Achilles International information

Achilles International, formerly known as the Achilles Track Club, was established by Dick Traum in 1983 to encourage people with disabilities to participate...

In Greek mythology, Achilles (/əˈkɪliːz/ ə-KIL-eez) or Achilleus (Greek: Ἀχιλλεύς, translit. Achilleús) was a hero of the Trojan War who was known as being...

The Achilles tendon or heel cord, also known as the calcaneal tendon, is a tendon at the back of the lower leg, and is the thickest in the human body.[excessive...

into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. The Achilles Track Club was renamed Achilles International in 2004. Dick remained the CEO for 37-years before...

L'ira di Achille, internationally released as The Fury of Achilles, is a 1962 Italian historical drama set in the ninth year of the Trojan War and is based...

Achilles tendinitis, also known as achilles tendinopathy, occurs when the Achilles tendon, found at the back of the ankle, becomes sore. Achilles tendinopathy...

"What the Tortoise Said to Achilles", written by Lewis Carroll in 1895 for the philosophical journal Mind, is a brief allegorical dialogue on the foundations...

HMNZS Achilles was a Leander-class light cruiser, the second of five in the class. She served in the Royal New Zealand Navy in the Second World War. She...

The Anger of Achilles is an oil-on-canvas painting of 1819 by the French artist Jacques-Louis David. It is in the collection of the Kimbell Art Museum...

Dick Traum, 83, American marathoner and businessman, founder of Achilles International. Romana Vaccaro, 67, Czech-German operatic soprano. Carl Andre,...

She volunteered to guide a disabled athlete through the race for Achilles International and tweeted about the race in real-time. In 2010, Vyalitsyna started...

An Achilles lock (also called an Achilles hold or Achilles squeeze or Ashi-Hishigi in judo) is a compression lock that involves pressing the Achilles tendon...

depicts a fierce quarrel between King Agamemnon and a celebrated warrior, Achilles. It is a central part of the Epic Cycle. The Iliad is often regarded as...

Achilles Nikolayevich Alferaki ("Achilles" sometimes spelled Akhilles or Ahilles) (July 3, 1846, Kharkov, Russian Empire – December 27, 1919, Saint Petersburg...

Melanippe. She assisted Troy in the Trojan War, during which she was killed by Achilles or Neoptolemus. The asteroid 271 Penthesilea, discovered in 1887, was named...

even branch out into multi discipline sports such as triathlon. Achilles International HSI There is a distinction between a running club and crew, the...

tires which are used in the international market. Multistrada Arah Sarana also manufactures tires under the brand name Achilles and Corsa, as well as Michelin...

to Scyros to recruit Achilles because of a prophecy that Troy could not be taken without him. By most accounts, Thetis, Achilles' mother, disguises the...

from the East Meadow Jewish Center. Hines is an active member of Achilles International and a physical education instructor. Her book, Third in the World...

Achilles Liarmakopoulos (Greek: Αχιλλέας Λιαρμακόπουλος; born 29 August 1985) is a Greek trombonist. He has been a member of the Canadian Brass since 2011...

part due to his claim to be the first person to run around it. Achilles International has an award named in his honor for his efforts to restore the track...