A spin, a throw, a dream fulfilled
How Stephanie Brown-Trafton, who grew up idolizing a tiny gymnast, persevered to win Olympic gold in the discus
The Bird's Nest rocked with 90,000 or so fans. Bright lights turned the Beijing night into day. This was the Olympics, the ultimate athletic stage. The ultimate chance.
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From San Luis Obispo to Galt — and Beijing: Stephanie's life at a glance
She may not be Mary Lou Retton, but Stephanie Brown-Trafton is Galt's golden girl.
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In her own words: An Olympic journal
Stephanie Brown-Trafton saw her coach fall into a hole, escaped security for a dash to Starbucks — and had to ask if it was the right time for her victory lap.
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Stephanie Brown-Trafton is 'committed to the Lord' as well as athletic success
God plays a major role in Stephanie Brown-Trafton's life. In fact, she credits the Lord for reaching the pinnacle of athletic success last week in Beijing.
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'To heck with just honoring her. Give her the whole town. This may never happen again.'
Readers react to Stephanie's gold
The following is a sample of comments posted to stories at LodiNews.com about Stephanie Brown-Trafton's victory.
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Test yourself with this quiz about Galt's Olympic champ
How much do you know about Stephanie?
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Stephanie Brown-Trafton took an unlikely road before striking gold
BEIJING — The first American track and field athlete to win a gold medal here wanted to be the next Mary Lou Retton until her hardy English-German-Nordic genes kicked in and she hit 6 feet in junior high on the way to her 6-4 adult height.
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Law student, gifted athlete Lillian Copeland was Olympic discus champ in '32
When Stephanie Brown-Trafton stood atop an Olympic podium on Monday and vigorously blinked back tears while holding her gold medal for discus throwing, she became the first U.S. woman to stand there in 76 years.
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A note to readers on this special publication
Stephanie Brown-Trafton's victory in the Olympic discus last week was an electrifying achievement — one she has graciously shared with the people of Galt and Lodi. What she did in Beijing is historic: Stephanie is the first local man or woman to win gold in the Olympics. Here, in words and photos, we offer a keepsake of this golden triumph.
— Richard Hanner, Editor