pressure of being an athlete that is top in the world

38:00- Racing the 100m this year

40:00- The difference in mentality while competing in the 100m compared to the triple jump.

41:55- How he got started in the triple jump

43:00- What the triple jump is

44:00- The story of him switching jumping legs

48:20- His family

49:20- Choosing to go to the University of Florida

55:15- His work as a mentor for Classroom Champions

1:00:15- His faith and the role it plays in his life

1:05:00- His wedding plans and the relationship with his fiancé

1:10:50- How he and his fiancé met

1:11:50- End of the podcast questions

Show Notes:

Athletics Association

Classroom Champions

5 Love Languages

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Episode 132: Gwen Jorgensen

Lindsey Hein — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 12:50:27 +0000

Olympic Gold Medalist Gwen Jorgensen joins me today! Gwen is a triathlete turned long distance runner who has always had a deep love for running. Gwen is not only a 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist in triathlon, she’s also a 2014 and 2015 World Champion. She was recruited to compete in triathlon by USA Triathlon after college where she both swam and ran for the University of Wisconsin.

Gwen now runs for Nike with the Bowerman Track Club and is married to an amazingly supportive husband Patrick and together they are raising the most adorable little boy who is about to turn one; Stanley. We get to talk about post partum fitness and what that training looks like in this episode as well as the transition from Triathlon to running. I know you’re going to find Gwen to be so kind and fun and relatable even though she competes at such a high level.

Enjoy!

Show Notes:

Bowerman Track Club

Shoe Dog – Phil Knight

Open: An Autobiography – Andre Agassi

Jackie Robinson: A Biography – Arnold Rampersad

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Episode 98: Michelle Carter

Lindsey Hein — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 13:01:23 +0000

Michelle Carter is a three-time Olympian and the 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist in Shot Put. She was the first American woman ever to win a Gold Medal in the event and the first American woman since 1960 to medal in the event. Michelle is also a motivational speaker, a makeup artist and she is a person who speaks positivity over her life and the lives of those around here. I was so honored to sit down and here about how she became a Gold Medalist. I’ve talked to a good amount of Olympians on this podcast, a few Olympic Medalists but never a Gold Medalist.

In this episode we talk about when she realized she had a talent for shot put and what it was like following her Father’s footsteps. Her father is Michael Carter, and he wont the men’s shot put silver medal in the 1984 Olympic games. He also played pro football for the 49ers, winning three Super Bowls. Needless to say, her parents were cautious about making sure she chose the sport because SHE wanted to and then empowered her to be the best she could be once she decided to pursue it. We also talk about her faith, her love for make-up and looking her best even while competing and her passion for spreading the message that we were all created uniquely and have different body types and gifts and it’s up to us to decide what those gifts are and the embrace that.

Thank you USA Track & Field for introducing my to Michelle and hosting us for the interview!

Enjoy my conversation with Michelle!

Show Notes:

Ardell Lashes

You Throw Girl

Business Boutique – Chrissy Wright

Eric Thomas – The Hip Hop Preacher

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Michelle on Facebook