Emil Zatopek was a Czechoslovak athlete who won three gold medals at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics (5,000m, 10,000m and marathon). He was noted for his relentless training...
Billie Jean King is an American former world No. 1 tennis player who won 39 major titles: 12 in singles, 16 in women’s doubles, and 11...
Carl Lewis is an American former track and field athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal, and 10 World Championships medals, including...
His achievements as a sprinter have earned him the media nickname “Lightning Bolt”, and his awards include the IAAF World Athlete of the Year, Track &...
Usain Bolt is a retired Jamaican sprinter who is widely considered the greatest sprinter of all time. He won gold medals in the 100-metre and 200-metre races...
Tiger Woods is an American professional golfer and entrepreneur. He was born on December 30, 1975, in Cypress, California. He enjoyed one of the greatest amateur careers in...
An astonishingly gifted athlete who excelled in the 100m, 200m, long jump and relay, Owens’ track record speaks for itself. In 1935, he managed to set...
Jesse Owens was an American track-and-field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. He was born on September 12, 1913, in...
Brazilian football (soccer) player, in his time probably the most famous and possibly the best-paid athlete in the world. He was part of the Brazilian national...
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, popularly known as Pelé, was a Brazilian football (soccer) player born on October 23, 1940 in Três Corações, Brazil. He was part of...