Thomas Edward "Eddie" Tolan (September 29, 1908 – January 30, 1967), nicknamed the "Midnight Express", was an American track and field athlete who competed...
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Games—Archie Hahn (1904), Ralph Craig (1912), Percy Williams (1928), Eddie Tolan (1932), Jesse Owens (1936), Bobby Morrow (1956), Valeriy Borzov (1972)...
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by Archie Hahn in 1904, Ralph Craig in 1912, Percy Williams in 1928, Eddie Tolan in 1932, Jesse Owens in 1936, Bobby Morrow in 1956, Valeriy Borzov in...
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American Eddie Tolan in a world record-equalling time of 10.38 seconds. Teammate Ralph Metcalfe won the silver and was credited with the same time as Tolan. It...
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Americans were favored coming into the Games, particularly Eddie Tolan and Ralph Metcalfe. Tolan had won the 100 metres over Metcalfe two days before the...
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100-meter dash and placed second in that event in two Olympics, first to Eddie Tolan in 1932 at Los Angeles and then to Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics in...
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architect Eddie Tolan (1908–1967), American athlete and sprinter John H. Tolan (1877–1947), U.S. Representative from California John V. Tolan, historian...
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September 16, 1920 10.4 Charley Paddock Redlands, USA April 23, 1921 0.0 Eddie Tolan Stockholm, Sweden August 8, 1929 Copenhagen, Denmark August 25, 1929...
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Rangeley Great Britain Helmut Körnig Germany 1932 Los Angeles details Eddie Tolan United States George Simpson United States Ralph Metcalfe United States...
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Robert Tolan (born November 19, 1945) is an American former professional baseball center fielder / right fielder, and coach, who played in Major League...
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January 2018, on the former site of Tolan Playfield (named for Detroit native and double Olympic gold medalist Eddie Tolan). Track cycling competitions are...
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(athlete) Great Britain Georg Lammers Germany 1932 Los Angeles details Eddie Tolan United States Ralph Metcalfe United States Arthur Jonath Germany 1936...
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goes back to 1926 when Eddie Tolan and his teammate Loving won the interscholastic track meet at Northwestern University. Tolan came to be known as the...
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Record 10.2 Jesse Owens Chicago, USA June 20, 1936 Olympic Record 10.3 Eddie Tolan Los Angeles, USA August 1, 1932 10.3 Ralph Metcalfe Los Angeles, USA...
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McGinnis 3.95 1932 Los Angeles 200 meters details United States (USA) Eddie Tolan 21.2 George Simpson 21.4 Ralph Metcalfe 21.5 Javelin throw details Finland (FIN)...
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"Was Jesse Owens Snubbed by Adolf Hitler at the Berlin Olympics?". "Eddie Tolan, Willis Ward, and Jesse Owens at 1935 Big Ten Track Meet at Ferry Field...
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Sexton Athletics Men's shot put July 31 Gold Eddie Tolan Athletics Men's 100 m August 1 Gold Eddie Tolan Athletics Men's 200 m August 1 Gold Ed Gordon...
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suspension, Finland did not agree to return to the event until 1939. Eddie Tolan won both the 100 m and 200 m sprint events. Poland's Stanisława Walasiewicz...
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metres details Eddie Tolan United States 10.3 Ralph Metcalfe United States 10.3 Arthur Jonath Germany 10.4 200 metres details Eddie Tolan United States...
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McDonald Bailey Belgrade, Yugoslavia 25 August 1951 Olympic record 10.3 Eddie Tolan Los Angeles, USA 1 August 1932 10.3 Ralph Metcalfe Los Angeles, USA 1...
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Leamon King Santa Ana, United States 27 October 1956 Olympic record 10.3 Eddie Tolan Los Angeles, USA 1 August 1932 10.3 Ralph Metcalfe Los Angeles, USA 1...
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10.0 Harry Jerome Saskatoon, Canada 15 July 1960 Olympic record 10.3 Eddie Tolan Los Angeles, USA 1 August 1932 10.3 Ralph Metcalfe Los Angeles, USA 1...
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Eric Liddell 1924 9.7 British record Denis Cussen 1928 9.8 Irish Record Eddie Tolan 1929 9.5 Official world record Frank Wykoff Chicago 7 June 1930 9.4 Official...
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World record 20.6* Olympic record Eddie Tolan (USA) 21.2 Los Angeles, United States 3 August 1932...
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400 meters relay Ken Doherty Detroit Men's decathlon 1932 Los Angeles Eddie Tolan Athletics Men's 100 meters Men's 200 meters Jim Cristy Swimming Men's...
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Olympic podium, particularly African-Americans and Afro-Caribbeans. Eddie Tolan became the first non-white winner of the event in 1932 and this signified...
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Summer M 2 0 0 2 Yasuji Miyazaki Japan Swimming 1932 Summer M 2 0 0 2 Eddie Tolan United States Athletics 1932 Summer M 2 0 0 2 Kristjan Palusalu Estonia...
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(athlete) Great Britain Georg Lammers Germany 1932 Los Angeles details Eddie Tolan United States Ralph Metcalfe United States Arthur Jonath Germany 1936...
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Walter Pritchard Paul Rekers George Saling George Simpson Morgan Taylor Eddie Tolan Emmett Toppino (r) Edwin Turner Karl Warner (r) Frank Wykoff (r) Men's...
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Walter Pritchard Paul Rekers George Saling George Simpson Morgan Taylor Eddie Tolan Emmett Toppino (r) Edwin Turner Karl Warner (r) Frank Wykoff (r) Men's...
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