Track and field athlete celebrities

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Track and field athlete

Iga Baumgart Facts

Iga Baumgart (born 11 April 1989 in Bydgoszcz) is a Polish sprinter. She competed in the 4 × 400 m relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Malindi Elmore Facts

Malindi Elmore (born March 13, 1980 in Kelowna, British Columbia) is a Canadian track and field athlete specialising in the middle-distance events.

Sohn Kee chung Facts

Sohn Kee-chung (Korean: 손기정; August 29, 1914 – November 15, 2002) became the first medal-winning Korean Olympian, when he won the gold medal in the marathon at the 1936 Berlin Olympics as a member of the Japanese delegation.

Yuki Matsushita Facts

Yuki Matsushita (born 9 September 1991) is a male Japanese hurdler. He competed in the 400 metres hurdles event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.

John Steffensen Facts

John William Steffensen, born 30 August 1982 in Perth, Western Australia to South African immigrant parents, is an Australian athlete, who specialises in 200 and 400 metres. His personal bests are 20.79 and 44.73.

Atlee Mahorn Facts

Atlee Anthony Mahorn (born 27 October 1965 in Clarendon, Jamaica) is a three-time Canadian Olympic sprinter.

Truxtun Hare Facts

Thomas Truxtun Hare (October 12, 1878 – February 2, 1956) was an American track and field athlete who competed in the hammer throw and All rounder events. He was also a college football player for the Penn Quakers football team of the University of

Florence MacDonald Facts

Florence E. MacDonald (October 28, 1909 – May 6, 2008) was an American middle-distance runner. She competed at the 1928 Olympics in the 800 m event and finished in sixth place, setting a new national record at 2:22.6.

Crystal Emmanuel Facts

Crystal Emmanuel (born November 27, 1991 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a Canadian track and field athlete who specialises in the 200 metres. She competed in the 200m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the semi-finals. At the 2013

Al Joyner Facts

Alfredrick Alphonzo “Al” Joyner (born January 19, 1960) is an American athlete. He was born in East St. Louis, Illinois. He is the 1984 Olympic gold medallist in the triple jump. He was also the husband of three-time Olympic gold medallist and world

Kris Akabusi Facts

Kriss Akabusi MBE (born Kezie Uchechukwu Duru Akabusi, 28 November 1958) is a former sprint and hurdling track and field athlete from the United Kingdom.

Miloš Bátovský Facts

Miloš Bátovský (born 26 May 1979 in Krupina) is a Slovak race walker. He competed in the 50 kilometres walk event at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.