track and field athletes

Surveys the career of the runner who won gold medals in both the 200- and 400-meter events at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.

Examines the life and career of track star Marion Jones, following the path she took to becoming an Olympic gold medal winner.

As the 1936 Olympic Games begin in Berlin, Germany, Jesse Owens hopes to prove Adolf Hitler's racist ideas wrong.

A biography of Jesse Owens, discussing his birth and childhood in Alabama as the son of sharecroppers, his early health scare, the family's move to Cleveland, and his development into a champion athlete and runner.

Asks the reader to choose the path of the plot in a story about a student athlete and track star who has a critical decision to make which involves outside pressures on the outcome of the race.

When a heart condition threatens to curtail his friend Daryl's track career, Curt finds himself taking Daryl's place as lead contender for the conference championship and as the new obsession of Daryl's driven father.

Offers insight into the life and accomplishments of African American Olympic high-jump champion Alice Coachman.

An autobiography of Jesse Owens from his childhood to his Olympic success to his problems with the IRS.

A simple biography of the noted black track star who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

Using a combination of live action, archival films and still photos presents a biography of Rudolph who overcame childhood polio to win three gold medals in track and field at one Olympic game, the first woman to do so.