Jenny Thompson, an American sports hero and one of the most decorated Olympians in history, will serve as the honorary ambassador for one of the greatest sports traditions in the United States and the world, the $1.5 million Hambletonian at the Meadowlands on Aug. 2. The most prestigious trotting race in the world, the Hambletonian has been hosted by the Meadowlands since 1981. The race will be televised live nationally by NBC Sports (2 p.m.) and Thompson will present the trophy to the winning connections of the race. In addition to the trophy presentation, Thompson will make media appearances the day before the race and race day to promote this year's event. This will be the first Olympics since 1992 that Thompson will not compete in having retired to pursue a medical career. All told, Thompson won 12 Olympic medals, including eight golds while representing the United States in the 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. At age 31, Thompson was the oldest member of the 2004 U.S. Swimming and Diving team, competing in her fourth Olympics in Athens, Greece. She was the anchor member of the 400-meter freestyle relay, where she helped set a national record of 3:36.39 and finished with a silver medal. She gained another silver medal as a member of the 400-meter medley relay. She would end her Olympic career with eight gold and twelve total medals, the most for any U.S. Olympian in history. A Massachusetts native who calls Dover, N.H. her hometown, Thompson in 2006 received a medical degree from Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons. She interned at New York City's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and she is currently working as an anesthesiologist at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital.
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