track and field athletes

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track and field athletes

Wilma Rudolph

1995
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.

The best of the best in track & field

1999
Discusses the past and present of women's track and field and presents biographies of eight notable competitors, including Sally Barsosio, Cathy Freeman, and Angela Williams.

Jesse Owens

Olympic star
2001
Describes the life of the sharecroppers' son who became an Olympic legend, and challenged Hitler's dream of Aryan superiority.

Jesse Owens

an unauthorized biography
2001
Examines the life of Olympic athlete Jesse Owens, looks at his impact on world sports, and analyzes his aims and achievements.

Wilma unlimited

how Wilma Rudolph became the world's fastest woman
1996
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 Olympic.

Carl Lewis

1999
A biography of Carl Lewis who many think is the greatest track-and-field athlete of all time.

A boy called twister

2010
Kevin Walker is determined to be a loner at Tubman High so no one will discover the secret that forced his family to move, but when he becomes the star of the track team, his rising popularity threatens everything.

Wilma Rudolph

1995
Tells of the life and athletic career of Olympic champion Wilma Rudolph.

The smell of paint

2006
Jess, a natural-born runner, is thrilled when she is chosen for the city track team, but her mother doesn't share her excitement; when her mother becomes ill, Jess, overcome by anger and then denial, attempts to deal with it alone, refusing to accept help or sympathy from even her closest friends.

Jesse Owens

legendary track star
2013
Describes the life of the sharecroppers' son who became an Olympic legend, and challenged Hitler's dream of Aryan superiority.

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