BEIJING, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Gerd Kanter of Estonia won the Olympic gold medal Tuesday in the men's discus throw.
BEIJING, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Stephanie Brown Trafton of the United States won the Olympic gold medal Monday in the women's discus.
EUGENE, Ore., June 29 (UPI) -- Tyson Gay ran 100 meters in a wind-aided 9.68 seconds Sunday at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field trials in Eugene, Ore.
SEATTLE, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- At 95, Leon "Joss" Joslin of Seattle, a former teammate of President Gerald Ford and Jesse Owens, is used to being a champion.
FORT MEYERS, Fla., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Al Oerter, a world record holder in the discus and the first man to win four Olympic gold medals in an event, died Monday in Fort Myers, Fla., at 71.
ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Olympic medal winners in the men's discus:
ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Olympic medal winners in the women's discus:
COLUMBIA, Mo., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Ben Plucknett, the American record-holder in the discus who was in his prime during the 1980 Olympic boycott, died Sunday at age 48.
