This Day in Track & Field, June 20, Jesse Owens wins 100m, 200m, 220y hurdles and long jump at NCAA, for second year in row! (1936), by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com) This Day in Track & Field–June 20 1936—World Records were set by Georgia’s Forrest “Spec” Towns in the 110-meter hurdles(14.1 in his heat/6-19) and Cal’s Archie Williams in the 400 (46.1) at the NCAA Championships in Chicago (June 19-20). The wind in Towns’ race was +2.4, but the […]