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John Youie "Long John" Woodruff (July 5, 1915 – October 30, 2007) was an American middle-distance runner, winner of the 800 meter event at the 1936 Summer Olympics. [ 3 ] [ 1 ] Early life
Louis Silvie Zamperini (January 26, 1917 – July 2, 2014) was an American World War II veteran, an Olympic distance runner and a Christian evangelist.He took up running in high school and qualified for the United States in the 5,000 m race for the 1936 Berlin Olympics, finishing 8th while setting a new lap record in the process.
Ralph Harold Metcalfe Sr. (May 29, 1910 – October 10, 1978) was an American track and field sprinter and politician. He jointly held the world record in the 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 Berlin, Germany.
The United States competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. The Americans finished second in the medal table behind the hosts. 359 competitors, 313 men and 46 women, took part in 127 events in 21 sports. [1] [2] [3]
President of the Olympic organising committee for the 1936 Summer Olympics Theodor Lewald (18 August 1860 – 15 April 1947) was a civil servant in the German Reich and an executive of the International Olympic Committee .
Nominee for Vice President: 1996 Steve Largent: Football Hall of Fame wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks, 1976–89 OK: U.S. Representative: 1995–2003 Republican: Nominee for Governor: 2002 Don Lash: Running Set a world record for the two-mile run in 1936, competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics: IN: State Representative: 1973–1982 ...
He finished in second place at Boston a record seven times. Between 1934 and 1950, he finished in the top five 15 times at Boston, consistently running in the 2:30s. Kelley also ran the Yonkers Marathon 29 times. In 1936, Kelley overtook Ellison "Tarzan" Brown near Heartbreak Hill, [a] giving him a consolatory pat on the shoulder as he passed ...
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... The men's 10,000 metres event at the 1936 Olympic Games took place August 2.