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Men's 4 × 100 meter relay: August 8 Gold: Darnell Hall * Charles Jenkins* Michael Johnson Steve Lewis Andrew Valmon Quincy Watts: Athletics: Men's 4 × 400 meter relay: August 8 Gold: Evelyn Ashford Michelle Finn* Carlette Guidry Esther Jones Gwen Torrence: Athletics: Women's 4 × 100 meter relay: August 8 Gold: United States men's national ...
Famous Black athletes span all sports, from football and basketball to tennis and gymnastics. This article focuses on 10 whose excellence made them household names and changed their sports forever.
Biles and her teammate Gabby Douglas are the only American female gymnasts to win both the individual all-around gold and team gold at the same Olympics. Douglas won both at the 2012 London Games. Biles was chosen by Team USA to be the flag bearer in the closing ceremonies, [66] becoming the first American female gymnast to receive this honor.
Manuel swam at the 2012 United States Olympic Trials, placing 20th in the 50-meter freestyle and 17th in the 100-meter freestyle events. [1] [10] [11] The following month, as a 16-year-old at the 2012 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, held at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center in Honolulu, she won gold medals in the 100-meter freestyle with a time of 54.80 seconds, the 4×100-meter ...
American sports wouldn't be what they are today without the trailblazing black athletes of years past. From household names like Jackie Robinson to more recent history-makers like Vonetta Flowers ...
Yahoo Finance's A Time For Change acknowledges several notable Black athletes for their memorable performances at past Winter Olympics. Video Transcript. MARQUISE FRANCIS: Welcome back to "A Time ...
Swimmer Michael Phelps and President George W. Bush on August 10, 2008, at the National Aquatic Center in Beijing.Phelps is the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time. [11] [12] Dara Torres is the third-most decorated female American Olympic athlete after Jenny Thompson and Katie Ledecky, celebrated not only for her athletic achievements but also for defying age norms in competitive sports.
This list of famous African American women to know in 2024 includes singers, actors, athletes, entrepreneurs, politicians and more inspiring modern Black women.