To most athletes, any medal, let alone an Olympic gold medal, is a badge of honor they proudly display in their trophy case.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dallas Long, a three-time NCAA shot put champion who won a gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, has died ...

RIO 2016: The design for the current Summer Olympics once again features Nike on the obverse, and the reverse depicts the emblem of the games along with a subtle, stylized? laurel wreathe.

Shortly after wrapping up her college career at Tennessee in 1995, Nikki McCray joined the U.S. Women’s National Team that would go on to win the gold medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.

Ruthie Bolton’s on-court achievements include two gold medals in the 1996 and 2000 Olympics, as well as a First-Team All WNBA selection (1997) and two All-Star appearances (1999 and 2001 ...

Wladimir Klitschko previously sold his 1996 Atlanta gold medal for $1 million. However, he later donated it to charity. Anthony Ervin sold his 2000 Sydney Olympics gold on eBay. He then donated ...

In addition to her back-to-back Olympic gold medals, she’s also won seven world titles in that ... 1956-1968); Carl Lewis (long jump, 1984-1996); and Michael Phelps (200m IM, 2004-2016). For Lopez to ...

World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that Dallas Long, the 1964 Olympic shot put champion and multiple world ...

Overall, Brazil has the most medals in men's Olympic soccer history with seven: two gold (2016, 2020), three silver (1984, 1988, 2012) and two bronze (1996, 2008). The United States has the most gold ...

Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles still has the Olympic bronze medal that dominated headlines this summer. In a tearful interview ...

The American flag that Michael Jordan used to cover up a Reebok logo on the 1992 Olympic medal stand was auctioned for $1.8 million. The flag was one of the items in Sotheby’s Colossal | The Ultimate ...

Jordan Chiles called the last three months "very, very difficult" in an interview about her Olympic bronze medal appeal.