Olympic Athlete Movies

This 2012 documentary profiles Lori "Lolo" Jones, who surmounted poverty and homelessness to become one of the most dominant athletes in women's...

Documentary about Lars Theodor Jonsson who was a cross country skier in the 1920s and 30s and now lives alone in the forest.

At the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, the silent protest of Tommie Smith and John Carlos changed The Games forever, becoming one of the defining images...

At the Munich Olympics of 1972, John Akii Bua, from the impoverished African country of Uganda, powered round the inside lane in the 400m hurdles,...

Few athletes in Olympic history have reached such heights and depths as Marion Jones. After starring at the University of North Carolina and winning...

With never-before seen home video, this film recounts the paranoid downward spiral of John E. du Pont and the murder of Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz.

This short film presents several athletes preparing for the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

A tribute to the distinguished reign of one of Britain's longest-serving Olympians.

Recently, more and more cases of child abuse have been uncovered in elite sport. More and more victims are speaking out worldwide. Young athletes are...

John John Florence puts his career on the line against Kelly Slater to qualify for surfing's debut in the 2020 Olympics.

A child who just loved to skate from the age of eight, Poppy Starr Olsen became the number one female bowl skater in Australia at 14 and went on to...

The story of Norwegian speed-skating gold medalist Johann Olav Koss, who founded the non-profit organization Right to Play, which brings sports to...

A young man aspiring for recognition of his talents battles against his estranged father's sentiment towards him as the father deals with his own...

This film presents a unique behind-the-scenes look into the lives and training of two of the world’s top figure skaters, Evgenia Medvedeva and...

Back in the 1980s, the road to the Olympics was long and hard for an amateur wrestler. But then along came John du Pont, an eccentric heir to the...

Haunted by the past, two estranged Olympians attempt to rebuild their collapsing lives at a remote lake house.