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Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 – November 12, 1994) was an American sprinter who overcame childhood polio and went on to become a world-record-holding Olympic champion and international sports icon in track and field following her successes in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games.
Obstacle course racing (OCR) is a sport in which a competitor, traveling on foot, must overcome various physical challenges in the form of obstacles. Races vary in length from courses with obstacles close together to events of several kilometers [1] which incorporate elements of track, road and/or cross country/trail running.
But you won’t find many college athletes like Giddens, either. He is a bruising 6-foot-1 and 212-pound runner who amassed 1,549 yards and found the end zone 13 times for the Wildcats last season.
Elizabeth Alyse Cuthbert AC, MBE (20 April 1938 – 6 August 2017), was an Australian athlete and a four-time Olympic champion. [1] She was nicknamed Australia's "Golden Girl". [ 2 ] During her career, she set world records for 60 metres, 100 yards, 200 metres, 220 yards and 440 yards.
Kansas State’s starting running back faced a difficult journey to college football.
The double gold medallist has called for change in the exposure successful disabled athletes are getting. ... understanding that Paralympic athletes have so many barriers and obstacles to overcome ...
Sir Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah [6] (born Hussein Abdi Kahin; [7] 23 March 1983) is a Somali-British former long-distance runner.Considered one of the greatest runners of all time, his ten global championship gold medals (four Olympic and six World titles) make him the most successful male track distance runner in the history of the sport, and he is the most successful British track athlete in ...
James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games. [3]Owens specialized in the sprints and the long jump and was recognized in his lifetime as "perhaps the greatest and most famous athlete in track and field history". [4]