CHATEAUROUX, France (AP) — China has won the first gold medal of the Paris Olympics, but its athletes were nowhere near Paris. The Olympic shooting range, a three-hour drive from Paris in the ...

During her time as one of the most prominent marathon runners in the circuit, Benoit was the first women's marathoner to win a gold medal at the Olympics. Benoit's most prized victory of her ...

At the Los Angeles Olympics, Graddy was second behind Carl Lewis in 100-meter and ran the first leg in the American 4×100-meter relay team, which won the gold medal. He played for the Denver ...