Aimee Mullins became the first double-amputee to compete in an NCAA track & field meet. She went on to participate in the 1996 Paralympics and today is a sought-after motivational speaker and actress.
Allyson Felix is the most decorated female track & field athlete in history, winning a total of nine Olympic medals, including a record six gold. She also won 18 World Championship medals.
Mills is the second Native American (after Jim Thorpe) to win an Olympic gold medal. He accomplished this in the 10,000 meter run (6.2 mi) at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, becoming the only person from the Western hemisphere to win the gold in this event.
In one of the greatest moments in U.S. Olympics history, Bob Beamon set a long jump world record in route to winning a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Games.
Carl Lewis solidified himself as one of the all-time great track & field competitors by winning nine gold and one silver medal in sprint races and the long jump at four Summer Olympics.
Dan O'Brien was the 1996 Olympic champion in the decathlon and a three-time world champion. He also appeared in the memorable "Dan & Dave" Reebok advertising campaign.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee is ranked among the greatest female athletes in Olympic history. She won a total of six Olympic medals, including three gold, one silver & two bronze, in the long jump and heptathlon events at four Summer Games from 1984-1996.
Lolo Jones is one of the few athletes in history to have competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympics. She represented the U.S. at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the hurdles and at the 2014 Winter Olympics in bobsled.