There have been a great wealth of talented Black Americans in
Track. Among the greatest were Jesse Owens, Wilma Rudolph, and Florence Griffith
Joyner ("Flo Jo").
Jesse
Owens
Claim
to fame:
Jesse
Owens won four gold medals (100-, 200-meter dashes, 400-meter relay,
and the broad
jump) at the 1936 Olympics.
Wilma Rudolph
Claim
to fame:
Wilma
Rudolph was crippled by polio as a child, but she became the first
woman to win three Olympic medals in track. In 1960 she was known
as the world's fastest woman runner.
Flo
Jo (Florence Griffith Joyner)
Claim
to fame:
Florence Griffith Joyner (Flo Jo) won three
gold medals at the 1988 Olympics (100-, 200-meter dashes, and the
4x100 -meter relay).
