Скачать или смотреть Ruthie Bolton - WNBA Star & Olympic Athlete

Sacramento Walk of Stars honoree, Ruthie Bolton, was a basketball player for the Sacramento Monarchs, our local Women’s National Basketball Association team. Basketball has taken Bolton all over the world, as she played in the World University Games, the FIBA World Championships and the Olympics.
in 1996, Bolton was off to the Olympic Games in Atlanta. She was the top scorer in the game vs. Ukraine and the USA won the gold medal.

Following their Olympic victory, the national team went to Berlin, Germany in 1998, and the USA claimed the gold.

She played for the USA Olympic team again in 2000 at the Sydney, Australia games. Bolton and her team were undefeated establishing USA women’s basketball as the irrefutable best team in the world.

In between all these international games, Bolton found a home in Sacramento with the Monarchs. She joined the WNBA team in 1997 and helped lead the team to a championship win in 2005.

Ruthie was actively involved in the Sports United Sports Envoy program for the U.S. Department of State. She travelled the globe conducting basketball clinics for approximately 1,300 youth and women worldwide. She advanced the status of female basketball, and empowered women and girls around the world.
She is an ardent supporter and promoter of female inclusion in sports. And as a domestic violence survivor, Ruthie has also shared her story to raise domestic violence awareness throughout the country.