Black Sports : Black Sports History

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bowing .....hats off to our late sister..........Ty

 

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3 Aug 1936 to
9 Aug 1936
Jesse Owens wins 4 gold medals at 1936 Summer Olympics

..On August 3, 1936 he won the 100m sprint, defeating Ralph Metcalfe; on August 4, the long jump (later crediting friendly and helpful advice from Luz Long, the German competitor he ultimately defeated); on August 5, the 200m sprint; and, after he was added to the 4 x 100 m relay team, his fourth on August 9 (a performance not equaled until Carl Lewis won gold medals in the same events at the 1984 Summer Olympics). ...

http://timelines.com/1936/8/3/jesse-owens-wins-4-gold-medals-at-1936-summer-olympics

 

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These was two of our greatest runners with outstanding performances i salute them both
when i ran track it was Jesse who i wanted to be like .............pure History and ledgendary

 

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Dick Tiger CBE (born Richard Ihetu August 14, 1929 - December 14, 1971)


DICK TIGER: Photo Essay
By PHILIP EMEAGWALI


....the greatest boxer Africa has produced is Dick Tiger, born Richard Ihetu, in Amaigbo (Imo State, Nigeria). Tiger was my childhood hero, a true warrior. In 1962, Dick Tiger won the world middle weight boxing championship.

Tiger inspired lots of Nigerians to go into boxing...

(PHOTOS SHOWN AT LINK) http://emeagwali.com/photos/dick-tiger/photo-essay-on-dick-tiger.htm

 

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A true classic fighter