Sports – Track and Field

Earlene Dennis Brown (1935-1983)
Earlene Dennis Brown, a three-time Olympian, was the first African American woman to win a medal in the shot put....
June 11th, 2021

Nafissatou Thiam (1994- )
Olympic and world heptathlon champion Nafissatou Thiam was born in Namur, Belgium, 43 mile southeast of Brussels, on August 19,...
September 16th, 2020

Emma Reed (1925-2014)
Emma Reed (Wright) was born on May 30, 1925 on the family farm in rural Redwood, Mississippi to parents Sallie...
June 6th, 2020

Resurrecting the Legacy of Eddie Gardner
In this article below historian Charles B. Kastner describes his new book, Race Across America, on Eddie Gardner, the now...
June 23rd, 2019

Rafer Johnson (1935-2020)
American Olympic athlete Rafer Johnson was born on August 18, 1935 in Hillsboro, Texas to parents Lewis Johnson and Alma Gibson Johnson. When he...
October 24th, 2018

Donnis Hazel Thompson (1933-2009)
Dr. Donnis Hazel Thompson was an athlete, coach, University of Hawaii Women’s Athletic Director, State of Hawaii Department of Education...
September 16th, 2017

Rosângela Cristina Oliveira Santos (1990- )
Rosângela Cristina Oliveira Santos is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Brazil, specialising in the 100 and 200 meter sprints. Born...
July 22nd, 2017

Veronica Campbell-Brown (1982– )
Veronica Campbell-Brown is a Jamaican track and field sprinter, who competes in 100- and 200- meter races. She is one of only nine athletes to win...
November 14th, 2016

Merlene Joyce Ottey (1960- )
Merlene Joyce Ottey is a Jamaican-born but now Slovenia-based track and field sprinter. She is ranked fourth on the all-time list over 60...
October 13th, 2016