| Country: | USA |
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| Event: | 110m hurdles, Track & Field |
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| Milestone: | 1996 U.S. Olympic Team;
Bronze medal winner, 1999 Pan Am Games |
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| Job: | Human Resources, Oakland, CA |
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Eugene Swift
Returning to ATAP for a second time, Eugene Swift was successful in winning a spot on the 1996
U.S. National Track and Field team and competing in the Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta.
Placing 6th, he recorded one of the fastest times in that event. Swift won a bronze medal in the 1999
Pan Am Games and is currently ranked 8th in the U.S. in his specialty. Swift is in his 14th year with
UPS and is only one of two UPS ATAP employee-athletes who qualified for the Olympic Games in
the first sponsorship program, the company established in 1995.
This year he is pictured clearing a hurdle on UPS Next Day air packaging.
| Childhood heroes: | Joey and Darrel McGlaston, my two uncles who encouraged me and gave me motivation |
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| Current hero: | My grandmother |
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| Favorite food or drink: | Homemade chili |
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| Guilty pleasure: | Hamburgers, Snickers bars |
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| Favorite sports moment: | My final race, Atlanta Olympic Games |
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| Favorite Olympic moment: | Entering the stadium, opening ceremonies at the Atlanta Olympic Games |
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| Exercise tip: | Stay focused |
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| Cooling down strategy: | A cherry Slurpie |
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| Weekend getaway: | A track meet |
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| How to be a good sport: | Congratulate all your competition |
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| How my sport is like my job: | Always an obstacle to overcome |
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