Michelle Obama has come to the defense of Simone ... adding it to the vault gold she won in Tokyo three years prior, alongside two silver medals and a bronze from Paris competitions.

Obama plainly states, "It would be terrible and embarrassing" if the United States brought home a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, which they were very close to doing. Only up by 3 ...

He was 19 years old when he won his first silver medal in the 200 meters ... He served on President Obama's advisory committee on the Sports, Fitness and Nutrition commission.

President Barack Obama presents the National Medal of Arts to comedian Mel Brooks during an East Room ceremony at the White House September 22, 2016 in Washington, DC. President Obama awarded ...