Aug 11, 2017 | News, Track and Field
NEW YORK TIMES LOS ANGELES [Saturday]-The Carl Lewis Show ended tonight in triumph and a world record. The 23-year-old Lewis, from Willingboro, N.J., won his fourth gold medal in track and field in the Games of the XXIII Olympiad. In the men’s 400-meter relay,...
Aug 4, 2017 | News, Track and Field
NEW YORK TIMES BERLIN-The United States stole away what to date had been a distinctly German show by winning four of the five championships contested this bleak afternoon, as the greatest Olympic Games of them all swung through their third day. Once again a...
Aug 2, 2017 | News, Track and Field
NEW YORK TIMES BARCELONA, Spain-For all the wondrous performances of her career, the medals, the records, the inspiration she has been for others, what Jackie Joyner-Kersee accomplished in the last two days might overshadow it all. She is 30 years old, well into her...
Aug 1, 2017 | News, Track and Field
NEW YORK TIMES He crossed the finish line, saw the stunning world record at 200 meters and let out a scream. Later, Michael Johnson slumped to the track on all fours. He had the same reaction to his time of 19.32 seconds as did the other 82,884 spectators at...
Jul 29, 2017 | News, Track and Field
NEW YORK TIMES Alberto Juantorena, a Cuban who looks more like a football player than a runner, made Olympic history today. He became the first man to win the 400-meter and 800- meter titles in one Olympic Games. Last Sunday, Juantorena won the 800-meter gold...
Jul 27, 2017 | News, Track and Field
NEW YORK TIMES HELSINKI, Finland-Emil Zatopek stood as the wonder runner of the ages today as the track and field competition of the Olympic Games came to a close with the United States supreme by an overwhelming margin after eight days of record-breaking...
