The 1936 Berlin Olympics are best remembered for Jesse Owens, who triumphed in a dramatic duel in the Olympic long jump against Germany's Luz... Was Jesse Owens' 1936 Long-Jump Story A Myth? The Track ...

There’s plenty to keep track of when it comes to Olympic track and field. From sprints to distance running to throwing and jumping, athletics is one of the signature Olympic sports. With each event ...

Herb Douglas, who turned a chance encounter with Jesse Owens as a teenager into fuel to win a bronze medal in the long jump at the 1948 Olympics, has died. He was 101. The University of Pittsburgh, ...

Texans Tara Davis-Woodhall won gold and Jasmine Moore won bronze for Team USA in the women's long jump at the Paris Olympics on Thursday. Tara Davis-Woodhall's fourth jump was 7.10 meters securing the ...

SOFIA, Bulgaria — Greek long jumper Miltiadis Tentoglou was named the Best Balkan Athlete of the Year for 2024 on Friday ahead of Romanian swimmer David Popovici and Serbian NBA star Nikola Jokic. The ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — From Jesse Owens ...

Tara Davis-Woodhall, from Mesquite, won gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the long jump. The two-time Olympian is ranked number one in the world. On December 4, Davis-Woodhall took some time to ...

Previewing the top events, athletes and storylines to watch at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, from June 21 to ...

The Olympics ended over two weeks ago. We’re still hung over from all the athletic competition. But if there’s one thing that can get you excited about Olympic sports again so soon after the London ...

DÜSSELDORF, Germany — World Athletics’ experimental change to the long jump made its debut at the ISTAF indoor meet on Sunday when two-time world champion Malaika Mihambo won under the new rule.