June 3, 2009
Interview with Stephanie Brown Trafton
By Brad Dupray Stephanie Brown Trafton made her second U.S. Olympic Team in 2008 and in Beijing, China, became the first American woman since 1932 to win a gold medal in the discus. For her Olympic effort, Stephanie received the Jesse Owens Award, USA Track & Field”s highest accolade as the outstanding track and field performer for 2008. The post-Olympic road show has taken Stephanie to places like the White House, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and the mobile home park where she grew up in Oceano, California. Stephanie and her husband, Jerry, are members of Family Life Christian Church in
