Eddie Tolan

Eddie Tolan

Tolan in 1932
Personal information
Born	September 29, 1908 Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Died	January 30, 1967 (aged 58) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight	143 lb (65 kg)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 m, 200 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m – 10.38 (1932) 200 m – 20.9y (1931)[1][2]
Medal record Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1932 Los Angeles 100 meters 1932 Los Angeles 200 meters

Thomas Edward "Eddie" Tolan (September 29, 1908 – January 30, 1967),^[3][4] 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. He was the first non-Euro-American to receive the title of the "world's fastest human" after winning gold medals in the 100 and 200 meters events at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In March 1935, Tolan won the 75, 100 and 220-yard events at the World Professional Sprint Championships in Melbourne to become the first man to win both the amateur and professional world sprint championships. In his full career as a sprinter, Tolan won 300 races and lost only 7.