Hockey fans celebrated Team Canada's 5th straight gold medal during the first week of January 2009.

John Woodruff was an African American track athlete who won a gold medal in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In this informational text, Angie Kay Dilmore discusses John's life and famous race. As you read, take notes on how John achieved...

An exhibition of military and commemorative medals includes this example, attributed to goldsmith and miniaturist Nicholas Hilliard, that celebrates the English defeat, in 1588, of the Spanish Armada.

In this lesson plan, students will consider "The Olympic Medal: It's All Greek to Us!." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.

Gold medal.

Wikipedia details the life and career of Oscar De La Hoya, the "Golden Boy," who won a 1992 Olympic Gold Medal in boxing to keep a promise to his dying mom.

Who could have won the gold, silver and bronze medals? This activity is designed to be accessible to primary pupils at Key Stage 1.

Looking at the 2008 Olympic Medal table, can you see how the data is organised? Could the results be presented differently to give another nation the top place? This activity encourages children to develop their skills in data analysis,...

View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1998 to commemorate Jesse Owens, who won four Olympic gold medals in track and field. With a short biographical passage.

This site contains a biographical summary of this great Olympic swimming star who won seven gold medals in the 1972 Olympic Games.

Explore the career history and Olympic achievements of this US speedskating legend, Bonnie Blair.

The United States military adopted the Navajo language to aid in their top secret communications amongst each other during World War II. In 2001, the first twenty-nine Navajo Code Talkers were awarded Gold Medals of Honor by President...

A biography of the pioneering physician and surgeon, Dr. Michael E. DeBakey. Includes a video of a speech where he is awarded a Congressional Gold Medal for his work.

The official website for Jesse Owens, who almost single-handedly undid Hitler's propaganda plans for the 1936 Olympics by winning four gold medals.

Speedskating recap from the 1998 Olympics in Nagano.

This site presents a detailed biography of the life and career of track star Edwin Moses, including information about his Olympic triumps and career highlights.

Photograph of Olympic gold medal winner Emilie Le Pennec.

View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 2004 to commemorate Wilma Rudolph, the first African American woman to win three gold medals for track and field in a single Olympics. With a short biographical passage.

An image of "Portrait Medal of Isabella d'Este", created by Giovanni Cristoforo Romano from 1495-98 (Gold with diamonds and enamel, diameter 7 cm).

An image of "Portrait Medal of Isabella d'Este", created by Giovanni Cristoforo Romano from 1495-98 (Gold with diamonds and enamel, diameter 7 cm).

The National Women's Hall of Fame presents a brief biography of one of its inductees, Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906-2001), aviator and writer.

A brief biography of the Canadian Olympic gold medalist, Sandra Schmirler. The biography profiles Schmirler's passion for sport, her Olympic gold medal win in the 1998 Olympics and her untimely death in 2000. The information, brought to...

Winifred Phillips Hathaway (1870-1954), Associate Director, National Society for the Prevention of Blindness, had just received the Leslie Dana Gold Medal at the June 1937 Association for Research in 'phthalmology meeting when this...

Biochemist Florence Barbara Seibert (1897-1991) developed the skin test for tuberculosis. After graduating from Goucher College, she worked as a chemist during World War I and then went to Yale University, where she earned a Ph.D. and...