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1936 Berlin. Long jump. James Cleveland"Jesse" Owens(September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and fieldathlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games. [3] Owens specialized in the sprintsand the long jumpand was recognized in his lifetime as "perhaps the greatest and most famous athlete in track and field history ...
Michael Duane Johnson (born September 13, 1967) is an American retired sprinter who became Olympic Champion four times, and World Champion eight times in the span of his career. [ 2] He held the world and Olympic records in the 200 m and 400 m, as well as the world record in the indoor 400 m. He also once held the world's best time in the 300 m.
Carl Lewis. Frederick Carlton Lewis (born July 1, 1961) is an American former track and field athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal, and 10 World Championships medals, including eight gold. Lewis was a dominant sprinter and long jumper whose career spanned from 1979 to 1996, when he last won the Olympic long jump.
Steve Roland " Pre " Prefontaine[ 1] (January 25, 1951 – May 30, 1975) was a US-American long-distance runner who from 1973 to 1975 set American records at every distance from 2,000 to 10,000 meters. [ 2][ 3] He competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, [ 4] and was preparing for the 1976 Olympics with the Oregon Track Club at the time of his ...
Jim Thorpe. James Francis Thorpe ( Sac and Fox (Sauk): Wa-Tho-Huk, translated as "Bright Path"; [ 2] May 22 or 28, [ 3] 1887 – March 28, 1953) [ 4] was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe was the first Native American to win a gold medal for the United States in the Olympics.
Florence Delorez Griffith Joyner [4] (born Florence Delorez Griffith; [2] December 21, 1959 – September 21, 1998), also known as Flo-Jo, was an American track and field athlete and the fastest woman ever recorded. She set world records in 1988 for the 100 m and 200 m. During the late 1980s, she became a popular figure due to both her record ...
200 m. Allyson Michelle Felix OLY (born November 18, 1985) [ 1] is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters. She specialized in the 200 meters from 2003 to 2013, then gradually shifted to the 400 meters later in her career. [ 2] At 200 meters, Felix is the 2012 Olympic champion, a ...
The United States collegiate records in track and field are the best marks in track and field events from collegiate athletes (of any nationality ), done while the athletes were competing for an American institution of higher education . The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) track and field system has been touted as one of the ...