Wilma Rudolph was told by one doctor that she'd never walk again. Polio, double pneumonia and scarlet fever were to blame. So, Wilma Rudolph became the "fastest woman in the world." “My mother told me ...

He had a singular knack for thundering down the track, covering 400 meters in fewer than 50 seconds … and, oh yes, clearing 10 three-foot hurdles along the way. He was the Usain Bolt of his day, an ...

The 50th edition of the Prefontaine Classic was billed as one of the most stacked single-day track and field meets ever assembled, and despite some high-profile late withdrawals from Olympic champions ...

As a talented sprinter coming out of Manchester Township High School in the early 1980s, Andrew Valmon had dreams of making the U.S. junior national track team in the 400 meters. During his first year ...