Won: Gold in figure skating (1992 Albertville).
Screen time: Most recently and most notably, she was the winner of this season’s “
Janet Evans
Won: 3 gold medals in the 1988 Seoul Olympics (400m Freestyle, 800m Freestyle, 400m Medley), 1 gold in 1992 Barcelona (800m Freestyle ), and a silver (400m Freestyle) als in 1992.
Screen time: She’s recently been a participant on the realtiy show “Celebrity Circus.” (Al Bello / Getty Images)
Bruce Jenner
Won: Gold medal in the decathalon event for the 1976 Olympics
Screen time: Now is the voice of reason in the Jenner-Kardashian household on the reality show “Keeping up with the Kardashians.” (Matt Sayles / Associated Press)
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Mary Lou Retton
Won: All in the 1984
Screen time: As herself, she’s been on screen more times than most can count. But she also can add the role of Tiny Tim in 1988’s “Scrooged” to her resume. (Lionel Cironneau / Associated Press)
Muhammad Ali
Won: Gold medal in light heavyweight boxing for the 1960 Olympics.
Screen time Ali limited his acting to a single TV movie in 1979, “Freedom Road,” in which he starred opposite Kris Kristofferson as a former slave in 1870s Virginia who gets elected to Congress. (Paul Morse / Los Angeles Times)
Clyde “the Glide” Drexler
Won: Gold medalist for basketball in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
Screen time: As himself on “Married with Children,” and most recently as a contestant on “Dancing with the Stars.” He recently authored the book “Clyde the Glide.” (Carol Kaelson / Associated Press)
Summer Sanders
Won: In the 1992 Barcelona games, she captured 2 gold (200m Butterfly, 400m Medley Relay), a silver (200m Medley) and a bronze (400m Individual Medley). . Screen time: After an uncredited role in “Jerry Maguire,” she embarked on a sports TV career as a co-host of “
