- Gold Star by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
in the USSR, the name of a medal awarded to persons who have received the title Hero of the Soviet Union. The medal was established by the Aug. 1, 1939, Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR and was named Hero of the Soviet Union until Oct. 16, 1939. The Gold Star is a pentagonal star with smooth double-faceted ...
- Joyner-Kersee, Jackie by Selena Weaver
1962–, American track and field athlete, b. East St. Louis, Ill. One of the world's best all-around women athletes, she won the silver medal in the heptathlon in the 1984 Summer Olympics, won the gold medal and set the world record in the event in 1988, and captured the gold again at the 1992 games. She also won a gold medal (1988) and bronze medals (1992 ...
- Keino, Kip by Vanessa Oliver
... distance running in the hill country. At the high-altitude 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, he won a silver medal in the 5,000-m race and, in one of running's greatest upsets, a gold medal in the 1,500-m race, beating Jim Ryun of the U.S. At the 1972 Olympics, Keino won a silver medal in the 1,500-m and a gold in the 3,000-m steeplechase.
- Fraser, Gretchen by Shawn Mack
... 1919– ) skier; born in Tacoma, Wash. She won the first ever Alpine skiing gold medal for the United States when she won the giant slalom in the 1948 Olympics. She also won a silver medal in the combined downhill and slalom race in the 1948 Games.
- Medalling by Webster's
of Medal.