Since the advent of the modern-day Olympics in 1896, athletes have redefined limits in pursuit of the Olympic ideal: 'Faster, ...

The track stars won’t be the only athletes shining when events begin at Tokyo’s National Stadium on July 30. Some of the world’s best athletes in the long jump will put their talents on display during ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — From Jesse Owens ...

Texans Tara Davis-Woodhall won gold and Jasmine Moore won bronze for Team USA in the women's long jump at the Paris Olympics on Thursday. Tara Davis-Woodhall's fourth jump was 7.10 meters securing the ...

The 1936 Berlin Olympics are best remembered for Jesse Owens, who triumphed in a dramatic duel in the Olympic long jump against Germany's Luz... Was Jesse Owens' 1936 Long-Jump Story A Myth? The Track ...

SOFIA, Bulgaria — Greek long jumper Miltiadis Tentoglou was named the Best Balkan Athlete of the Year for 2024 on Friday ahead of Romanian swimmer David Popovici and Serbian NBA star Nikola Jokic. The ...

Herb Douglas, who turned a chance encounter with Jesse Owens as a teenager into fuel to win a bronze medal in the long jump at the 1948 Olympics, has died. He was 101. The University of Pittsburgh, ...

Tara Davis-Woodhall, from Mesquite, won gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the long jump. The two-time Olympian is ranked number one in the world. On December 4, Davis-Woodhall took some time to ...

On Tuesday night, viewers watching the Olympics in the United States were treated to the first events of the decathlon. A 10-event series that pits arguably the best athletes in track and field ...

The Olympics ended over two weeks ago. We’re still hung over from all the athletic competition. But if there’s one thing that can get you excited about Olympic sports again so soon after the London ...

Olympic long jump champion Malaika Mihambo has said she has started fearing for her life in connection with the political shift to the right in Germany. "Of course, but fear doesn' help," Mihambo said ...