Sign used by Cathy Jamison (Imwalle) at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Olympics. Jamison (Imwalle) placed 5th in the Women's 200 meter breaststroke at the 1968 Games. She would go on to settle in Bend, ...

Dress worn by swimmer Victoria King at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Olympics is white polyester with three quarter length sleeves. This dress was worn during the opening ceremonies of the Games with a ...

Track athlete Bob Beamon is probably best known for his world record, 29 feet, 2 1/2 inches long jump at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968. His world record jump stood for almost 23 years until it was ...

Dick Fosbury's high jump gold medal from the 1968 Mexico City Olympics — which he won with the revolutionary Fosbury Flop — sold at auction for $158,600. The medal was one of a few Fosbury items ...

MEXICO CITY - The Olympic flame that burned over Mexico City during the tumultuous 1968 Games returned for a more peaceful tour of the city Tuesday, part of a 26-nation relay leading to the Athens ...

Before George Foreman became a heavyweight champion, before his legendary clash with Muhammad Ali in the Rumble in the Jungle, and long before he became a household name selling grills, he was a ...