Athletics and Field Sports

Athletes competing in running, shot put, and discus throw events, highlighting strength and dynamic movements on the track and field.

Spc. Ednah Kurgat, a Track & Field Soldier-athlete assigned to the World Class Athlete Program, competes in the Women's 5,000m at the 2022 USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships, Eugene, Oregon, June 23-26, 2022.

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Sprinter leaving starting blocks on the running track. Explosive start.

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Edward Mulder USA on Potsdamer Platz at the 50th BMW Berlin Marathon 2024 on 29 September 2024

New Zealand Hammer Thrower Lauren Bruce at 18 Schönebecker SoleCup on 20 07 2024 108913539

German discus thrower Steven Judges LV 90 Erzgebirge AT 18 Schönebecker SoleCup on 20 07 2024 108913752

Spc. Ednah Kurgat, a Track & Field Soldier-athlete assigned to the World Class Athlete Program, competes in the Women's 5,000m at the 2022 USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships, Eugene, Oregon, June 23-26, 2022.

Austrian Speer launcher Patricia Madl at 18 Schönebecker SoleCup on 20 07 2024 108913776

Running athlete on a middle distance race on an oval track in mid-air

U.S. Air Force Academy cadet, Wyatt Murphy, competes in a high-jump competition during the Academy's annual Twilight Open at the Air Force Academys Cadet Outdoor Track and Field Complex in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 3, 2019.

Madrid, September 20, 2002. Madrid 2002 Athletics World Cup. Hammer throw, Moises Campeny. Photo: Ignacio Gil.

Vancouver Sun Fun Run 10km Finish Line

World Athletics Final Stuttgart 2007, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Brad WALKER USA winner Pole Vault

Retired U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Rafael Morfinencisco takes off during an athletics competition durin the Invictus Games The Hague, Netherlands, April 18, 2022. The Invictus Games are composed of nearly 20 nations, over 500 military competitors, competing in 10 sporting events April 16-22, 2022.

Black runner running on track

Derek MILES, USA, pole vault, first place, at the IAAF 2008 World Athletics Final for track and field in the Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

German Speer launcher Lara Latz TSV Schott Mainz at 18 Schönebecker SoleCup on 20 07 2024 108913771

World Athletics Final Stuttgart 2007, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Brad WALKER USA winner Pole Vault

Black runner running on track

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German Speer Verver Alyssa John SC Magdeburg at 18 Schönebecker SoleCup on 20 07 2024 108913754

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Xavier Cardoza, takes part in a field event, during the 2022 DoD Warrior Games in Orlando, Fla. on Aug. 24, 2022. The annual event celebrates the resiliency and dedication of wounded, ill, and injured U.S. Service Members and veterans.

Spc. Bernard Keter, a Track & Field Soldier-athlete assigned to the World Class Athlete Program, competes in the Men's 3000m Steeplechase at the 2022 USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships, Eugene, Oregon, June 23-26, 2022. Keter, a 2020 Olympian, qualified for the 2022 World Athletic Championships by placing 3rd in the final race.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Vicente Nevares, competes in a track event, during the 2022 DoD Warrior Games in Orlando, Fla. on Aug. 25, 2022. The annual event celebrates the resiliency and dedication of wounded, ill, and injured U.S. Service Members and veterans.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Faheemah Bostan-Ali, veteran, competes in a track event, during the 2022 DoD Warrior Games in Orlando, Fla. on Aug. 25, 2022. The annual event celebrates the resiliency and dedication of wounded, ill, and injured U.S. Service Members and veterans.

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German Speer thrower Julia Ulbricht 1 LAV Rostock at 18 Schönebecker SoleCup on 20 07 2024 108913767

Sprinter leaving starting blocks on the running track. Explosive start.

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Spc. Jonah Koech, a Track & Field Soldier-athlete assigned to the World Class Athlete Program, competes in the Men's 800m Steeplechase at the 2022 USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships, Eugene, Oregon, June 23-26, 2022. Koech placed 2nd in the finals, punching his ticket to the 2022 World Athletic Championships in July.

Men Lined up at Starting Blocks

Young man by starting blocks holding relay baton

Young woman running on the running track at the stadium outdoors. Young woman running on the running track

A male athlete leaps through the air to land the long-jump.

World Athletics Final Stuttgart 2007, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Asafa POWELL JAM world record 100 m sprint

Shot-putter Leonid Ekimov at the 10th Solecup Athletics 26 June 2015 in Schönebeck/Elbe

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Air Force's Chloe Kinlaw competes in the women's pole vault competition during the annual Holiday Open track and field event held at the United States Air Force Academy Cadet Field House in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Dec. 2, 2022.

Sport, Athletics, England. Moorways Derby. Ladies 4X100 Relay Race Baton Change

Female athlete in midair attempting a high jump over the bar at an outdoor track and field event with a cloudy sky in the background

Silke SPIEGELBURG, GER, winner of the pole vault competition at the IAAF 2008 World Athletics Final for track and field in the Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Vintage Photograph. Athlete preparing for sprint race with focus and determination.

Spc. Jonah Koech, a Track & Field Soldier-athlete assigned to the World Class Athlete Program, competes in the Men's 800m Steeplechase at the 2022 USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships, Eugene, Oregon, June 23-26, 2022. Koech placed 2nd in the finals, punching his ticket to the 2022 World Athletic Championships in July.

Recovering service members with Wounded Warrior Regiment practice shot put during a training camp on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Ca. from July 17-23, 2022. Marines selected to represent Team Marine Corps at the 2022 DoD Warrior Games are attending the camp to hone their skills in multiple sports. The DoD Warrior Games is a multi-sport event for wounded, ill, and injured service members.

Czech hammer thrower Patrik Hajek from TJ Dukla Praha at 18 Schönebecker SoleCup on 20 07 2024 108913592

Shot-putter Bodo Göder at the 10th Solecup Athletics 26/06/2015 in Schönebeck/Elbe

Female track and field athlete high jumping

Man stretching his arms on running track

Spc. Ednah Kurgat, a Track & Field Soldier-athlete assigned to the World Class Athlete Program, competes in the Women's 5,000m at the 2022 USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships, Eugene, Oregon, June 23-26, 2022.

Spc. Bernard Keter, a Track & Field Soldier-athlete assigned to the World Class Athlete Program, competes in the Men's 3000m Steeplechase at the 2022 USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships, Eugene, Oregon, June 23-26, 2022. Keter, a 2020 Olympian, qualified for the 2022 World Athletic Championships by placing 3rd in the final race.

Retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Murphy, left, is guided by U.S. Marine Sgt. Peter Keating while competing in a track event during the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, Aug. 25, 2022. Hosted by the U.S. Army, service members and veterans from across the DoD compete in adaptive sports alongside armed forces competitors from Canada and Ukraine.

Cpl. Travis Greene with the all Marine Warrior Team throws a shot put during the finals of the inaugural Warrior Games track and field events at the United States Air Force Academy May 14, 2010. Greene won the silver medal in the sitting shot put competition with a distance of 22.5 feet.

Blanka Vlasic CRO, won women's high jump, before jump, Sparkassen-Cup 2009, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Gesture of the Olympic champion Felix Sanchez before the start of the 400 meter hurdles race at ISTAF 2012, Berlin Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany, Europe

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Daniel Plaza (ESP) win the gold medal in the Men's 20 kilometres walk at the 1992 Olympic Summer Games.

German discus thrower Henrik Janßen SC Magdeburg at 18 Schönebecker SoleCup on 20 07 2024 108913745

World Athletics Final Stuttgart 2007, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Bjoern OTTO GER Pole Vault

World Athletics Final Stuttgart 2007, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Brad WALKER USA winner Pole Vault

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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Ari Martinez competes in the high jump competition during the Front Range Open at the Cadet Outdoor Track and Field Complex in Colorado Spring, Colo., April 2, 2022. Martinez registered the third-best high jump in Academy history.

Tech Sgt. Kevin Greene, Team Air Force, competes in discus during the 2022 DoD Warrior Games, August 24, 2022. The Warrior Games are composed of over 200 wounded, ill and injured service members and veteran athletes, competing in 12 adaptive sporting events Aug. 19-28, 2022 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.

Blanka Vlasic CRO, won women's high jump, cheering, blowing kisses to the audience, Sparkassen-Cup 2009, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

German hammer thrower Sören Klose Eintracht Frankfurt at 18 Schönebecker SoleCup on 20 07 2024 108913587

India, Delhi, 2010 Commonwealth games Track events Womens triple jump.

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Blanka Vlasic CRO, won women's high jump, cheering, Sparkassen-Cup 2009, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

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Bryan Kelly finishes the full marathon in the 2022 Air Force Marathon at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 17, 2022. More than 8,500 runners and 1,500 volunteers from all 50 states and 18 different came out to run in the races 26th year.

75-year-old Edwin Wolfgram, USA, at the end of the Ironman-Triathlon-World Championship, 10/11/2008, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA, North America

Maryam Yusuf JAMAL, BRN, winner of the 1500m, in front of Gelete BURKA, ETH, at the IAAF 2008 World Athletics Final for track and field in the Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Alexxis Brown competes in the javelin throw competition during the Front Range Open at the Cadet Outdoor Track and Field Complex in Colorado Spring, Colo., April 2, 2022. Brown debuted on the program's Top 10 in the javelin throw.

220825-N-JQ001-011ORLANDO, Florida (August 25th, 2022) Athletes compete in the Mens 1500 meter track race at the DoD Warrior Games in Orlando, Florida on August 25, 2022. The Warrior Games are composed of over 200 wounded, ill and injured service member and veteran athletes, competing in 12 adaptive sporting events Aug. 19-28, 2022 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.

Male athlete training in circle

U.S. Air Force Senior Amn. (Ret.) Christian Vega, a Team Air Force Warrior Games athlete, participates in a race during a track competition at the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games, August 25th, 2022, in Orlando, Florida. The DoD Warrior Games serve as a way to enhance the recovery and rehabilitation of wounded warriors by engaging them outside of traditional therapy settings. Participation in these games showcases the service members dedication to the adaptive sports program, and their limitless potential through competitive sports.

A triathlete runs towards the finish line of the of the 34th annual Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Triathlon at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, March 26, 2023. Triathletes partook in a sprint duathlon, which included a 350 meter pool swim and a 5 kilometer run, as the cycling portion was cancelled due to weather. This annual community relations event is hosted by the air stations Marine Corps Community Services Semper Fit Division to test overall physical endurance, mental discipline, and bring the local community together.

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Melanie Brookes International Athlete. 5,000 mm Walker. Member Nuneaton Harriers. July 01, 1919. (Photo by Universal Pictorial Press)

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Air Forces Braeden Holcombe competes in the pole vault competition during the Front Range Open at the Cadet Outdoor Track and Field Complex in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 2, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joshua Armstrong)

Derek MILES, USA, pole vault, first place, at the IAAF 2008 World Athletics Final for track and field in the Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

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International Pole Vault Meeting in Dessau-Rosslau on 13/09/2022, pole vaulter crossing the bar, Dessau-Rosslau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

German discus thrower Clemens Auditor SC Potsdam at 18 Schönebecker SoleCup on 20 07 2024 108913736

German hammer thrower Merlin Hummel Uac Kulmbach at 18 Schönebecker SoleCup on 20 07 2024 108913581

World Athletics Final Stuttgart 2007, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Bjoern OTTO GER Pole Vault

Carlo Hoerr (GER) parallel bars, EnBW DTB Cup, artistic gymnastics, gymnastics, Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

2016 Olympic champion javelin thrower Thomas Röhler (LC Jena) at the 13th Schönebeck Solecup 2018

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Spc. Jonah Koech, a Track & Field Soldier-athlete assigned to the World Class Athlete Program, competes in the Men's 800m Steeplechase at the 2022 USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships, Eugene, Oregon, June 23-26, 2022. Koech placed 2nd in the finals, punching his ticket to the 2022 World Athletic Championships in July.

Man, medal celebration and winner with smile, indoor sports or hands in air at competition with pride. Champion athlete, happy and winning with gold, celebrate or success in global gymnastics contest

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German Bullet Striker Alina Kenzel VfB Stuttgart at 18 Schönebecker SoleCup on 20 07 2024 108913629

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- U.S. Air Forces Kayla Beach competes in shot put at the Ralph Lindeman Classic indoor track and field event held at the Cadet Field House in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Friday, January 19th and Saturday, January 20th, 2024. The Falcons collected six first-place finishes and one Air Force Top 10 mark.

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Triathlet Michael Goehner (GER) during the Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona Hawaii USA

Timo Eder GER vault, gymnastics, artistic gymnastics, gymnast, men, EnBW DTB-Pokal, Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

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