biography
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| male
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| lived:
| (1908–82)
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| biography:
| Sprint athlete, born in Vancouver, SW British Columbia, Canada. Winner of the 100 m and the 200 m Olympic gold medals in 1928, tying the Olympic record at 10·6 s in the second round of the 100 m. In 1930 he improved the world record to 10·3 s in the 100 m and won the Canadian title, the same year he won gold medals at 100 y and the sprint relay at the first Empire Games in Hamilton, Canada. |
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