Explore the history of women in the Olympics with this interactive timeline.

8 speed/time problems from Olympic athletics, rowing, and cycling aimed at GCSE students (grades 8, 9, and 10). This activity encourages investigation and research for some parts of the questions and gives students opportunities to...

In this lesson, students will analyze the rules of snowboarding as established by the US Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) in order to help them develop an athletic code of conduct for elementary school students. This code of conduct...

Interesting pieces about the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles and about Henry Ford and his impact on society. Includes great photos of early athletes and automobiles.

Read about the life of Tenley Emma Albright, winner of a gold medal for figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics. She went on to become a surgeon after retiring from competition. Includes a profile, videos, and a photo gallery.

These 10 questions encourage students to explore mathematical modelling in the context of several different sports including track and field athletics, shooting, football, tennis, basketball and gymnastics. This activity is designed to...

Read personal stories of grandparents and the grandchildren who had positive upbringings with them. Includes stories about well-known people, e.g., actor Jamie Foxx, Olympic athlete Felix Sanchez, and Barack Obama. The stories are...

Tennis player and LGBT rights activist Billie Jean King has been selected by President Obama to represent the United States as a part of the American delegation at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Learn why her selection is so...

This obituary of Jesse Owens, hero of the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, was featured in the New York Times on April 1, 1980.

Biographical story of the life of Wilma Rudolph, an American sprinter, the first American woman to win three track-and-field gold medals in a single Olympics.

Learn interesting facts about legendary athlete Jim Thorpe. He was voted the AP's "The Greatest Athlete of the First Half of the Century, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, a minor league baseball player, and an Olympic track...

This brief encyclopedia entry gives the high points of Wilma Rudolph's life and her success as an athlete.

An ESPN article discusses how Jesse Owens proved Hitler wrong by winning the 1936 Olympics in Germany.

A brief biography of gymnast Nadia Comaneci, focusing on her athletic career and philanthropic work.

This entry profiles the late Florence Griffith Joyner (1959-1998), affectionately known simply as FloJo, the track athlete who won gold and silver medals at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games.

This is a very brief article overviewing the athletic career of Dorothy Stuart Hamill, an American figure skater who won the gold medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics.

The National Women's Hall of Fame gives a tribute to Billy Jean King and her great accomplishments as a tennis player and as a pioneer for women in sports.