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	Eddie Tolan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Thomas Edward "Eddie" Tolan (September 29, 1908 - January 31, 1967) was an American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
		Born in Denver, Colorado, Eddie Tolan, also an American football player, won Michigan state championships as a high school boy.
		In 1932, by then winner of several AAU Championships, Tolan qualifies for the 100 m and 200 m in the Olympic Games to be held in Los Angeles, although Ralph Metcalfe beats him twice in the Olympic Trials.
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	Eddie Tolan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Thomas Edward "Eddie" Tolan (September 29, 1908 - January 31, 1967) was an American athlete,winner of two gold medals at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
		In 1932, by then winner of several AAU Championships, Tolan qualifies for the 100 m and 200 m in the Olympic Games to be held in Los Angeles, although Ralph Metcalfe beats himtwice in the Olympic Trials.
		Tolan laterbecame a vaudeville performer and, eventually, a school teacher.
	www.therfcc.org /eddie-tolan-77957.html (240 words)

	Track Pioneers William Hubbard and Eddie Tolan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Eddie Tolan was born on September 29, 1909.
		A native of Denver, Colorado, Tolan was the city and state champion in the 100- and 200-yard dashes.
		The 5-foot-7 inch Tolan, who raced with his glasses taped to his head, won the NCAA championship in the 200 and 220-yard dashes and the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) championship in the 100- and 220-yard events between 1929 and 1931.
	www.blackathletesportsnetwork.net /artman/publish/printer_408.shtml (582 words)

	Eddie Tolan - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		That same year, he also equalled the World Record in the 100 m on numerous occasions.
		However, the finishing order at the Games themselves is the other way round; Tolan set two Olympic Records to win both sprint events.
		Tolan later became a vaudeville performer and, eventually, a school teacher.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /eddie_tolan.htm (241 words)

	African American Registry: Eddie Tolan, "The Midnight Express!"
		Eddie Tolan* was born on this date in 1909.
		Tolan from Denver, Colo., was that areas city and state champion in the 100- and 200-yard dashes.
		The 5 foot 7 inch Tolan, who raced with his glasses taped to his head, won the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship in the 200- and 220-yard dashes and the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) championship in the 100- and 220-yard events between 1929 and 1931.
	www.aaregistry.com /african_american_history/377/Eddie_Tolan_The_Midnight_Express (238 words)

	100 Yard Dash Dispute
		Eddie Tolan of the University of Michigan, 100 and 200 yard sprint champion of the United States, today charged he was the victim of a "hometown decision" when he was adjudged beaten by Percy Williams in Vancouver last week.
		Eddie Tolan, is a step past Williams and has evidently hit the tape with his left hand as Percy plunges forward to breast it and win by inches.
		Tolan, with Wykoff of Glendale, Bracey of Rice Institute and other sprinters raced in the 100-yard dash event at Vancouver, and Williams was adjudged the winner.
	frankwykoff.com /controversy.htm (1497 words)

	Eddie Tolan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Thomas Edward Tolan (born September 29, 1908 in Denver, Colorado ; died January 31, 1967 in Detroit, Michigan) was an American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
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	Tolan's Olympic feat still amazing - 09/17/00
		Tolan, who died in 1967, was a star quarterback at Cass Tech and a track star at the University of Michigan, where he was an NCAA and Big Ten champion.
		Tolan was born in 1929 in Denver and came to Detroit from Salt Lake City.
		Tolan Brown said his brother's fondest athletic memory, the only one he ever discussed with much excitement, was standing on the medal podium in Los Angeles as the stars and stripes was unfurled and the Stars Spangled Banner blared over the loudspeakers.
	www.detnews.com /2000/sports/0009/17/d02-121144.htm (1102 words)

	Eddie Tolan -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Thomas Edward "Eddie" Tolan (September 29, 1908 – January 31, 1967) was an (A native or inhabitant of the United States) American (A person trained to compete in sports) athlete, winner of two gold medals at the (Click link for more info and facts about 1932 Summer Olympics) 1932 Summer Olympics.
		When he studied at the (A university in Ann Arbor, Michigan) University of Michigan, Tolan set a (The best record in the whole world) World Record of 9,5 in the 100 (Click link for more info and facts about yd) yd dash, which gained him instantaneous fame in his home country.
		Tolan later became a (A variety show with songs and comic acts etc.) vaudeville performer and, eventually, a school teacher.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/E/Ed/Eddie_Tolan.htm (264 words)

	Eddie Tolan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Born in Denver Colorado Eddie Tolan also an American football player won Michigan state championships as a high school When he studied at the University of Michigan Tolan set a World Record of 9 5 in the 100 yd dash which gained him instantaneous fame his home country.
		In 1932 by then winner of several AAU Championships Tolan qualifies for the 100 and 200 m in the Olympic Games to be held in Los Angeles Ralph Metcalfe beats him twice in the Trials.
		However the finishing order at the themselves is the other way round; Tolan two Olympic Records to win both sprint Remarkably neither Tolan nor Metcalfe was part the American 4 x 100 m relay which nevertheless won that event in a World Record.
	www.freeglossary.com /Eddie_Tolan (456 words)

	UM Olympics-1932 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Eddie Tolan's victories in the 100 and 200 meters brought Michigan a unique distinction.
		Tolan's best NCAA meet was 1931 when he won the 220 in 20.9 seconds and finished second in the 100 yard dash.
		Eddie Tolan 100 meters 1st, Olympic record of 10.3 in a photo-finish with Ralph Metcalfe 200 meters 1st, Olympic record of 21.2 sec.
	www.umich.edu /~bhl/bhl/olymp2/ol1932.htm (404 words)

	Eddie Tolan
		Thomas Edward Tolan (born September 29, 1908 in Denver, Colorado; died January 31, 1967 in Detroit, Michigan) was an American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
		He died at age 58 of a heart attack.
		Eddie Tolan's entry in the Michigan Track & Field Hall of Fame (http://www.michtrack.org/HOF/hoftolan.htm)
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ed/Eddie_Tolan.html (251 words)

	Tolan, Eddie -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		While attending high school in Detroit, Mich., Tolan was a city and state champion in the 100- and 200-yard dashes.
		At his peak, in 1934–35, he was called “the world's fastest human”; in 1932 and 1936 he won Olympic silver medals in the 100-metre dash, losing close races to his great rivals Eddie Tolan and Jesse Owens.
		The U.S. entertainer Eddie Foy became famous in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as a musical comedy and vaudeville comedian.
	www.encyclopaedia.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9002539 (710 words)

	USATF - Hall of Fame
		Only 5' 7" and 145 pounds, Eddie Tolan was a compact, confident sprinter who ruled the 100 and 200 meters from 1929 to 1932.
		The highlight of his career was the Los Angeles Olympics, in which he won the 100 by the narrowest of margins over fellow Hall of Famer Ralph Metcalfe in a world record-tying 10.3, then won the 200 easily in an Olympic record 21.2.
		Tolan's running career got off to an auspicious start at Detroit's Cass Tech High School, where he won his first sprint double at the state meet as a sophomore, before doubling at the National Interscholastic Championships in his senior year.
	www.usatf.org /HallOfFame/TF/showBio.asp?HOFIDs=171 (215 words)

	Olympic star Tolan sprinted into history - 07/15/01
		Wrapped around his head was a pair of fl, horn-rimmed glasses, taped to his ears to keep Eddie Tolan's spectacles from falling on the cinder track.
		Eddie Tolan won gold medals in the 100 and 200 meters at the 1932 Olympics.
		Tolan was named to the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 1958 and, posthumously, was selected as one of Michigan's all-time great athletes at the university's sesquicentennial.
	www.detnews.com /2001/sports/0107/15/d01-247810.htm (813 words)

	Michigan Athletes have made Olympic history
		The 5-foot 7-inch Tolan, who raced with spectacles taped to his head, won the National Collegiate Athletic Association championship in the 200 and 220-yard dashes and the Amateur Athletic Union championship in the 100- and 220-yard events between 1929 and 1931.
		Eddie was the only double winner in the games that year and the first fl athlete to win Olympic gold medals.
		Eddie was honored posthumously as one of University of Michigan's all-time great athletes at the university's sesquicentennial.
	info.detnews.com /history/story/index.cfm?id=148&category=sports (4273 words)

	Sony Pictures - Rescue Me
		Tolan, along with producers Denis Leary, Jim Serpico and Kerry Orent, was recognized by the Producer’s Guild of America when RESCUE ME was honored with the 2005 Visionary Award, which acknowledges producers whose work demonstrates a unique or uplifting quality.
		A Massachusetts native, Tolan’s passion for writing and acting led him to study theater at the University of Massachusetts – Amherst.
		Tolan resides in Los Angeles with his wife Leslie, an editor and co-producer on RESCUE ME, and their three children.
	www.sonypictures.com /tv/shows/rescueme/tvbiolist/bio-PeterTolan.html (152 words)

	Eddie Tolan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Llevado en Denver, Colorado, Eddie Tolan, también jugador del fútbol americano, campeonatos ganados del estado de Michigan como muchacho de la High School secundaria.
		Notable, ni Tolan ni Metcalfe era parte del americano el equipo del relais de 4 x 100 m, que sin embargo ganó ese acontecimiento en un nuevo expediente de mundo.
		Tolan sintió bien más adelante a un ejecutante del vaudeville y, eventual, a un profesor de la escuela.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/ed/Eddie%20Tolan.htm (301 words)

	Thomas Edward Tolan -- Thomas Edward Tolan (* 29. September 1908 in Denver, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Thomas Edward Tolan -- Thomas Edward Tolan (* 29.
		Dort gelang es Tolan, den Spieß umzudrehen, und er gewann jeweils mit neuem Olympischen Rekord beide Sprintstrecken.
		Tolan, Thomas Edward Tolan, Thomas Edward Tolan, Thomas Edward en:Eddie Tolan
	thomas_edward_tolan.exsudo.de (277 words)

	T - Alpha Index
		Eddie Tolan is listed in Placement results in the 1932 Olympic GOLD tally of winners.
		Newspaper photo of Eddie Tolan: Eddie Tolan is named the new 1929 A.A.U. Champion in both the 100 and 220 yard dash - Denver, Colorado.
		Eddie Tolan is mentioned in a newspaper article entitle: "(Percy) Williams Hopes for a New Record"
	frankwykoff.com /t.htm (770 words)

	New Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ralph, though his stats were weak compared to his teammates Jesse Owens and Eddie Tolan, was known for his long strides and strong finishes.
		His best race came against his teammate Tolan when they both crossed the finish line with a time of 10.38 seconds in the 1932 Olympics.
		Tolan had won the race by less than an inch.
	www.wvu.edu /~physed/blacksports/fall2002/ralphmetcalfe.htm (211 words)

	Eddie Tolan - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Eddie Tolan - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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		The article about Eddie Tolan contains information related to Eddie Tolan and External link.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Eddie_Tolan (280 words)

	Black History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In at least eight 100-metre dashes, he tied the world record of 10.3 seconds, and he also tied the world record of 20.6 seconds in the 200-metre dash.
		His 100-metre dash at the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles ended in a virtual dead heat with Tolan, both men finishing in 10.38 seconds.
		After hours of deliberation over a photograph of the finish, the judges determined that Tolan won by about an inch.
	search.eb.com /Blackhistory/article.do?nKeyValue=2538 (281 words)

	Eddie Tolan - Definition up Erdmond.Com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		When he studied at the University_of_Michigan, Tolan set a World_Record of 9,5 in the 100 yd dash, which gained him instantaneous fame in his home country.
		In 1932, by then winner of several AAU Championships, Tolan qualifies for the 100 m and 200 m in the Olympic_Games to be held in Los_Angeles, although Ralph_Metcalfe beats him twice in the Olympic Trials.
		He died at age 58 of a heart_attack.
	www.erdmond.com /Eddie_Tolan.html (243 words)

	valeri borzov (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		His first major achievement was winning the sprint-double at the 1971 European Championships in Helsinki, though he had already won the 100 m in 1969.
		At the Olympics in Munich, two of the American sprinters (Eddie Hart and Reynaud Robinson) were eliminated because their coach had not announced the correct starting time of the heats.
		After Borzov won the final with relative ease, the Americans swore they would beat Borzov in the 200 m.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /valeri_borzov.html (375 words)

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