The Arkansas Track and Field Hall of Fame (ATFHF), which began honoring athletes in 1995, is dedicated to reco...

Raymond Henry Bass was an Olympic gold medalist, Gymnastics Hall of Fame honoree, and decorated World War II h...

Earl Holmes Bell of Jonesboro (Craighead County) is one of the most renowned U.S. men’s pole vaulters and co...

Veronica Campbell-Brown is a former University of Arkansas (UA) in Fayetteville (Washington County) track and...

William Arthur (Bill) Carr was the first Arkansan to win two gold medals in the same Olympic games, setting ne...

Michael Alex Conley is a former basketball player and track and field athlete for the University of Arkansas (...

Track and field star Ryan Crouser is the only man to win a gold medal in shot put in three consecutive Olympic...

Charles Greene, born in Pine Bluff (Jefferson County), was a track and field champion who won the bronze medal...

Edward Barton (Eddie) Hamm was a state- and world-class athlete in high school, college, and the Olympics. In ...

Clyde Hart was one of the nation’s leading track and field coaches. Serving as the head coach at Baylor Univ...

While competing for Sylvan Hills High School in Sherwood (Pulaski County), Jeffrey Todd (Jeff) Henderson becam...

Thomas Lionel Hill is a track and field star, who, as a student at Arkansas State University (ASU), was ranked...

Jim Hines, born in Dumas (Desha County), was an Olympic track and field star who won gold medals at the 1968 O...

Alfredrick Alphonzo (Al) Joyner is a track and field star who won the gold medal at the 1984 Olympics in Los A...

Deena Kastor is a long-distance runner who was named All-American at the University of Arkansas (UA) in Fayett...

Guy Kochel became a renowned track-and-field coach at Arkansas State University (ASU) in Jonesboro (Craighead ...

The Little Rock Marathon, the largest marathon in the state, began in 2003 with 2,527 registered participants ...

Dallas Long, born in Pine Bluff (Jefferson County), was an Olympic gold and bronze medalist who was consistent...

John McDonnell served as track and field coach at the University of Arkansas (UA) in Fayetteville (Washington...

Robert Cornelius (Bobby) Mitchell played professional football for the Cleveland Browns and the Washington Red...

Frank O’Mara was a star distance runner for the University of Arkansas (UA) in Fayetteville (Washington Coun...

James Alcorn “Indian” Rector, who took the silver medal in the 100 meters at the 1908 Olympic Games, was ...

In Arkansas, running and walking have long been used for exercise and fitness. Enthusiasts support each, espec...

Clyde Luther “Smackover” Scott, who received his nickname and his notoriety as a football player from the ...

Kenneth Gene Stephens of Conway (Faulkner County) was one of Arkansas’s most successful high school and coll...

Michael Tinsley, born in Little Rock (Pulaski County), became a star track and field athlete, winning the silv...