INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Michael Johnson and Joan Benoit Samuelson lead the list of the 2004 inductees to the National Track & Field Hall of Fame.

USA Track & Field announced this year’s inductees Monday, including Joyner-Kersee, Johnson, Benoit Samuelson, Michael Conley; veteran athletes Jack Davis, Otis Davis, Gerry Lindgren and John Pennel; contributor Dr. Evie Dennis and coach Stan Huntsman.

The induction ceremony will be held Dec. 3 at the Tiger Woods Center on the Nike World Campus in Oregon, in conjunction with USATF’s annual meeting.

The winner of the first Olympic women’s marathon at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles, Benoit Samuelson was ranked first in the world in the marathon twice, and is a former world and U.S. record holder in that event.

One of the best long and triple jumpers ever, Conley was ranked in the top 10 in the world 10 times in the long jump and 14 times in the triple jump. A two-time Olympic triple jump medalist (silver in 1984, gold in 1992), Conley was the world outdoor triple jump champion in 1993.

Johnson is the current world and American record holder in the 200 and 400 meters. He was the first to win both events at the same Olympics in 1996 at Atlanta. He became the only man to repeat as Olympic 400 meter champion when he won the gold in 2000 and has nine world outdoor championships.

Johnson ran the anchor leg on the U.S. team that set the 1,600 relay world record in 1998.

Joyner-Kersee is considered the greatest female all-around athlete in history. She won three Olympic gold medals, four world outdoor championships golds and holds the world record of 7,291 points in the women’s heptathlon.