Payton Jordan

Payton Jordan

male, 92 years old
Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame, occidental college, College track coach, Stanford University, from the San Fernando Valley, USC Trojans football player…trackandfield, American track and field coach
Payton missed his Olympic Games opportunity as an athlete due to WWII. Yet, he continued to let the competitive juices flow as a master's athlete....

David Oliver

male, 27 years old
trackandfield, World Outdoor Championships, ISTAF, IAAF Golden League, 110 meter hurdles, Professional Athlete
David Oliver (born April 24, 1982) is a hurdling athlete Son of Brenda Chambers, who also competed in track and field in the 400m hurdles event....
Joanna Hayes

Joanna Hayes

female, 32 years old
African American, Women's 100m Hurdles, cross-country running, University of California, Los Angeles alumni, Homelessness, advocacy…UCLA Bruins track and field, trackandfield
Joanna Dove Hayes (born December 23, 1976) is an American runner, who won the gold medal in the Women's 100m Hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics at...

James Carter

male, 31 years old
African American, athlete, African American sportspeople, 2005 World Championships in Athletics, American, American hurdler…trackandfield
James Carter (born May 7, 1978 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American athlete competing in 400 m hurdles. His personal best is 47.43, set during...
Bershawn Jackson

Bershawn Jackson

male, 26 years old
African American, athlete, 2nd IAAF World Athletics Final, African American sportspeople, 2005 World Championships in Athletics, American…trackandfield
Bershawn Jackson (born May 8, 1983 in Dade County, Florida) is an American athlete, competing mainly in 400 m hurdles but also 400 m. Jackson has...
Wilma Rudolph

Wilma Rudolph

female, deceased (1994)
athlete, Olympic gold medalist, Olympic competitor for the United States, From Tennessee, American, African American…trackandfield, Track Coach
Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23 1940 - November 12 1994) was an American athlete, and in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, she became the...
Merlene Ottey

Merlene Ottey

female, 49 years old
From Jamaica, Commonwealth Games gold medalist, Commonwealth Games silver medalist, Athlete at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, Olympic silver medalist, Olympic bronze medalist…trackandfield, track
Merlene Joyce Ottey (b. May 10, 1960 in Hanover, Jamaica) is a Jamaican-born Slovenian track athlete. Ottey began her career representing Jamaica,...
Bob Beamon

Bob Beamon

male, 63 years old
University of Texas at El Paso alumni, Olympic competitor for the United States, track and field athlete, 1968 Summer Olympics, World Championship, Former world record holder…trackandfield
Robert ("Bob") Beamon (born August 29, 1946) is a former American track and field athlete, best known for his long-standing world record in the...
John Carlos

John Carlos

male, 64 years old
African American, athlete, African American sportspeople, 1968 Summer Olympics, track and field athlete, American…trackandfield
John Wesley Carlos (born June 5, 1945 in Harlem, New York) is an American former track and field athlete and professional football player. He was...
Tommie Smith

Tommie Smith

male, 65 years old
African American, from Kings County, California, track & field athlete, athlete, trackandfield, American football wide receiver…track and field athlete
Tommie Smith (born June 6, 1944 in Clarksville, Texas) is an American former track & field athlete and professional football player. Smith was the...