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What track and field African American died on September 21 1998?
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Florence Griffith-Joyner
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When did track and field come to the Olympics?
track field came from a black man
What native American played professional baseball and football and won an olympic medal in track and field?
Jim Thorpe
Who was named the ebony express and was the first member of the national track and field hall of fame when it opened in 1978?
The great American Olympian Jesse Owens.
A summer Olympic event with 13 letters?
track and field
What are facts about carl Lewis?
He is a track field
Was Jesse Owens a doctor?
No, he was an African-American track and field athlete in the 1936 Olympics.
Who was the first female African-American athlete to win 3 gold medals in track and field?
Wilma Rudolph.
Who was the first African American woman to win 3 gold medals in the track and field Olympics in 1960?
Wilma Rudolph.
Which African American male holds a world record in a track and field event?
One African American male who holds a T&F world record is Michael Johnson in the 400m dash.
When were black allowed to compete in track and field?
The first Americans that were african american to compete internationally went to the '36 games in Berlin.
What sport does tydia Pickett play?
Tydia Pickett is a Track and Field Athlete, the first African-American woman to be in the Olympics in 1932.
What has the author Tony Gentry written?
Tony Gentry has written: 'Dizzy Gillespie' 'Jesse Owens' -- subject(s): Juvenile literature, African Americans, Track and field athletes, Biography, African American track and field athletes 'Paul Lawrence Dunbar (Black Americans of Achievement)' 'Jesse Owens' -- subject(s): Juvenile literature, Track and field athletes, Biography, African Americans 'Dizzy Gillespie (Black Americans of Achievement)'
What African American was the first to win three gold medals in the Olympics in the track field?
Jesse Owen in 1936 and Wilma Rudolph in 1960.
In which year did the first African win a track and field event?
1956
How did Wilma Rudolph impact society?
She over came polio as a child and became the first African American to win 3 gold metals in track and field
In which sport did Carl Lewis compete?
Carl Lewis was an American track and field athlete who won 10 medals in Olympic competition.
What country is track and field most poplular in today?
1) Kenya 2) Ethiopia
