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Jack London (athlete) Great Britain: Georg Lammers Germany: 1932 Los Angeles details: Eddie Tolan United States: Ralph Metcalfe United States: Arthur Jonath Germany: 1936 Berlin details: Jesse Owens United States: Ralph Metcalfe United States: Tinus Osendarp Netherlands: 1948 London details: Harrison Dillard United States: Barney Ewell United ...
Frederick Carlton Lewis (born July 1, 1961) is an American former track and field athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal, and 10 World Championships medals, including eight gold. Lewis was a dominant sprinter and long jumper whose career spanned from 1979 to 1996, when he last won the Olympic long jump.
James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games. [3]Owens specialized in the sprints and the long jump and was recognized in his lifetime as "perhaps the greatest and most famous athlete in track and field history". [4]
American track and field athletes by populated place (40 C) Olympic track and field athletes for the United States (4 C, 1,304 P, 3 F) Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States (3 C, 199 P)
Athletes, including Joaquim Cruz and Ben Johnson, expressed disbelief over Griffith Joyner's dramatic improvement over a short period of time. [48] Before the 1988 track and field season, her best time in the 100-meter sprint was 10.96 seconds (set in 1987). In 1988, she improved that by 0.47 seconds. [49]
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John Wesley Carlos (born June 5, 1945) is an American former track and field athlete and professional football player. He was the bronze-medal winner in the 200 meters at the 1968 Summer Olympics, where he displayed the Black Power salute on the podium with Tommie Smith.
For track and combined events, the term "indoor world records" were changed to "short track world records". In some field events, including long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault, and shot put, indoor world records were eliminated. These changes came into effect on 1 November 2023.