Olympic champions Katie Ledecky and Jim Thorpe (posthumous) will be among 19 people awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Friday. "The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation’s ...

He’s only 15 years old, but Michael Solt has already lifted himself onto the podium for several major powerlifting medal ...

The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee revealed Tuesday who will be part of the 2025 class of Hall of Fame inductees to be ...

Some athletes are lucky to dominate one sport, but the legends on this list decided that just wasn’t enough. This article ...

"Raising the Bar" tells the ageless story of Utah farm boy Alma Richards winning the Olympic high jump in 1912.

Australia’s top swimmers are celebrating a potential Olympic gold medal windfall after six extra ... the Paris Olympics in August.Credit: Eddie Jim “I think it was inevitable,” said ...

having won two Olympic track and field golds and played baseball, American football and basketball at the highest level. In presenting Jim Thorpe with his two gold medals in Stockholm in July 1912, ...

the Jim Thorpe Memorial and Jim Thorpe Museum provide insight into the remarkable athlete who won gold medals in both the pentathlon and decathlon in the 1912 Olympics. Gliding along the Lehigh by ...

For those interested in the town’s namesake, the Jim Thorpe Memorial and Museum honors the legendary athlete who won Olympic gold medals in both the pentathlon and decathlon in 1912, only to have them ...