track and field athletes

"Throughout his life, there was nothing Kyle Garlett hated more than losing, and he knew early on that four diagnoses of cancer could not match his spirit of competition. His appetite for victory and success and his love of life pushed him past his health hurdles-including a bone marrow transplant, hip replacement, and a heart transplant-and into the greatest challenge of his life: the Ironman Triathlon World Championship. Kyle tells his amazing life story, beginning with his diagnosis of lymphoma and continuing through years of chemotherapy that destroyed his joints and weakened his heart, leading up to his journey to the Ironman Triathlon, in which he competed not once but twice. His miraculous recovery and athleticism are recounted, along with his becoming an Olympic torch bearer, a Leukemia and Lymphoma Society spokesperson, and a motivational speaker"--.

Japanese-American track-and-field star Mizuki has been transfered to a school in Japan where her idol Izumi Sano attends; however, it is an all-boy school and Izumi is her roommate.

Text and photographs chronicle the life of the track and field star who has had medal-winning performances in three Olympics.

Describes the life of the sharecroppers' son who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin and challenged Hitler's notion of Aryan superiority.

A biography of the African-American woman who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track in a single Olympics.

Biography of Jackie Joyner-Kersee, highlighting her fight with asthma and her rise to track and field success.

A biography of the African-American woman who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track in a single Olympics.

Examines the life and accomplishments of Jesse Owens, an African-American track and field athlete who broke Olympic records by winning four gold medals in the 1936 Summer Games in a Nazi-controlled Germany.

Presents a brief biography of Jesse Owens, in simple text with illustrations, including information on his early years, and how he won four gold medals in track and field at the Olympic Games.

Describes the life of the sharecroppers' son who became an Olympic legend, and challenged Hitler's dream of Aryan superiority.