Olympics Articles Tagged Athletes

Knowing how to qualify for the Olympics can make the difference between being the neighborhood athlete and being a gold medal athlete. Although the qualification steps to become an Olympic...

The Ancient Olympics were the start of something bigger than anyone could ever have imagined. They began as a way for the Greeks to honor the king of their gods,...

The beginning of the Olympics, being shrouded in mythical legends, was said to have been started in 776 BC based on inscriptions found at Olympia in Greece. The games were...

Some of the world’s top Olympic athletes rely on Olympic weight training tips from the professionals for their success. Some athletes skip this step altogether, but accomplished Olympians attribute their...

Who were the ten best American Olympic athletes of all time? That would depend of course upon the criteria one uses to determine "best". Are the athletes who accomplish a...

The story of the Special Olympics history begins in the year of 1962, Eunice Kennedy Shriver started a summer day camp for children and adults with various mental disabilities at...

The Nordic sport of Biathlon has equipment essentials for two different sports: cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. This interesting combination of sports leads to some specific specialty equipment that anyone...

  The Olympics have had more athletics than you can count, so who are the 10 best Olympic athletics of all-time? That is a hard question to answer considering that the...

Who could forget the 1988 summer Olympics highlights with incredible twists and controversial turns surrounding a once in a lifetime event? Held in Seoul, South Korea the 1988 summer Olympics...

The Summer Olympic Games have featured 43 different sports over its history, including a number of additions over the years, creating today's list of modern Olympic Sports. The 2012 Games...

The 1984 Summer Olympics contained both spectacular highlights and a little bit of controversy. In 1980, the U.S. led a boycott of the Summer Games at the height of the...

Selecting the top ten hottest female Olympians is a lofty task. Hot female Olympians can be found in any of the games whether it be summer or winter and throughout...

The Olympic Games is an important international event, and some of the best Olympic opening ceremonies still serve historic significance. A passion towards the Olympic Games is not merely a...

The 10 hottest American gold medal winners ever prove the United States is not only the best country competing in the Olympic Games, it's also the most beautiful. The U.S....

Modern Olympic history dates back to April 1896 in Athens at the Panathenaic Stadium, where Olympic Games, such as pole vaulting and swimming, were held. During these games, James Connolly,...

It is hilarious to see athletes fall on their faces and is one of the ways to have seen some of the 10 best Beijing Olympics bloopers. The beauty of...

Bruce Jenner bio is filled with the amazing accomplishments of an all-time great Olympic athlete. Bruce Jenner rose from humble beginnings to become one of the greatest athletes of his...

The ten hottest Olympic athletes are not always the stars on the covers of the magazines, but sometimes hotties are featured as cover girls. Some equally hot sports folks are...

The 5 best Olympic figure skating champions come from around the world and have represented their countries in more than one Olympic game. These athletes have pioneered and re-invented the world...

There are many different ways that athletes qualify for the Olympics. Each qualification differs depending on the sport. Certain sports require a top finish in a championship for an athlete...

The best gymnasts ever in the history of the sport hone talents that very few people can master. Even mainstream athletes would struggle to master the basic moves a world...

Selecting the 10 hottest gymnastics gold medal winners is both fun and a little disturbing. Because gymnasts are tiny and young, many of them looked like little girls at the...

Ever wonder who the 10 hottest female summer Olympic athletes ever are? Well, wonder no more! Below is a list of some of the hottest babes to ever play in...

The 10 best water polo players ever have great skill and talent.  Men’s water polo was introduced in 1900 at the Olympics and women’s water polo was introduced at the...

The 10 most famous Olympic skiers all made a name for themselves on the slopes but gained a good chunk of publicity for their moves away from the snow. Lindsey Vonn....