"it has held at every edition except for a brief period between 1900 and 1904, when a men's 60 metres was contested.The athlete who wins the 100m at the olympic games is crowned as the fastest man in the world. The first Olympic champions were both Americans: Thomas Burke in the men's category and, 32 years later, Betty Robinson in the women's category. The Olympic records for the event are 9.63 seconds, set by Bolt in 2012, and 10.62 seconds, set by Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988. The world records for the event have been equalled or broken during the Olympics"
"Donike, who was at that time considered to be the foremost expert on drugs and sports, failed to discover any banned substances during that testing. De Merode later said: We performed all possible and imaginable analyses on her. We never found anything. There should not be the slightest suspicion. Griffith's nickname among family was ""Dee Dee"". She was briefly engaged to hurdler Greg Foster. In 1987, Griffith married 1984 Olympic triple jump champion Al Joyner, whom Griffith had first met at the 1980 Olympic Trials. Through her marriage to Joyner she was sister-in-law to track and field athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee."
"Yolanda Griffith Yolanda Evette Griffith (born March 1, 1970) is an American professional basketball hall of fame player who played in both the ABL and WNBA. A former WNBA MVP, she is considered one of the greatest rebounders and defensive players in the history of Women's Basketball. She last played in the WNBA as a member of the Indiana Fever. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the top 15 players in WNBA history. She is sometimes called by her nicknames: ""Yo"" and ""Yo-Yo"". Since retiring from the professional ranks, Griffith was as assistant coach at"
"suffered from asthma throughout her life. Her athletic career came to a sudden end at the 1988 Olympic Trials when she ruptured her Achilles tendon just moments after teammate Florence Griffith Joyner set the still standing World Record in the 100 metres. It was one of the most heartbreaking memories for her coach Bob Kersee. Unable to run with the same intensity as before, she applied her efforts to coaching, initially as an assistant coach at UCLA under Kersee. Between 1994 & 2012, Coach Bolden has developed over 50 UCLA NCAA All-Americans in the sprints, hurdles and relays. Bolden is"
"Florence LeMar Florence ""Flossie"" LeMar was the stage name of Florence Gardiner (1890 - 1951), an athlete and entertainer who toured throughout New Zealand and Australia during the early years of the 1910s. Little is known of Florence's early life, except that she was born 1890 in Nelson. She spent her formative years in New Zealand and showed special prowess in athletics, becoming both a champion swimmer and skater during her teen years. By 1913 she had married Joe Gardiner, an expatriate German who worked as a professional wrestler. Joe is believed to have coached Florence in the skills of"
"University, Northridge (CSUN) and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) where she participated in track and field. Griffith-Joyner qualified for the 100 m 1980 Olympics, although she did not actually compete due to the U.S. boycott. She made her Olympic debut four years later winning a silver medal. At the 1988 U.S. Olympic trials, Griffith set a new world record in the 100 m. She went on to win three gold medals at the 1988 Olympics. Shortly after the 1988 games, she abruptly retired. After her retirement from athletics, Griffith-Joyner remained a pop culture figure through endorsement deals, acting, and"
"LaVerne Carter LaVerne Carter (née Thompson; July 30, 1925 – March 8, 2012), was an American professional bowler. Born in Brentwood, Missouri as Laverne Thompson, Carter moved to Tucson as a teenager, and ultimately to Los Angeles, where she acquired the nickname ""The Blonde Bombshell"" for her beauty and feisty antics on the lanes. In 1947, she began hosting an instructional and exhibition series known as ""Bowl with Laverne"", which was hosted by various bowling centers across the United States over the next seven years. Carter won several singles, doubles, and team tournaments between 1951 and 1974 for the various"
"1988 Olympic Trials when Florence Griffith Joyner set the world record. He is a graduate of Columbia University, where he was manager of the track and field team and Harvard Law School. On October 4, 2018, USA Track & Field announced that Hersh was elected into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame. Hersh's name became the center of controversy in 2014 when the delegates to the USATF National Convention voted overwhelmingly (392 to 70) to retain Hersh as the American representative to the IAAF Council, only to have the Board of Directors reverse that decision in their meeting"
"four gold medals in 1948. In February 1989, Griffith-Joyner announced her retirement from racing. Griffith-Joyner cited her new business opportunities outside of sprinting. The month after announcing her retirement, Griffith-Joyner was selected as the winner of the James E. Sullivan Award of 1988 as the top amateur athlete in the United States. Griffith-Joyner's success at the 1988 Olympics led to new opportunities. In the weeks following the Olympics, Griffith-Joyner earned millions of dollars from endorsement deals, primarily in Japan. Griffith-Joyner also signed a deal with toy maker LJN Toys for a Barbie-like doll in her likeness. Among the things she"
"Jay Buhner Jay Campbell Buhner (born August 13, 1964), nicknamed ""Bone"", is a former Major League Baseball right fielder. At and , he was among the most recognizable players of his day, noted for his shaved head, thick goatee, and patch of pine tar on the right hip of his uniform. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Buhner was raised in Texas and attended Clear Creek High School in League City, southeast of Houston, where he played baseball under coach Jim Mallory. His nickname, ""Bone"", came from Coach Mallory after an incident where Buhner lost a ball in the lights. The ball"
"with the 400 m world record being her goal. Griffith-Joyner trained steadily leading up to the U.S. Olympic trials in June. However, tendinitis in her right leg ended her hopes of becoming a triple-world-record holder. Al Joyner also attempted a comeback, but he was unable to compete due to an injured quadriceps muscle. Beyond her running prowess, Griffith-Joyner was known for her bold fashion choices. Griffith-Joyner appeared at the World Championships in 1987 in Rome wearing a hooded speed skating body suit. In April 1988 she started wearing a running suit with the right leg of the suit extending to"
"went on to win a silver medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics. After the 1984 Olympic Games, she spent less time running. Griffith continued to run part-time, winning the 100-meter IAAF Grand Prix Final with the time of 11.00 seconds. She did not compete at the 1985 U.S. National Championship. That same year, she returned to working at a bank and styled hair and nails in her spare time. She married Al Joyner, the Olympic triple jump champion of 1984, in 1987. She returned to athletics in April 1987. Four months later at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Griffith-Joyner"
"Cross-country Mountain Bike racing, and now Marathon Mountain Bike racing for over thirty years. While he was also known as the ""Hollified Flash"" after one of his home BMX tracks he used to race at and dominate in the early-1970s, the moniker ""Tinker"" is a nickname that was coined by his family. According to his Mother Rose: """"We used to say 'Stinker' when he was a baby, everybody thought we were saying 'Tinker"""" David Juarez is so well known by his nickname ""Tinker"" many people probably think that is his real first name. Note: In the early days of professional"
"Flo Hyman Flora Jean ""Flo"" Hyman (July 31, 1954 – January 24, 1986) was an American athlete who played volleyball. She was an Olympic silver medalist and played professional volleyball in Japan. Hyman was the second of eight children. As a child, Hyman was self-conscious about her size, her rapid growth and the fact that she towered over her peers. In 1983 she recalled ""When they were three feet tall, I was four foot tall. When they reached four foot tall, I reached five"". Her nickname at school was ""Jolly green giant"", but her family and friends persuaded her to"
"Robinson never provided any evidence for his allegations and was shunned by the athletics community, leading to the premature end of his career. Griffith Joyner retired from competitive track and field after her Olympic triumph in 1988. She was repeatedly tested during competition, and she passed all of these drug tests. After her death in 1998, Prince Alexandre de Merode, the Chairman of the International Olympic Committee's medical commission, claimed that Joyner was singled out for extra, rigorous drug testing during the 1988 Olympic Games because of rumors of steroid use. De Merode told ""The New York Times"" that Manfred"
"21.34 seconds set by Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988. The men's world record was set at the Olympics in 1956, 1960 (twice), 1968, 1996 (twice) and 2008. The women's world record has similarly been linked to the competition, with records coming at the Olympic Games in 1952 (twice), 1956, 1968, 1972 and 1988 (twice). Griffith-Joyner's 1988 Olympic mark remains the world record for the distance, while Bolt's Olympic record is the third fastest of all-time. Only three athletes have won the title more than once. Bärbel Wöckel of East Germany became the first to defend the title in 1980 and Veronica"
"Luciana Aymar Luciana Paula Aymar (born 10 August 1977) is a retired Argentine field hockey player. She is the only player in history to receive the FIH Player of the Year Award eight times, and she is considered as the best female hockey player of all time. Luciana is known for her ability to beat opposing players using her pace and dribbling skills, drawing comparisons with Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona. For this reason she has received the nicknames ""La Maga"" (""The Magician"") and ""The Maradona of Field Hockey"". Aymar was the flag bearer for Argentina at the 2012 Summer Olympics,"
"Jeff Ruminer Jeffrey Ruminer (born December 16, 1962 from Seminole, Oklahoma, United States) was a professional American ""Old School"" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from (1977–1985). He had the nickname ""The Flyin' Okie"" because he was from the state of Oklahoma and that ""crazy guy who would jump anything."" Note: Professional first are on the national level unless otherwise indicated. Started racing: In 1975 at 12 years old. He saw a flyer for a BMX race at a grocey in Shawnee, Oklahoma 15 miles from his hometown of Seminole. Sanctioning body: () First race result: First"
"defensive right fielder in the American League. That his nickname of ""Suitcase"" came from his being frequently traded during his playing career is a common misconception. According to the 1951 ""Cleveland Indians Sketch Book"", he was called ""Suitcase"" by sportswriters after the ""Toonerville Trolley"" character, Suitcase Simpson, because of his size 13 shoe with feet as large as suitcases. This is years before his many trades. His real nickname was ""Goody"", which came from his willingness to run errands and help neighbors in his hometown of Dalton, Georgia. The character Luther ""Suitcase"" Simpson in the Jesse Stone novels, and made"
"ate into Koch's lead while the long striding Kathy Smallwood-Cook came from behind to cruise past Griffith. Sensing the challenge from Ottey, Koch started to lean and struggle the last few steps, but realizing she had won she threw her arms up in victory. Two years later, Koch would set the world record in the 400 metres to go along with her 200 world record. She would retire in 1987 with both records; the 400 record has never been beaten. Five years later, Griffith as Florence Griffith-Joyner would slice more than a second off her time to set the world"
"park in Almere (""FBK-sportpark""), and a sports hall in Hoofddorp where she lived (""Fanny Blankers-Koen hal""). Blankers-Koen was honored with a Google Doodle on 26 April 2018, on what would have been her 100th birthday. Fanny Blankers-Koen Francina ""Fanny"" Elsje Blankers-Koen (26 April 1918 – 25 January 2004) was a Dutch track and field athlete, best known for winning four gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. She competed there as a 30-year-old mother of two, earning her the nickname ""the flying housewife"", and was the most successful athlete at the event. Having started competing in athletics in"
"Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Marjorie Jackson-Nelson (born 13 September 1931) is a former Governor of South Australia and a former Australian athlete. She finished her sporting career with two Olympic and seven Commonwealth Games Gold Medals, six individual world records and every Australian State and National title she contested from 1950–1954. Marjorie Jackson was born in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, and first gained fame when she defeated reigning Olympic 100 and 200 metres champion Fanny Blankers-Koen a number of times in 1949, thus earning the nickname ""the Lithgow Flash"", after the New South Wales town of Lithgow where she lived and"
"the championship teams in 1943 and 1945, though she played with three different teams based in four different cities, because the league shifted players as needed to help teams stay afloat. Her life was full of energy, excitement, and risks unfamiliar to many women through the years, as she worked in cabbage fields during the Great Depression, raised horses, worked in factories, and drove taxi cabs in Cleveland during World War II. She was dubbed ""Mickey"" after Detroit Tigers catcher Mickey Cochrane, due to her tenacity to accomplish any task she set out to do and her amazingly warm-hearted spirit."
"named Second Team All Area by Daily Breeze, won Back to back City, State, and US National Championships with New York Liberty's Loree Moore and one with Indian Fever's Ebony Hoffman, name a Nike All American, named Honorable mention All American US Today and Street & Smith's and was also recognized as the Sophomore State Player of the Year. She committed herself to UCLA as sophomore. Her Nickname is Raindropper as it was given to her in High School by Ebony Hoffman. Source Willis was a member of the team representing the USA at the 2005 World University Games Team"
"as how the name become synonymous with the university's athletic programs. One theory is that the 1911 football squad began calling themselves the Gators in honor of team captain Neal ""Bo Gator"" Storter. Storter himself refuted this explanation, saying that it originated when a sportswriter in South Carolina described Florida's 1911 road upset of Clemson as an ""invasion of alligators from Florida"" and the players adopted the name. Whatever its origins, the nickname ""Gators"" (and for a time, ""Lady Gators"" for women's sports) has been used by the University of Florida's athletic program for over a century. Albert and Alberta"
"the ankle and the left leg of the suit cut off, a style she called the ""one-legger"". The running suits also had bold colors such as lime green or purple with white bikini bottoms and embellished with lightning bolts. Her nails also garnered attention for their length and designs. Her nails were four inches long with tiger stripes at the 1988 Olympic trials before switching to fuchsia. For the Olympic games themselves, Griffith-Joyner had six inch nails painted red, white, blue, and gold. Although many sprinters avoided accessories which might slow them down, Griffith-Joyner kept her hair long and wore"
"Fanny Blankers-Koen Francina ""Fanny"" Elsje Blankers-Koen (26 April 1918 – 25 January 2004) was a Dutch track and field athlete, best known for winning four gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. She competed there as a 30-year-old mother of two, earning her the nickname ""the flying housewife"", and was the most successful athlete at the event. Having started competing in athletics in 1935, she took part in the 1936 Summer Olympics a year later. Although international competition was stopped by World War II, Blankers-Koen set several world records during that period, in events as diverse as the"
"roads, passengers in Bennett Kunicki's car were discussing possible nicknames. ""Penguins"" was brought up and was well received by everyone in the car. The nickname was mentioned to members of the team at the gym that evening, and they thought it was perfect. The nickname was unanimously accepted by the student body that year without a formal poll. The nickname was formally introduced in ""The Jambar"", the campus newspaper, on Dec. 15, 1933. Informally, YSU is often called Guins for short as a rallying cry (e.g. ""Go Guins!""), which is also used for hashtag purposes on its various social media"
"by Jamike Jarin, the high school varsity basketball coach of Ateneo in the late 2000s to describe one of his players. The moniker caught the attention of the sports press and Ateneo fans who then started to also call other outstanding student athletes of Ateneo as phenomenons or ""phenoms"".<ref name=""Ateneo lady eagles/four-phenoms"">Lady Eagles</ref> These athletes earned this moniker because they had outstanding athletic careers in their chosen field of sports in high school. They were team captains, MVPs and members of their school's champion high school varsity team. In collegiate varsity, they were all in the starting line-up in their"
"2008 Summer Olympics. It was the first Olympics for which the United States had qualified since the 1996 Summer Olympics. She was once interviewed on the NBC ""Today Show"" by American football player, Tiki Barber, where it was revealed that she received her nickname ""Tiki"" because of ""his"" nickname. They were contemporary athletes in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Since he was a headlining football player at the University of Virginia at the time of her success at the University of North Carolina, her teammates began calling her ""Tiki"" as well. The nickname persisted into her international career. Kate Barber Kate"
"hospital in Vicenza, a job she kept for all her life. After a brief interest into volleyball, in her twenties she began climbing and ski mountaineering with CAI. A few years later, she would be heading to the North Col. During childhood Castagnawas a lively girl, always in motion, so her father gave her the nickname ""Grio"" (Cricket). She liked the nickname so much she kept it in her adult life (""El Grio"") often in conjunction with ""acchiappasogni"" (dreamcatcher). She was also an avid reader and writer. Following the Makalu feat, she began to appear on Italian national news and"
"Joan Weston Joan Weston or Joanie Weston (January 20, 1935 – May 10, 1997), known as the ""Blonde Bomber"", ""Blonde Amazon"", ""Golden Girl"", and ""Roller Derby Queen"", was a U.S. athlete and was the most famous personality in the original Roller Derby. Weston was born in Huntington Beach, California, in 1935, and grew up in nearby Downey. In 1954, Weston joined the original Roller Derby headed by promoter Leo Seltzer, becoming a favorite member of the Los Angeles Braves. Her fame increased markedly when in 1965 she was appointed captain of the San Francisco Bay Bombers. She appeared on 19"
"comedy duo Hamish & Andy during the Olympics. This was due to the name being very similar to a stereotypical Australian or Strine nickname for Wayne, 'Wayno'. It also is pronounced exactly the same way to national baseball pitcher, Wayne Ough. The segment was included on their compilation album Unessential Listening. Yukiko Ueno With fastball which tops out at 121 km/h (75.19 mph), she is widely recognized as the fastest pitcher in women's softball. In 2006 World Women's Softball Championship in Beijing, she shut out the U.S. team in the semifinal but was knocked out and lost the game in"