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CELEBRATIONS OF THE MODERN OLYMPIC GAMES

I | Athens | 1896
II | Paris | 1900
III | St. Louis | 1904
IV | London | 1908
V  | Stockholm | 1912
VI | Berlin | 1916
VII | Antwerp | 1916
VIII | Paris | 1924
IX | Amsterdam | 1928
X | Los Angeles | 1932
XI | Berlin | 1936
XII | Not Held | 1940
XIII | Not Held | 1944
XIV | London | 1948
XV | Helsinki | 1952
XVI | Melbourne | 1956
XVII | Rome | 1960
XVIII | Tokyo | 1964
XIX  Mexico | 1968
XX | Munich | 1972
XXI | Montreal | 1978
XXII | Moscow | 1980

ROLL OF BLACK OLYMPIC MEDAL WINNERS SINCE 1896
Track & Field
100 METERS
[[4 columns]]
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze

1932 | Eddie Tolan (10.3) | Ralph Metcalfe (10.3)| 
1936 | Jesse Owens (10.3) | Ralph Metcalfe (10.4) |
1948 | Harrison Dillard | (10.3) | Norwood Ewell (10.4) |
1964 | Robert Hayes | (9.9) |   | Charles Greene (10.0)
1968 | Jim Hines (9.9) |   | Charles Greene (10.0)
1972 |   | Robert Taylor (10.24) |

200 METERS
1932 | Eddie Tolan (21.2) |   | Ralph Metcalf (21.5)
1936 | Jesse Owens (20.7) | Mack Robinson (21.1) |
1948 |   | Norwood Ewell (21.1) |
1952 | Andy Stanfield (20.7) |   | James Gathers (20.8)
1956 |   | Andy Stanfield (20.7) |
1960 |   | Les Carney (20.6) | 
1964 | Henry Carr (20.3) | Paul Draton (20.5) |
1968 | Tommy Smith (19.8) |   | John Carlos (20.0)
1972 |   | Larry Black (20.19) |
1976 |   | Millard Hampton (20.29) | Dwayne Evans (20.43)

HIGH JUMP
1936 | Cornelius Johnson (6'7") | Dave Alburton (6'6 1/4") |
1956 | Charles Dumas (6'11½") |   |
1960 |   |   | John Thomas (7' 1/4")
1964 |   | John Thomas (7'2½")

TRIPLE JUMP
1976 |   | James Butts (56'4½") |

LONG JUMP
1924 | Delhart Hubbard (24'5") | Ed Gourdin (23'10½")
1932 | Ed Gordon (25'1/4")
1936 | Jesse Owens (26'5 1/4")|   |
1948 | Willie Steele (25'8") |   |
1952 | Jerome Biffle (24'10") | Meredith Courdine (24'8½") |
1956 | Gregory Bell (25'8 1/4") |   |
1960 | Ralph Boston (26'7½") | Irvin Roberson (26'7 1/4") |
1968 | Bob Beamon (29'2½") |   | Ralph Boston (26'9")
1972 | Randy Williams (26')|   | Arnie Robinson (26'4")
1976 | Arnie Robinson (27'4 1/4")| Randy Williams (26'7 1/4") |

400 METERS
1936 | Archie Williams (46.5)|   | James DuValle (46.8)
1948 |   |   | Mal Whitfield (46.6)
1952 |   |   | Ollie Matson (46.8)
1956 | Charles Jenkins (46.7)|   |
1960 | Otis Davis (44.9)|   |
1968 | Lee Evans 43.8)| Larry James (43.9)| Ronald Freeman (44.4)
1972 | Vince Matthews (44.66)| Wayne Collett (44.80) |
1976 |   | Fred Newhouse (44.4)| Herman Frazier (44.9)

800 METERS
1936 | John Woodruff (1.52.9)
1948 | Mal Whitfield (1.49.2)
1952 | Mal Whitfield (1.49.2)

400 METER HURDLES
1904 |   |   | George Poage
1956 |   |   | Josh Gulbrath (51.6)
1976 | Edwin Moses (47.6)

4X100 RELAY
1936 | Jesse Owens/Ralph Metcalfe (39.2)
1948 | Norwood Ewall/Lorenzo Wright/Harrison Dillard (40.6)
1952 | Harrison Dillard/Andy Stanfield (40.1)
1956 | Ira Murchison/Leamon King (39.5)
1964 | Mel Pender/Paul Drayton/Bob Hayes (88.2)
1968 | Charlie Greene/Mel Vender/Ron Smith/Jim Hines (88.2)
1972 | Larry Black/Ed Hart/Robert Taylor (38.1)
1976 | Harvey Glance/John Jones
1976 | Millard Hampton/Steve Reddick (38.3)

110 METER HURDLES
1936 |   |   | Fritz Pollard (14.4)
1952 | Harrison Dillard (13.7)|   |   |
1956 | Lee Calhoun (13.5)|   |
1960 | Lee Calhoun (13.8)| Willie May (13.8)| Hayes Jones (14.0)
1964 | Hayes Jones (13.6)|   |
1968 | Willie Davenport (13.3)| Irv Hall (13.3)
1972 | Rod Milburn (13.24)|   | Hill (3.48)
1976 |   |   | Willie Davenport (13.38)

DECATHLON
1952 |   | Milton Campbell (6.975 points)
1956 | Milton Campbell (7,937 points)| Rafer Johnson (7,587 points)
1960 | Rafer Johnson (8,392 points)|   |

4X400 RELAY
1908 | J.B. Taylor
1948 | Hal Whitfield (3.10.4)|   |
1952 |   | Ollie Matson/Mal Whitfield (3.04.4)
1956 | Lou Jones/Charles Jenkins (3.04.8)
1960 | Otis Davis (3.02.2)
1964 | Henry Carr/Ulis Williams ((3.00.7)
1968 | Vince Matthews/Ron Freeman
1968 | Larry James/Lee Evans (2.56.1)
1976 | Herman Frazier/Benny Brown
1976 | Fred Newhouse/Maxie Parks (2.59.5)

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