All-time track and field greats Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Florence Griffith Joyner and Alice Coachman Davis have been elected to the first U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame class since 1992.

Joyner-Kersee won Olympic heptathlons in 1988 and 1992 and as a four-time Olympian, she won six Olympic medals in her career. She still owns the world record in the heptathlon of 7,291 points set in winning the 1988 Olympic gold medal in Seoul.

Griffith Joyner, who died in 1998 of an apparent heart seizure, won five Olympic medals in her career, including three gold medals at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul (100m, 200m, 4x100m relay). She still holds world records in the 100m (10.49) and 200m (21.34).

Coachman Davis achieved her greatest fame in 1948 when she won the Olympic women's high jump title, thus becoming the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal. Coachman Davis, who won 25 U.S. titles during her career, was inducted into the National Track & Field Hall of Fame in 1975.

Others to be inducted at ceremonies July 1 in Chicago include swimmers Janet Evans and Matt Biondi, speedskaters Dan Jansen and Bonnie Blair, the 1996 women's soccer team, paralympian Randy Snow and special contributor Bud Greenspan.