Well done, Mighty Favog. Yesterday was Eddie Tolan's birthday. Of course Eddie won the 100 and the 200 at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games. I'm not sure why he did not run on the gold medal winning 4 by 100 relay.
Eddie did not win the 1932 Olympic Trials and by today's rules, he might not have won the 100 in the L.A. Olympics. Today's rules say a runner must reach the finish line first to win. That means a runner need not cross the line, just reach it. In 1932, the rules said a runner must cross the line first in order to win.
Ralph Metcalfe took the silver medal at 100 meters in Los Angeles and again, in 1936 against Jesse Owens.
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