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....
Nafissatou Thiam (1994- )
Olympic and world heptathlon champion Nafissatou Thiam was born in Namur, Belgium, 43 mile southeast of Brussels, on August 19,...
Emma Reed (1925-2014)
Emma Reed (Wright) was born on May 30, 1925 on the family farm in rural Redwood, Mississippi to parents Sallie...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
