Iris Cummings Critchell, 104, Dies; ’36 Olympic Swimmer Turned Aviator
The last survivor of the American team that competed in Hitler’s 1936 Games in Berlin, she went on to become a wartime pilot ...
The ‘rare’ Melbourne Olympic torch missing from the Panathenaic Olympic museum
The whereabouts of the 1956 Melbourne Olympic torch meant to be on display at an Athenian Olympics museum remains a mystery.
Rare gold medal from 1904 Olympics sells for $545,371 at auction
An auction firm announced on January 17 that a gold medal from the first Olympics held in the US was sold at auction for over US500000 ...
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A rare gold medal from the 1904 St. Louis Olympics is up for auction
The Games also saw the debut of boxing and freestyle wrestling, sports that have clung to the Summer Olympics until the present ... the German long jumper who befriended Jesse Owens at the 1936 ...
Column: For L.A. County Supervisor Barger, the right to rebuild in Altadena is nonnegotiable
Hundreds of Altadena residents, encouraged by L.A. County Supervisor Barger, vow to return, but we need to balance risks and ...
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After First-Ever World Cup, Ancient Indian Game Kho Kho Eyeing Entry Into Olympics
Nearly a century later, enthusiasts have sought to raise its profile with the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup featuring teams ...
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Legendary Olympic Athlete Has Reportedly Died At 104 Years Old
One of the oldest living Olympians recently died at the age of 104, as former American swimmer Iris Cummings Critchell ...
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A rare gold medal from the 1904 St. Louis Olympics sells for $545,371 at auction
The Games also saw the debut of boxing and freestyle wrestling, sports that have clung to the Summer Olympics until ... befriended Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, sold at auction ...