meet Brian Olson

“It doesn't matter what the goal is: if you have the proper desire and the program to achieve it, your goals will come true.”

Brian Olson is a three-time Olympian who retired after the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. He has since come back to completion, fighting his way through several ankle injuries to qualify for the Beijing Games at age 35..

As he watched Ed Liddie win at the 1984 Olympic Games, young Brian told his mom he too would someday win an Olympic medal. He went on to meet Liddie at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. The two formed such a bond there that Brian, with the support of his family, moved to Colorado Springs to train with Liddie, who has been his coach and friend ever since. Brian shares his knowledge as a fitness manager at 24 Hour Fitness in Fort Collins, Colorado.

You can be sure that Brian’s friends, family, Coach Liddie and all of his 24 Hour Fitness coworkers will be pulling for him as he continues, against the odds, to make his Olympic medal dream come true.