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Women in History: Wilma Rudolph
Lakewood Public Library presents "Living vignettes of notable women from U.S. history," including this biographical sketch of Olympic champion Wilma Rudolph. Features include a list of awards and links to other resources for further...
My Hero Project
My Hero: Wilma Rudolph
Track star Wilma Rudolph overcame several childhood illness to become, in 1960, the first American woman to win 3 Olympic gold medals. Use this resource to learn more about the awards and recognition this amazing athlete earned.
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Major Taylor Assoc.: Edwin Moses Biography
This site presents a detailed biography of the life and career of track star Edwin Moses, including information about his Olympic triumps and career highlights.
Other
Jesse Owens: Track and Field Legend
The official website for Jesse Owens, who almost single-handedly undid Hitler's propaganda plans for the 1936 Olympics by winning four gold medals.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Mildred "Babe" Didrikson
This article overviews Didrikson's athletic career, in which she won Olympic medals and golf trophies. Use this article to learn about why she is considered heroic and check out the related links.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Emilie Le Pennec
Information about Emilie Le Pennec, the first French woman to win Olympic gold in gymnastics. The page also offers a chart of all the women who have won Olympic gold medals on the uneven bars.
Seymour Brody
Jewish Heroes in America: Mark Spitz
This site contains a biographical summary of this great Olympic swimming star who won seven gold medals in the 1972 Olympic Games.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Jesse Owens
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1998 to commemorate Jesse Owens, who won four Olympic gold medals in track and field. With a short biographical passage.
Danuta Bois
Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Florence Griffith Joyner
This entry profiles the late Florence Griffith Joyner (1959-1998), affectionately known simply as FloJo, the track athlete who won gold and silver medals at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games.
Alabama Humanities Foundation
Encyclopedia of Alabama: Carl Lewis
Carl Lewis is featured in this brief biography highlighting his career and achievements as a gold medal winning track and field athlete.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Sugar Ray Leonard
Brief biographical overview of the life and career of Olympic gold medalist Sugar Ray Leonard.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Jim Thorpe
Students learn about the biography of Jim Thorpe on this site. Learn about one of the world's greatest athletes, Olympic gold medal winner, professional football and baseball player, native American Indian.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Muhammad Ali
Investigate the biography of Muhammad Ali on this website. Learn how Muhammad Ali was also known as Cassius Clay, he was one of the world's greatest heavyweight boxers and an Olympic gold medal winner.
Other
Biography Shelf: Short Biography of Jesse Owens
An inspiring look at the life of Jesse Owens, whose determination and focus helped him earn four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Danuta Bois
Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Dorothy Hamill
This is a very brief article overviewing the athletic career of Dorothy Stuart Hamill, an American figure skater who won the gold medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Wilma Rudolph
Biographical story of the life of Wilma Rudolph, an American sprinter, the first American woman to win three track-and-field gold medals in a single Olympics.
Curated OER
Espn: Jackie Joyner Kersee
One of the greatest track and field athletes of all time, Jackie Joyner-Kersee won six Olympic medals. ESPN provides a profile of her life.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: The Home Advantage
In the 2008 Beijing Olympics the UK finished 4th in the total medal count. How might we do in 2012, and does the country hosting the Olympics have an edge?
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Creating Charts
Students learn to represent data in a list as a bar chart. They examine statistics from the 2000 Olympic Games and determine the team that took home the most medals.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Engineering in Sports
Imagining themselves arriving at the Olympic gold medal soccer game in Beijing, learners begin to think about how engineering is involved in sports. After a discussion of kinetic and potential energy, an associated hands-on activity...
Black Past
Black Past: Leonard, "Sugar" Ray
This brief encyclopedia article tells about the boxing career of Sugar Ray Leonard.
Black Past
Black Past: Muhammad Ali
In this brief encyclopedia entry, you can read about Muhammad Ali, famous as a boxer, but, perhaps more so, as an ambassador of good will. There are links to other websites for more information.
Library of Congress
Loc: Today in History: May 28: Jim Thorpe
This is a biographical sketch of American athlete Jim Thorpe. Thorpe was a versatile athlete who is regarded as "the greatest American athlete of the first half of the twentieth century".