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Alice Coachman: the First Black Woman to Win an Olympic Gold Medal
Alice Coachman Davis was an athlete who specialized in the high jump. She was the first black woman selected for the U.S. Olympic team and went on to become the first black woman of any nationality to win a gold medal at the Olympics...
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Achilles tear explained
Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang suffered an Achilles tear when he was running the 110-meter hurdles in the London Olympics on Aug. 7. The achilles tendon is attached to the calf muscle and heel bone. Tears or ruptures can be caused by sudden...
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Jim Thorpe: Native American Olympic Hero
Football, baseball, basketball player – he was one of America's most talented sportsmen and the first Native American to achieve Olympic Gold glory! So why don't we see Jim Thorpe's name up in lights?
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A track athlete passes a baton to his teammate during a relay race.
A track athlete passes a baton to his teammate during a relay race.
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Mixed race athlete running on an all-weather running track alone
Mixed race athlete running on an all-weather running track alone. Sportsman runner sprinting on a black rubberized running track in slow motion
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Mixed race athlete running on an all-weather running track alone
Mixed race athlete running on an all-weather running track alone. Sportsman runner sprinting on a black rubberized running track in slow motion
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Mixed race athlete running on an all-weather running track alone
Mixed race athlete running on an all-weather running track alone. Sportsman runner sprinting on a black rubberized running track in slow motion
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1969 AMC Javelin TV commercial
An original Wells, Rich and Greene TV commercial for the 1969 American Motors Javelin. It's a case of mistaken identity when a man climbs into his Matador Red Javelin only to discover another woman and her son inside. Of course, she's...
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39th Annual Big Eight Track and Field Championships
Jim Ryun, in front of huge audience, runs along indoor track with others at the 39th annual Big Eight Track and Field Championships / Ryun begins to run faster and faster and audience begins to clap / Ryun wins the indoor mile event.
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HD Super Slow-Mo: Businessmen Running Relay Race
HD Super Slow-Mo: Businessmen Running Relay Race
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A track and field athlete throws a javelin.
A track and field athlete throws a javelin.
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Mixed race athlete sprinter running on an all-weather running track alone
Mixed race athlete running on an all-weather running track alone. Runner sprinting on a black rubberized running track starting off
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Successful track and field athletes of 1961
Wilma Rudolph running down the track / Ralph Boston performing the long jump / Frank Budd record breaking run at AAU Championships. Successful track and field athletes of 1961 on December 25, 1961 (Footage by Getty Images)
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Usain Bolt at his book signing
Usain Bolt at his book signing at Selfridges on September 19, 2013 in London, England (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images)
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Track and field athlete leaving start line in slow motion
Track and field athlete leaving start line in slow motion
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A runner hands a baton over to his teammate during a relay race.
A runner hands a baton over to his teammate during a relay race.
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Prince Harry meets Usain Bolt
Prince Harry met the fastest man in the world as part of his tour of Jamaica to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of his Grandmother Queen Elizabeth II on March 06, 2012 in Kingston, Jamaica (Footage by Emma Brumpton/Getty Images)
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Track and Field at British Commonwealth Games
Female athlete attempts high jump and knocks bar over / tries again and succeeds / smiles for cameras / male runners race around track / man wins the race in Kingston, Jamaica.
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Happy track & field athletes hugging and running with American flags
Happy track & field athletes hugging and running with American flags
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HD Super Slow-Mo: Young Woman In A Long Jump
HD Super Slow-Mo: Young Woman In A Long Jump