Sentences with phrase «olympic runners»

Lawrence, Puryear, and Ofili each focused on Olympic runners, perhaps in tribute to the longstanding excellence black athletes have demonstrated in track and field.

Olympic runners.

Critics Consensus: Decidedly slower and less limber than the Olympic runners at the center of its story, the film nevertheless manages to make effectively stirring use of its spiritual and patriotic themes.

Critic Consensus: Decidedly slower and less limber than the Olympic runners at the center of its story, the film nevertheless manages to make effectively stirring use of its spiritual and patriotic themes.

Long story short, while on vacation in Maine — we were invited to a very exclusive TD bank sponsored Lobster Bake (along with Olympic runners and other prominent New Englanders).

In this past Summer Olympics, I remember the commentators interviewing one of the Olympic runners.

Olympic runners Usain Bolt and Wayde van Niekerk have nearly reached humankind's maximum running speed.

INDICTED: By a federal grand jury in San Diego, University of Miami strength and conditioning coach PAT JACOBS, 31, on charges of importing and distributing steroids; and British three - time Olympic runner DAVID JENKINS, 35, (who now lives in Carlsbad, Calif.) on the same charges (page 21).

An Olympic runner, Noel - Baker was heavily involved in the formation of the League of Nations and later the UN, helping to draft its charter.

Mayer, who had attended a sports academy in East Germany, had hoped to someday become an Olympic runner.

We're not just talking about someone like Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius, who is augmented with technology to compensate for his disabilities and thus can outrun many able - bodied Olympians.

For those who don't know, Zamperini was an Olympic runner who survived a Japanese prisoner - of - war camp in World War II.

His time before becoming an Olympic runner and his efforts to even race in Hitler's Olympics, up to and including shaking the FÃ 1/4 hrer's hand (not seen in the movie by the way), is enough for a movie in and of itself.

For reasons never made clear, The Bird latches on to the Olympic runner and decides to «befriend» him, a relationship marked by frequent brutal beatings with a bamboo stick.

Directed by Angelina Jolie and co-written by the Coen brothers, this films tells the story of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.

The movie, based on Laura Hillenbrand's best - selling biography, stars Jack O'Connell as Louis Zamperini, the Olympic runner - turned - airman who was captured and tortured as a prisoner of war.

A chronicle of the life of Louis Zamperini (Jack O'Connell), an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.

Her source material is Laura Hillenbrand's mega-bestseller about Olympic runner Louis Zamperini (Jack O'Connell), who endured 47 days marooned on a raft when his plane was shot down over the Pacific in WWII only to be incarcerated for over two years in the most brutal of Japanese POW camps.

Director Stephen Hopkins (best known for directing episodes of 24 and House of Lies) and married screenwriting team Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse chose to focus on a few key years in Olympic runner Jesse Owens» (Stephan James) life, starting with his first day of school at Ohio State University in late 1933, up to his astounding four - gold - medal triumph at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.

Although not without its familiar indie quirks, Jeremy Teicher and Alexi Pappas» charming dramedy nails its chosen milieu with uncanny accuracy, stemming in no small part from the casting of Pappas, a real - life Olympic runner, as an intensely focused track star forced to take a day off.

The unbelievable and seemingly impossible story of Olympic runner and WWII v...

Synopsis (From IMDB): «A chronicle of the life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.»

Synopsis: A chronicle of the life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II (IMDb).

Unbroken Director: Angelina Jolie Stars: Jack O'Connell, Domhnall Gleeson, Jai Courtney Synopsis: A chronicle of the life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.

The Gist: From a script by the Coen Brothers, Angelina Jolie steps behind the camera for this chronicle of the life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.

The film is based on screenplay by the Coen Brothers and tells the story of American Olympic runner Louis Zamperini, who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.

The film, which has been directed by Jolie with a screenplay from the Coen Brothers, tells the story of American Olympic runner Louis Zamperini, who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.

The director, who burst onto the Hollywood scene in 1991 with «Boyz n the Hood,» has kept pretty quiet since 2005's «Four Brothers» aside from an upcoming installment of ESPN's «30 for 30» about disgraced Olympic runner Marion Jones.

Based on the adapted screenplay by Joel and Ethan Coen, Unbroken chronicles the prison experiences of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.

Unbroken: Angelina Jolie's second effort behind the camera tells the truly amazing story of an Olympic runner turned WWII POW.

Friday, October 12, 3 - 4 PM I'll be talking to Bellwether Prize - winner Naomi Benaron about Running the Rift, a gorgeously written and heartbreaking coming - of - age story about an aspiring Olympic runner, set during the Rwandan Genocide.

Andy becomes an Olympic runner and Rachel a social worker, both finding satisfaction in their work but not their love lives.

We watch as a transplant patient uses the smell of lavender to calm his hostile immune system and an Olympic runner shaves vital seconds off his time through mind - power alone.

Not exact matches

A long - distance runner who won two Vancouver marathons around the turn of the millennium, Strange opted to stay in California and try to make the Canadian Olympic team.

«Other athletes to test positive include: Semion Elistratov of Russia, an Olympic gold medalist in short - track speedskating; Pavel Kulizhnikov of Russia, a world champion speedskater; Davit Modzmanashvili of Georgia, an Olympic silver medalist in wrestling; and Abeba Aregawi of Sweden, a world champion runner.»

Johann Olav Koss runs Right To Play out of Canada's largest city, and University of Toronto professor and former Olympic distance runner Bruce Kidd has been a reliable sounding board for him.

He was 26 - years - old, fresh off being asked to try out for the U.S. Olympic Boxing Team, and a runner - up in the 2008 National Golden Gloves.

Just before midnight last Friday on the floor of the Athens Olympic Stadium, U.S. pole vaulter Toby Stevenson looked up between jumps and saw a fleet of runners tear past him on the final leg of the women's 4 √ ó100 - meter relay, the crowd in full throat.

Manuel, 58, a retired surveyor for Arizona's Salt River Project, proudly displays Michael's Olympic medal and the first award the boy ever won, as runner - up in the 1981 Southwest Optimist boxing tournament.

The featured runners included Kenya's Martin Lel, who won a sprint to the finish for his second London title in three years (in 2:07:41); defending champion Felix Limo, who was in the dash at the end and placed third; world - record holder Paul Tergat (sixth); and reigning New York City Marathon champ Marilson Gomes dos Santos (eighth), plus 2004 Olympic champ Stefano Baldini, former world - record holder Khalid Khannouchi and former half - marathon - record holder Haile Gebrselassie.

Hall blew away 2004 Olympic marathon silver medalist Meb Keflezighi, one of Hall's training partners, in that race, but few figured he would stay with the elite runners in London.

In Sunday night's final of the 100 meters — the event in which Bolt, now 25, won the 2008 Olympic gold medal and the»09 world title, lowering the world record from 9.72 to 9.58 seconds — the world's most famous runner false - started and was disqualified from the race.

Though slowed by injuries and personal troubles this year, Wanjiru had already become the youngest runner to win four major marathons, held the fastest nonaided time ever recorded in an American race and was a favorite to repeat as Olympic champion in»12 following his Olympic record time of 2:06:32 in» 08.

Both runners were well outside their PBs and the Olympic qualifying time of 2:31:00, but they already had the qualifying mark going into London and sealed automatic selection with their top two spots.

The American's win turned the tables on Olympic champion Ekaterini Stefanidi as she cleared 4.76 m for the runner - up spot but the Greek vaulter's achievements throughout the rest of the Diamond League series did mean she secured overall victory.

The 15,000 runners were set off on their way around Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park by Olympic and world gold medallist Christine Ohuruogu

Felix, the Olympic champion over the shorter distance, had a slight lead coming off the bend but Schippers, who became the third fastest 200m runner in history in Beijing, overpowered her in the home straight and crossed the line in 22.12 to the American's 22.22, though Felix took the overall title by two points ahead of her Dutch rival.

Poland's two - time Olympic discus silver medallist Piotr Malachowski claimed his fourth Diamond League series win after finishing as runner - up to Sweden's Daniel Stahl who threw 65.78 m to Malachowski's 65.27 m.

World and Olympic champion Robert Harting threw a best of 68.24 m in the final round to secure his victory in style, with Moscow Worlds silver medallist Piotr Małachowski again runner up behind Harting with 65.45 m. Jeff Henderson called it a day after his personal best leap of 8.33 m in the fourth round of the long jump.

Organisers have also confirmed that Lord Seb Coe will be the official starter for the race, the two - time Olympic gold medallist setting the 57,000 runners on their way.