Olympic high jump silver medallist Thelma Hopkins, who won Empire Games gold for Northern Ireland and held the world record, dies aged 88.

1956 Olympic high jump silver medallist Thelma Hopkins, who won Empire Games gold for Northern Ireland and also held the world record, has died at the age of 88. Hopkins lived in Canada for many ...

Fans also haven’t still forgotten Magnus Carlsen’s controversies at 2024’s year-ending Rapid and Blitz Championship. The Norwegian was first involved in a jeans scandal during the Rapid Championship, ...

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Men's High Jump - Medal Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan – August 2, 2021. Gold medallist, Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar celebrates on the podium REUTERS ...

Since the advent of the modern-day Olympics in 1896 ... shows the progression of gold medalists' distances for the long jump since 1896. Use the zoom controls at the top right to get a closer ...

PARIS, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of athletics men's high jump final at the Paris Olympic Games here on Saturday: 1. Hamish Kerr, New Zealand, 2.36 meters AR 2. Shelby Mcewen ...

When Yaroslava Mahuchikh emerges for her season opener on Thursday she will embark on another four-year Olympic cycle, with a ...

Explore the scores and performances of each high Jump T63 in athletics. Follow the full results of the Paris 2024 Paralympics with Le Monde. Thursday, February 13, 2025 4:48 pm (Paris) ...

It was 2022 when Olympic high jump champion Gianmarco Tamberi married Chiara Bontempi. Since then, the couple has become ...

Hamish Kerr has lifted the lid on one of the greatest moments in New Zealand Olympic history. His gold medal in the high jump Games was the culmination of an excruciating watch for Kiwi viewers as ...

Maybe it’s time to bring them back! Equestrian events are among some of the most interesting and fun to watch at the Olympic Games. Human high jump and long jump are still events today.