From shattering Olympic records to breaking barriers, these women have been influential in changing the world of women's ...

Many legendary athletes ran on this red dirt at the 1960 Olympics, including New Zealand runner Peter Snell, American sprinter Wilma Rudolph, and 19-year-old Vancouver sprinter Harry Jerome making his ...

Playing a crucial role in establishing the Soviet Union’s dominance in gymnastics, she also made several contributions as a coach, mentoring future Olympic champions. Wilma Rudolph’s is a story of ...

Edwards invoked Eroseanna "Rose" Robinson, a high jumper who, incensed by Jim Crow, refused to stand for the national anthem ...

Wilma Rudolph, the star sprinter who returned from the 1960 Olympics with three gold medals, demanded that officials in her hometown of Clarksville, Tennessee desegregate a parade to be held in ...

I really just wanted to watch Die Hard, but we came across The Wilma Rudolph Story ... But mostly, it was the Olympics. Despite "Raygun" getting all the attention, we actually enjoyed the ...

Shelby Houlihan, an American Olympic runner who competed at the 2016 Rio Games and later faced a hotly debated four-year ban, was back on the podium on Saturday. Houlihan won a silver medal at the ...