The greatest gymnast on the planet turns 20 today. Her four gold medals in Rio set an American record for most golds in women’s gymnastics…
Robert Eugene Richards is the only man to win two Olympic gold medals in the pole vault. A versatile athlete, Richards made three U.S. Olympic…
Apolo Ohno is the most decorated American athlete in Winter Olympics history. Ohno competed for the United States in short track speed skating in three…
One of the most courageous Olympians in American history turns 60 today. Shirley Babashoff is one of the greatest swimmers in the history of the…
Ole Einar Bjorndalen is the most decorated winter Olympian of all time. Biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing with rifle shooting, and…
Alberto Tomba is the first alpine skier to win medals at three Olympic Games. A rich city playboy from Bologna, Italy, Tomba was the face…
Today we celebrate the birthdays of two athletes who are the greatest that their respective sports ever produced. Andy Mapple is the best water skier who…
Before Katie Ledecky there was Debbie Meyer. Deborah Elizabeth Meyer was born in Annapolis, Maryland, August 14, 1952. She moved with her family to Sacramento,…
Paul Edward Anderson is the strongest man who ever lived. Born in Toccoa, Georgia—90 miles northeast of Atlanta and hometown of singer James Brown—on this…
