track and field athletes

Matt Thompson is suspected of stealing a rare book about a legendary track star and tries to clear his name with the help of his friends and a former Olympic runner, who also faces a personal struggle.

A biography of the Olympic track and field star who has excelled in the long jump and heptathlon.

A profile of the track and field star Marion Jones.

A biography of the track star who overcame childhood illness and racial prejudice to win four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics.

Traces the achievements of some of the top women track and field athletes, including Wilma Rudolph, Grete Waitz, Joan Benoit Samuelson, Florence Griffith Joyner, and Jackie Joyner-Kersee.

Contains a brief biography of Wilma Rudolph, Olympic runner, and includes information on her poor childhood in rural Tennessee, her achievements at the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games, and her legacy.

A biography of Carl Lewis, the man who broke Jesse Owens's record by winning four gold medals in track and field in the 1984 Olympic games.

Describes the athletic accomplishments of the Kenyan track star who won gold medals in both the 1968 and 1972 Olympics.

Presents a comprehensive analysis of the 1936 Olympic games hosted by Germany, America's threat to boycott the games, and the four Olympic gold medals won by African-American athlete Jesse Owens, whose performance crushed Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy.

Presents a comprehensive biography African-American athlete Jesse Owens, who won four Olympic gold medals for track and field in the 1936 Berlin games; and chronicles his impoverished childhood and triumph over adversity to become an American icon.