Kids learn about Jackie Joyner-Kersee's biography and her track and field career. Fun facts about the Olympic athlete.

Kids learn about Jesse Owens's biography and his track and field career. Fun facts about the Olympic athlete.

This site has an ESPN article about Wilma Rudolph (1940-1994 CE) featuring several quotes from her about her childhood and the impact of her Olympic career on other athletes. Links in the sidebar also takes you to additional material on...

Students learn about the biography of Jim Thorpe on this site. Learn about one of the world's greatest athletes, Olympic gold medal winner, professional football and baseball player, native American Indian.

Investigate the biography of Muhammad Ali on this website. Learn how Muhammad Ali was also known as Cassius Clay, he was one of the world's greatest heavyweight boxers and an Olympic gold medal winner.

History for Kids presents an overview of the life story of Jim Thorpe, a Native American from Oklahoma who was a superb athlete competing in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics before moving on to play professional baseball and football.