Olympics Track and Field

She had polio in her left foot. Polio was a crippling disease that had no cure.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee was born on March 3, 1962.

Wilma Rudolph married William Ward first in 1961 but then divorced. She later married Robert Eldridge in 1963 and had four children. They too were later divorced.

She won five medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia but has since agreed to forfeit all medals and prizes dating back to September 2000 after admitting that she took performance-enhancing drugs.

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Jaksonville,Florida Feb. 2009 Nope she was born in Jacksonville, she lives in Tampa

born in April 2 , 1960 in Jamaica now living in Britain.

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there are many was to define the size of "the Birds Nest"

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they are all married nd are in tenesse i think.

Stefka Kostadinova of Bulgaria set the women's world record for the high jump in 1987 at a height of 2.09 meters (6 feet, 10 1/4 inches). It is the longest-standing world record in the history of the high jump.

No, preliminary track and field events act as a qualifying round for final rounds in the same event. Some events will even have multiple preliminary rounds.

For example, at the Olympic 400 meter dash, there is first a preliminary round of 7 heats, from which the top three finishers in each heat automatically advance, then the 3 fastest times overall (for a total of 24 runners). Then there is a semifinal round, where the runners will race again in 3 heats with the top 2 runners automatically advancing, followed by the 2 fastest overall times (for a total of 8 runners). Then the final heat is run, with the top three finishers receiving medals, regardless of how they performed in previous rounds.

The Pentathlon consists of 5 events and in the following order: 1) Long Jump 2) Javelin 3) 200 meters 4) Discus 5) 1500 meters, points are given for each even, the highest total number of points determines the winner.

First off, to run a 400m or any race well, you need to have properly trained beforehand. The 400m is a sprint, so your suppose to sprint the whole thing, but some people don't. Good sprinting form must be practiced to compete seriously. However, if you want a good 400m running strategy, this is the best one:

First 100m-all out sprint.

Second 100m-pace should slow slightly, however still be fast, but more of a striding motion should be added to the sprint. Focus on breathing rhythmically.

Third 100m-pick up pace. You want to come off the corner strong.

Fourth 100m-explode off. Maximize forward push, and keep your mind on your running form. Everyone will be hurting here, and the one who stays mentally strong and keeps their form will win! So give it all you got!

The shoes and clothing worn at the games are designed to help the people wearing them run, swim, jump, or play better. The color is just what was used by the company who made them. There is no reason they are one certain color.

Usain Bolt - He ran a time of 9.58 seconds in Berlin in 2009.

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To become an elite athlete at marathon, you need the right diet, to surround yourself with the right people that know how to train for marathons, what training is best for you etc. Of course you need to train, be disciplined and never give up. If you get injured, don't let it get you down, never give up, but don't push yourself too far when injured, it might worsen the injury and cripple you even more! Still push boundaries and never tell yourself that you can't do it. You CAN do it! Remember not only to train by running, but also train your core muscles since they can make you improve a great deal in EVERY sport, since it's the connection between all the muscles! Stay strong Roar and Kill! Sean Peter Brylov

No. Long distance running does not damage your knees, if you exercise some reasonable restraint. Of course, any physical activity, if overdone, can damage the body part(s) it employs and running does employ the knees. However, damage to the knees can be avoided by stopping when you begin to feel pain.

The first person whoever moved 100 meters did.

while he has been a world class 100m runner he has lost just 1 100m race, to Asafa Powell shortly before the Beijing Olympics, 9.88 to 9.89 I think.

I recall Bolt should have won, with about 10m to go, Bolt thinks Powell is too far ahead and stops running hard, he underestimates how much Powell loses ground late in the race and Powell giveing everything and dipping to the line just holds off Bolt's jogging.

well im 12 and i can run it in 28.36 but im not a runner or anything came first at state didnt practise but yeah i one i guess im a freak or something *flicks hair*

I'm 12 I can it in 28.01 and my friend who's 10 can do it in 27.79 (now he's a freak, he's going to be in the Olympics when he's older.)

The Long jump event was won by Irving Saladino of the Republic of Panama. This in fact was the first gold medal ever won by an athlete in this country.