When the Olympics arrived in 1996, Amy was ready. She entered five events. She did not do well in the first event. But then she won one gold medal after another. She won four gold medals. She was the first American woman to win four gold medals in one Olympics.
In 1998, Amy injured her shoulder when she was training. She won one race in 1999, but injured her shoulder again. In 2000, Amy entered the Olympic again. She had a bad shoulder so she did not do as well as in the 1996 Olympics. This time she won two gold medals.
Amy knows sign language for the deaf and plans to work with deaf children. She tells children with asthma to do what they want to do and not to let asthma stop them from doing anything.