1960 decathlon champion also lit the Olympic Cauldron at Los Angeles 1984 and excelled in and out of athletics...
1960 decathlon champion also lit the Olympic Cauldron at Los Angeles 1984 and excelled in and out of athletics...
Originally an alternate for the Games, Frazier knocked out his first three opponents then won the gold-medal bout despite a broken thumb...
The first person to repeat as an Olympic champion in the 100 meters, she felt strongly about her role as an activist....
The gymnast wore her famous scrunchie in every big meet for six years to keep her hair out of the way and prevent it from distracting judges....
Harrison “Bones” Dillard is the only man to win Olympic gold medals in the 100-meter dash and the 110-meter hurdles. In between the 1948 and 1952 Olympic Games, he served in the U.S. Army.
Led by Kerri Strug and Shannon Miller, the Magnificent Seven became the first U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Team to win the team all-around gold medal in the Olympic Games.
Jesse Owens won four gold medals in the Berlin 1936 Olympic Games.
When the weather was good, Andrea Mead Lawrence skied to gold.
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