| COLEVAULTER | In track and field, the old king's a ... |
| MEET | The congregation of riders and hounds before a hunt; a competitive event in track-and-field athletics or swimming; or, in mathematics, the intersection of two lines (4) |
| ATHLETE | From the Greek for "contest" or "prize", a sportsperson such as a competitor in track and field; or, any person of exceptional fitness (7) |
| LEWIS | American athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals in track and field events in the 1980s and 1990s (4,5) |
| ONEMILE | Approximate distance of four laps around the track, in track and field |
| HURDLES | Obstacles jumped by athletes in track-and-field events or horses in steeplechasing (7) |
| BABE | ___ Didrikson Zaharias, Olympic gold medalist in track and field who went on to win 10 L.P.G.A. major championships |
| MARYRAND | Former long jumper; the first British woman to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field (4,4) |
| ATHLETICS | Each stilt is used in track and field (9) |
| MEETS | Competitive events in track and field athletics (5) |
| DISCI | They're thrown in track and field |
| ATHLETES | Competitors in track and field events (8) |
| CARL | ___ Lewis, nine-time Olympic gold medalist in track and field |
| STARTERS | Officials in track and field (8) |
| ATHLETIC | ____ coach, one qualified to train competitors in track and field events (8) |
| PALMER | Painter influenced by his friend William Blake whose works include A Cornfield by Moonlight with the Evening Star, The Cleaning Field, The Harvest Moon and The Skylark (6) |
| CAMPUS | From the Latin for "field", the grounds and buildings of a college or university; the academic world; or, a genre of novel depicting this (6) |
| LOUISXIV | One of the old Kings from Lima is in Paris? Yes, with Old Bob Cross - the one with Victor! (5,3) |
| MEMORIAL | William Knibb ___ high school where Usain Bolt started specializing in track and field events |
| ANCHOR | RIO 2016: Relay team member in Track & Field |
