track and field athletes

A biography of one of America's greatest track and field athletes, the winner of four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games.

A biography of the track and field star who won three gold medals in the 1936 Summer Olympic Games.

Explores the personal life, athletic accomplishments, and career of Jesse Owens.

Examines the life and accomplishments of Jesse Owens, African-American Olympic gold medalist in track and field.

A biography of the African-American woman who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track in a single Olympics.

A biography of the track and field champion who has won Olympic gold medals in both the long jump and the heptathlon.

A biography of the New Jersey son of track-coach parents, holder of world records as a sprinter and long jumper, who won the Jesse Owens Award in 1982 and three medals in Helsinki in 1983.

A simple biography of the noted African-American track star who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

An overview of the athletic accomplishments of the track star who has been called the "first lady of the heptathlon.".