ATHLETE OMBUDS

Neither U.S. Paralympics nor any U.S. Paralympics athlete, employee, contractor, coach, referee/official, agent, or volunteer may threaten or take action against an athlete for disclosing information to or asking for assistance from the Office of theAthlete Ombuds. The policy of the Office of the AthleteOmbuds can be found here: www.teamusa.org/athlete-ombuds 

The Office of the Athlete Ombuds offers independent, confidential advice to elite athletes regarding their rights and responsibilities in the Olympic and Paralympic Movement, and assists athletes with a broad range of questions, disputes, complaints and concerns.

Phone: 719-866-5000
Email:  ombudsman@usathlete.org

Website: usathlete.org          

Athlete Ombuds Confidentiality and Privacy Policy:

(iv) a congressional subpoena.(iii) a situation, communicated to the Office of the Athlete Ombuds, in which an individual is at imminent risk of serious harm; or(ii) a felony personally witnessed by a member of the Office of the Athlete Ombuds;(i) applicable federally mandated reporting requirements;(bb) admissible as evidence in a judicial or administrative proceeding. (D) Applicability.—The confidentiality requirements under this paragraph shall not apply to information relating to—(aa) subject to discovery, subpoena, or any other means of legal compulsion; or(I) shall be confidential; and(II) shall not be—.(ii) Work product.—Any memorandum, work product, notes, or case file of the Office of the Athlete Ombuds—(i) In general.—The ombudsman and the staff of the Office of the Athlete Ombuds shall not be compelled to testify or produce evidence in any judicial or administrative proceeding with respect to any matter involving the exercise of the duties of the Office of the Athlete Ombuds(C) Judicial and administrative proceedings.—(B) Exception.—The Office of the Athlete Ombuds may disclose information described in subparagraph (A) as necessary to resolve or mediate a dispute, with the permission of the parties involved.(A) In general.—The Office of the Athlete Ombuds shall maintain as confidential any information communicated or provided to the Office of the Athlete Ombuds in confidence in any matter involving the exercise of the official duties of the Office of the Athlete Ombuds.