Track and Field – Page 8

Dick Fosbury, 76, Whose ‘Flop’ Transformed the High Jump, Is Dead

His back-first, neck-down leaping style struck competitors and onlookers as a novelty act. After he won an Olympic gold in 1968, it came to dominate his sport.

By Alex Traub

Bob Richards Cold War Era Deaths (Obituaries) Olympic Games (1952) Pole Vault Religion and Belief Track and Field

Bob Richards, Pole-Vaulting Hero of the Cold War Era, Dies at 97

An ordained minister known as the Vaulting Vicar, he was an Olympic gold medal winner and the first athlete to appear on the front of Wheaties boxes.

By Robert D. McFadden

Content Type: Personal Profile Millrose Games Running Track and Field

Meet the Runner Who Leads Every Pack, Then Drops Out

Erik Sowinski is a human metronome, pacing the world’s best runners to the world’s fastest times. He’s in high demand.

By Scott Cacciola

Doping (Sports) Olympic Games (2020) Running Tests (Drug Use) Track and Field

A National Treasure on the Rise, Then Hit With a Doping Allegation

A star Olympic runner from Australia was suspended over a positive drug test of a kind that critics have called alarmingly open to human error.

By Natasha Frost