Flo Hyman Earns Spot in U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. – University of Houston Athletics Hall of Honor member and volleyball legend Flo Hyman will be inducted to the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2025 on July 12, 2025, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee announced Tuesday.

One of 12 members of the Class of 2025, Hyman led the United States to a silver medal in 1984, the first Olympic Volleyball medal for the United States. She was also part of the 1980 team, which did not participate due to a U.S. Olympic boycott. In addition to her Olympic career, she played for the U.S. teams that won a silver medal at the 1983 Pan American Games and a bronze medal at the 1982 World Championships.

Hyman, the first female scholarship athlete in Houston Athletics history, led the Cougars to a pair of Top Five finishes in the 1970s while winning the AIAW National Player of the Year title in 1976 and the Broderick Award in 1977.

In addition to her U.S. National Team career, Hyman played professional volleyball in Japan, playing for the Daiei team in the Japan Volleyball League. She passed away during a match for the team on Jan. 24, 1986, from complications attributed to Marfan Syndrome.

A three-time All-American, Hyman was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 1988 and the Houston Athletics Hall of Honor in 1998. National Girls and Women in Sports Day was originally initiated as a day to remember Hyman's achievements and efforts for equality and has been celebrated annually since 1987.

Hyman joins fellow Class of 2025 honorees Steve Cash, Gabby Douglas, Anita DeFrantz, Allyson Felix, Susan Hagel, Kerri Walsh Jennings, Mike Krzyzewski, Phil Knight, Bode Miller, Marla Runyan, Serena Williams, the 2010 Four-man Bobsled Team and the 2004 Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team.

ABOUT THE U.S. OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC HALL OF FAME
National Governing Bodies, alumni, current athletes and additional members of the Olympic and Paralympic community were invited to nominate eligible athletes. From there, a nominating committee comprised of individuals from the Olympic and Paralympic Movement narrowed down the pool of nominees to a set of finalists. The Class of 2025 was determined by a voting process that includes Olympians and Paralympians, members of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic family and an online vote open to fans. The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame was one of the first national sports halls of fame to include fan voting as part of its selection process, and this year, nearly 300,000 votes were cast across all platforms.

This will be the 18th class inducted into the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame, bringing the total to 210 inductees (individuals and teams). The first class was inducted in 1983, and the most recent class was inducted in 2022. Find the entire list of Hall of Fame inductees here. The weekend will also feature the 2025 U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum's Festival, taking place July 10-13 in Colorado Springs, known as Olympic City USA. The festival will feature athlete meet and greets, free access to the USOPM, and special events including the Festival Kickoff Celebration, Community Movie Night, and more – all celebrating the legacy of America's greatest athletes. Learn more here.

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