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In June 1973, Wottle and 1972 U.S. Olympic teammate Steve Prefontaine (5000M) raced each other in the mile at a meet at the University of Oregon. Wottle defeated Prefontaine on his home track, running 3:53.3, which was the 3rd fastest mile in history at the time. Prefontaine ran 3:54.6, the 9th fastest mile at the time.
1988: Florence Griffith Joyner. Florence Griffith Joyner took home three gold medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics and broke a new Olympic record in the 100-meter dash. But we'd be remiss not to ...
Bobby Finke. Robert Christian Finke OLY (/ ˈfɪŋk / FINK; born November 6, 1999), [2] better known as Bobby Finke, is an American competitive swimmer. He won two gold medals for the United States in the 2020 Summer Olympics: the men's 800-meter and 1500-meter freestyle swims. Finke successfully defended his title in 1500 m freestyle at the ...
Key No longer contested at the Summer Olympics Men's records Usain Bolt currently holds three Olympic records; two individually in the 100m & 200m, and one with the Jamaican 4 × 100 m relay team. Ethiopian long-distance runner Kenenisa Bekele holds the Olympic record in the 5,000 m. ♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of August 5, 2024 ...
Shaun Roger White (born September 3, 1986) is an American former professional snowboarder and skateboarder. He is a five-time Olympian and a three-time Olympic gold medalist in half-pipe snowboarding. He holds the world record for the most X Games gold medals and most Olympic gold medals by a snowboarder.
See 30 Olympians glammed up on the red carpet, including gymnasts like Simone Biles and Suni Lee at the Met Gala to soccer's Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan.
Shinnosuke Oka won the men’s all-around gymnastics title at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, upsetting the two main favorites to extend Japan's dominance in a final that came down to the wire.
That same year, she returned to working at a bank and styled hair and nails in her spare time. [10] She married Al Joyner, the Olympic triple jump champion of 1984, in 1987. [22] She returned to athletics in April 1987. [23] Four months later, at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Griffith Joyner finished second in the 200-meter sprint.