Sanya Richards

Sanya Richards

female, 24 years old
African American, Texas Longhorns, cornerback, athlete, New York Giants, Sprinter…TrackandFieldNews, track and field
Sanya Richards (born February 26, 1985 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a track and field athlete who competes internationally for the United States. She...
Carl Lewis

Carl Lewis

male, 48 years old
Doping case, Nike endorser, sportspeople in doping cases, Doping cases in athletics, athlete, African American…track and field athlete, TrackandFieldNews, track and field
Frederick Carlton ("Carl") Lewis (born July 1, 1961) is a retired American track and field athlete who won 10 Olympic medals including 9 golds, and...
Deena Kastor

Deena Kastor

female, 36 years old
Spirit of the Marathon, boston marathon, agoura high school, Agoura Hills, Athens, Greece, Chicago Marathon…TrackandFieldNews, track and field athlete
Competing in her third Olympics in the marathon (Aug. 17), Deena is the top female distance runner in the United States. She took home the bronze...
Tom Pappas

Tom Pappas

male, 33 years old
Stanford University, Olympic athlete of the United States, TrackandFieldNews, 2000 Olympic, 2004 Olympic Games, decathlete…Track & Field News, Track & Field, track and field
Tom Pappas (born September 6, 1976 in Azalea, Oregon) is an American track & field decathlete. Pappas won the gold medal at the 2003 World...

Carrie Tollefson

female, 32 years old
2004 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Games, 1500 meters, United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics, TrackandFieldNews, Villanova University alumni
Carrie Tollefson will look to represent the United States at the Olympics for the second time in her career this summer in Beijing, where she could...
Brian Maxwell

Brian Maxwell

male, deceased (2004)
long-distance runner, entrepreneur, Canadian, philanthropist, coach, powerbar…TrackandFieldNews
Brian Leigh Maxwell (b. 1953, London, England, d. March 19, 2004, San Anselmo, California), a Canadian athlete, track coach, entrepreneur and...
Omar Brown

Omar Brown

male, 27 years old
University of Arkansas, Trelawny Parish, Jamaica, TrackandFieldNews, Arkansas Razorbacks, 200 metres, 2006 Commonwealth Games
Omar Brown (born 21 June 1982 in Trelawny) is a Jamaican sprinter. He won the 200 metres race at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Brown ranked 9th in...

Jerome Biffle

male, deceased (2002)
Jerome Cousins Biffle, track and field athlete, Olympic competitor for the United States, Olympic gold medalist, gold medal, Athlete at the 1952 Summer Olympics…TrackandFieldNews
Jerome Cousins Biffle (March 20, 1928, Denver - September 4, 2002, Denver) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the long jump. Biffle...

Mahamat Idriss

male
Athlete at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960 Olympic Games, 1964 Olympic Games, Chadian athlete, Olympic competitor for Chad, TrackandFieldNews
Mahamat Idriss is a former Chadian high jumper. Before the Chadian independency on 11 August 1960 he competed for France, winning the French...
Hicham El el Guerrouj

Hicham El el Guerrouj

male, 35 years old
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Athlete of the Year, King of the Mile, World records in athletics, Moroccan, Prince of Asturias Awards…Middle distance track event, TrackandFieldNews
Hicham El Guerrouj (born September 14, 1974, Berkane, Morocco) is a retired Moroccan middle distance runner. He is the world record holder for the...