Eric Liddell is more famous for the race he did not run than the one he did. “The secret of my success over the 400…
Alistair Brownlee won the triathlon gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. His brother Jonny captured silver. The sons of a father who was a runner…
Dave Wottle put on one of the greatest performances in Olympic track history. Shy and unassuming, Wottle provided a feel-good moment at the 1972 Munich…
The 1976 United States boxing team is the best squad in Olympic history. One of the most storied teams in the annals of Olympic boxing,…
With an astounding 55 medals, Trischa Zorn is the most decorated Paralympian ever. Blind since birth, Zorn has amassed more gold medals – 41 —…
Happy 36th birthday to the only athlete in history to ski in the Winter Olympics and also be drafted into the National Football League. Jeremy Bloom…
Beamonesque is defined as “an athletic feat so superior to what has come before, it is overwhelming.” Between 1901 and 1968, the world long jump record…
Between Mark Spitz and Michael Phelps there was Matt Biondi. The first to swim the 100-meter freestyle in under 49 seconds, Biondi set 12 world records. He captured 11…
Since 1908, the United States has won a dozen medals in Greco-Roman Olympic wrestling. Rulon Gardner earned two of them. The 1980 Winter Games gave…
The greatest backstroker in history learned to swim in a drainage ditch. Adolph Kiefer’s contributions to the sport of swimming are monumental. He was the…