On the recordFebruary 6, 2002
Mr. Speaker, Jack Shea devoted his life to living the Olympic ideal and passing his inspiration and knowledge to younger generations. At 22, Jack Shea won gold medals in speed skating in both the 500 meter and the 1,500 meter events in front of his hometown crowd at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. With this accomplishment, he became the first double gold medalist in Winter Olympic history. Later Jack Shea recalled, ``When I stood on the dais to get the gold medal and I heard the national anthem of the United States, how proud I was to represent my country, my community, my father, and mother.'' Jack Shea not only promoted the Olympic ideal of peace, he lived that ideal.
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