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Owens first came to national attention when he was a student of East Technical High School in Cleveland; he equaled the world record of 9.4 seconds in the 100 yards (91 m) dash and long-jumped 24 feet 9 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (7.56 m) at the 1933 National High School Championship in Chicago.
Official world record, without starting blocks Jesse Owens: 1933 9.4 Equalled world record, set US high school record Mel Patton: 1948 9.3 Official world record James Jackson Alameda High School, Alameda, California, 1954 9.4 Equalled US high-school record Ken Irvine: 1961 9.3 Equalled professional 100-yard world record Harry Jerome: 1962 9.2
For the second consecutive year, Ohio State's Jesse Owens won championships in four individual events—the 100-meter sprint, the 200-meter sprint, the 220-yard low hurdles and the broad jump (now called the long jump). Owens accounted for more than half of Ohio State's points (40 of 73) in the team scoring.
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.
Grandson of a slave, Owens established six world records in 1935. The legendary athlete retained his 100m world record for 20 years and his long jump world record for 25 years (until 1960).
Record Athlete High School Name High School Location Meet Location Meet Name Date Ref 100 y: 9.30 (+0.9 m/s) Houston McTear: Baker High School Baker, Florida: Winter Park, Florida: FHSAA State Meet (prelim) May 9, 1975 [2] 100 m: 10.00 (+1.6 m/s) Trentavis Friday: Cherryville High School: Cherryville, North Carolina: Eugene, Oregon: USATF ...
Ohio State's Jesse Owens won championships in four individual events—the 100-yard sprint, the 220-yard sprint, the 220-yard low hurdles, and the broad jump (now called the long jump). Owens accounted for 40 of Ohio State's 40 + 1 ⁄ 5 points in the team scoring, with pole vaulter John Wonsowicz contributing the remaining one-fifth of a point ...
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