Sports-Olympics
Kristen Nicole Hayden (1998- )
Kristen Nicole Hayden is the first African American woman to win a national diving championship. Born March 2, 1998 in...
Zhan Vensanovych Beleniuk (1991- )
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Afro-Ukrainian champion athlete and politician Zhan Beleniuk was born January 24, 1991 in the capital city of Kyiv (a.k.a. Kiev)...
Yuderqui Contreras (1986- )
Multiple-winning woman medalist Yuderqui Contreras was born Yuderqui Maridalia Contreras on March 27, 1986, in San Pedro De Macoris, Dominican...
Carmelo Kyam Anthony (1984- )
Carmelo Kyam Anthony is an American Basketball Player. Anthony was born on May 29, 1984, to Carmelo Iriarte and Mary...
Earlene Dennis Brown (1935-1983)
Earlene Dennis Brown, a three-time Olympian, was the first African American woman to win a medal in the shot put....
Meredith C. Gourdine (1929-1998)
Meredith C. Gourdine was an American engineer, athlete, and inventor. He primarily focused on electrogasdynamics systems which refer to generating...
Leon Spinks (1953-2021)
Leon Spinks was a professional boxer best known for defeating Muhammad Ali for the Undisputed Heavyweight Championship in 1978. Spinks...
Nafissatou Thiam (1994- )
Olympic and world heptathlon champion Nafissatou Thiam was born in Namur, Belgium, 43 mile southeast of Brussels, on August 19,...
Emma Reed (1925-2014)
Emma Reed (Wright) was born on May 30, 1925 on the family farm in rural Redwood, Mississippi to parents Sallie...
