Eddy Alvarez etches his name in US Olympics history. Here's a closer look at the Olympian.
Eddy Alvarez leaves the Tokyo Olympics with his name added to a memorable list of Olympic athletes.
With Team USA's baseball team winning silver after a loss to Japan in the gold medal matchup Saturday, Alvarez becomes the seventh person to ever win a medal in both the Summer and Winter Olympics. He is just the third American to accomplish the feat, along with Eddie Egan (1920 – boxing, 1932 – four-man bobsled) and Lauryn Williams (2004 – 100-meter sprint, 2012 – 4x100 relay, 2014 – two-woman bobsled).
Alvarez has a silver medal in 5,000-meter speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
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Here's a look at Alvarez throughout his Olympics career:
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Eddy Alvarez etches his name in US history at the Olympics