Dick Fosbury's high jump gold medal from the 1968 Mexico City Olympics — which he won with the revolutionary Fosbury Flop — sold at auction for $158,600. The medal was one of a few Fosbury items ...

Track athlete Bob Beamon is probably best known for his world record, 29 feet, 2 1/2 inches long jump at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968. His world record jump stood for almost 23 years until it was ...

Before George Foreman became a heavyweight champion, before his legendary clash with Muhammad Ali in the Rumble in the Jungle, and long before he became a household name selling grills, he was a ...

Jacksonville weightlifter and Olympic bronze medalist Joe Dube died at the age of 81. Dube won the 1969 World Weightlifting Championships, becoming the last American man to do so. He earned a bronze ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Olympic flag autographed by athletes ...