Mabel Staton, the Black track and field standout who broke through racial barriers at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, has died.

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

An antidiscrimination lawsuit on her behalf helped lead to one of the first multiracial track teams in the Midwest.

Since the advent of the modern-day Olympics in ... shattering records along the way. The graph below shows the progression of gold medalists' distances for the long jump since 1896.

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 ...

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Men's High Jump - Medal Ceremony - Olympic Stadium ... as well as the Italian national record holder at 2.39m, is also focused on attaining new heights moving ...

Then there’s the record-breaking high jump that earned him a profile in the Los Angeles Times this week. Last month, Harel participated in the American Athletic Union (AAU) Junior Olympics ...

Pole vaulter Armand Duplantis has set a new meeting record on his return from a winter break by jumping 6.10 meters at the ...

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

In addition to his three Olympic medals (a gold and two silvers), Barshim holds the Asian high jump record at 2.43m. Their continued dominance begs the question: Might Tamberi and Barshim share gold ...