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Thomas Edward "Eddie" Tolan (September 29, 1908 – January 30, 1967), nicknamed the "Midnight Express", was an American track and field athlete who competed in sprints. He set world records in the 100-yard dash and 100 meters event and Olympic records in the 100 meters and 200 meters events.
Eddie Tolan (born Sept. 29, 1909, Denver, Colo., U.S.—died Jan. 30, 1967, Detroit, Mich.) was an American sprinter, the first black athlete to win two Olympic gold medals. In his track career, Tolan won 300 races, losing only 7.
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Tolan did go on to triumph in 1935 at the World Professional Sprint Championships in Melbourne but was unable to build the dynasty of success that his talent foretold. Yet when he died at the age of 57, his legacy as a torchbearer for high-achieving black sprinters everywhere remained assured.
Eddie Tolan, whose success was built on amazing leg speed, won both sprints at the 1927 National Interscholastic Championships and, although he qualified for the 1928 Final Olympic Trials, he was eliminated in the preliminaries of the both the 100m and 200m.
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Nov 29, 2022 · With two golds, Eddie Tolan became the first double Olympic sprint champion in 20 years, and he claimed the title of “World’s Fastest Human”—the first time an African American had been given that label.
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Eddie Tolan, whose success was built on amazing leg speed, won both sprints at the 1927 National Interscholastic Championships and, although he qualified for the 1928 Final Olympic Trials, he was eliminated in the preliminaries of the both the 100m and 200m.
