Helen Wills, famous Berkeley California tennis champion, is awarded with the William Randolph Hearst popularity trophy through a National Poll...
Los Angeles, California: America's Candie Costie and Tracie Ruiz wave to the spectators after winning the gold medal in synchronized swimming....
Philadelphia, PA: Martha Norelius, New York's Swimming Association. Sitting on edge of pool at National Swim.
Ilona Elek-Schacherer is congratulated on her gold medal after winning the Women's Foil Fencing event, by her fellow teammates, Berlin, Germany, 15th...
Team Sweden goalie Henrik Lundqvist raises a bouquet in celebration of his team's 3-2 win over Finland in the 2006 Winter Olympics gold medal hockey...
Swimmer Jenny Thompson of the United States waves to fans after her team won silver medals in the 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay at the Aquatic Center...
Mia Hamm of the United States celebrates after she and her team - the Fab Five - beat Brazil 2-1 in overtime for Olympic gold in women's soccer at...
Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco crosses the finish line first to win a gold medal in the men's 1500-meters at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens.
Toby Dawson of the U.S. Celebrates winning the bronze medal in the Men's Moguls Freestyle Skiing competition during the 2006 Winter Olympic Games at...
Gold-medal winner Stefan Holm of Sweden sails over the bar in the men's high jump final at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens.
Abby Wambach of the U.S. Is hugged by a teammate after scoring the game-winning goal in overtime against Brazil in the women's soccer gold medal...
Franco Menichelli of Italy during the Men's Flying Rings event in the gymnastics finals. He placed second and won the silver medal.
Vera Caslavska of Czechoslovakia performs on the asymmetrical bars to win a vote 9.90 points, of a possible perfect en, from the judges and a gold...
Twenty-six-year-old Vera Caslavska, a student from Prague, won a Gold medal, for her performance in the Olympic gymnastic Floor Exercise competition....
American athlete and Olympic gold medal winner Jesse Owens smiles as he waves at fans who line the streets during a ticker tape parade in honor of...
American athlete and Olympic gold medal winner Jesse Owens in midair as he completes in the Long Jump at the Olympic Games, Berlin, Germany, early...
American athlete and Olympic gold medal winner Jesse Owens easily leads the pack in the semi-final heat of the Men's 100m event at the Olympic Games,...
Half length portrait of athlete, William Hogenson, silver medalist in the 60 meter dash during the 1904 Summer Olympics, standing in a stairwell...
Carl Lewis waves to the crowed while being carried by his teammates and other athletes after team USA won the gold medal for the Men's 4x100m Relay...
Track and field runner Florence Griffith Joyner waves to the sky as she wins the 100 meter dash at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea.
Rome, Italy- America's Wilma Rudolph, of Clarksville, TN, breaks the tape to win her semi-final heat in the women's 100-meter dash. Wilma won in the...
Members of the 1980 Gold medal winning US Olympic hockey team at the Roxy Roller Disco in NYC, Mark Wells, Mark Pavelich, Steve Christoff, Bob Suter,...
Members of the Canadian and Swedish Olympic hockey teams line up on an outdoor ice rink after the 1928 Winter Olympic Games, where the Canadian team...
American speed skater Irving Jaffee holds his gold medal after winning the men's 10,000-meter speed skating event at the 1932 Winter Olympic Games,...
British figure skater Cecilia Colledge executes a spiral during the women's figure skating final at the 1936 Winter Olympic Games, where she won the...
Finnish skier Veikko Hakulinen seen during his gold-medal winning run in the Men's 50km Cross-Country Skiing competition at the Winter Olympics in...