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William Mervin Mills (born June 30, 1938), also known by his Oglala Lakota name Tamakhóčhe Theȟíla, is an American Oglala Lakota former track and field athlete who won a gold medal in the 10,000 metre run (6.2 mi) at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. His 1964 victory is considered one of the greatest Olympic upsets because he was a virtual unknown ...
St. Francis native Dakotah Lindwurm became the first Minnesotan to make the U.S. team for this summer's Paris Olympics, finishing third in the women's marathon Saturday at the Olympic trials in ...
Former University of Kansas track middle distance standout Bryce Hoppel placed fourth in the 800 Saturday at the 2024 Olympic Games despite racing to an American record 1:41.67 in the event.
Cockrell still clocked in with a 52.90 in her semifinal run, second in her heat and her second sub-53-second race in her career. This year’s U.S. Olympic Trials silver medalist in the 400-meter ...
James Francis Thorpe (Meskwaki: Wa-Tho-Huk, May 22 or 28, [2] 1887 – March 28, 1953) was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A citizen of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe was the first Native American to win a gold medal for the United States in the Olympics.
Louis Tewanima (1888 – January 18, 1969), also known as Tsökahovi Tewanima and Lewis Tewanima, [1] was an American two-time Olympic distance runner and silver medalist in the 10,000 meter run in 1912. [2] He was a Hopi Indian and ran for the Carlisle Indian School where he was a teammate of Jim Thorpe.
Mount Vernon native Rai Benjamin set the tone in his 2024 Paris Olympics debut on Monday. A two-time medalist in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Benjamin competed for the first time in this year's Summer ...
Frank Pierce, first Native American to represent the United States at the Olympics in 1904 Ellison "Tarzan" Brown , Narragansett U.S. Olympian/marathon runner Wilson Charles , competed in the decathlon at the 1932 Olympics.