There are 6 article(s) tagged Olympics:

• August 2024

  • Mississippi high jumper wins Olympic silver medal in Paris

    Shelby McEwen of Abbeville, Mississippi and world indoor champion Hamish Kerr of New Zealand battled in a jump off for the high jump title at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.

    By The Associated Press August 10, 2024

  • Calkins: How a kid from Germantown made his Olympic dream come true

    When he was 16, Seth Rider told his family he wanted to be an Olympian. It was an audacious thing to say. But that kid from Germantown now has a silver medal around his neck. 

    By Geoff Calkins August 07, 2024

  • Germantown’s Seth Rider helps Team USA win Olympic silver medal

    Team USA wins silver medal in triathlon’s mixed relay at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games after a photo finish review.

    By David Boyd August 05, 2024

• June 2024

  • Memphis-raised Gabrielle Rose advances in US Olympic Trials

    Gabrielle Rose earned a semifinal spot in Sunday night’s 100-meter breaststroke at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, doing so, amazingly, at the age of 46. Rose, however, did not advance to the finals.

    By Tim Buckley June 17, 2024

• June 2022

  • Olympic equestrian traces career back to local horse show

    Melanie Smith Taylor’s riding career took her to the 1984 Olympic games, but her first event was the Germantown Charity Horse Show.

    By Abigail Warren June 07, 2022

• July 2021

  • Calkins: Meet Memphis’ secret Olympian

    ‘Jessica Ramsey could win the gold medal in shot put in Tokyo. She prepared for the challenge by (I swear) working at Insomnia Cookies on Beale Street.’

    By Geoff Calkins July 24, 2021