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Henry Norwood "Barney" Ewell (February 25, 1918 – April 4, 1996) was an American athlete, and winner of one gold and two silver medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Born into poverty in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania , Ewell was one of the world's leading sprinters of the 1940s.
Barney Ewell (born Feb. 25, 1918, Harrisburg, Pa., U.S.—died April 4, 1996, Lancaster, Pa.) was an American athlete, one of the world’s leading sprinters of the 1940s. Although he was believed to be past his prime when the Olympic Games were resumed after World War II, he won three medals at the age of 30 at the 1948 Olympics in London.
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Feb 18, 2018 · Henry Norwood “Barney” Ewell was born Feb. 25, 1918, in Harrisburg. He was a track and field star at McCaskey High School and went on to become the fastest man in the world as a sprinter at ...
In an athletic career that lasted more than a decade, Norwood H. “Barney” Ewell thrilled track spectators from State College to London’s Wembley Stadium, where he won three medals at the 1948 Olympics. Ewell won numerous titles in the sprints and long jump while representing Penn State, where he arrived in the fall of 1939.
Apr 4, 1996 · Biography. Barney Ewell of Penn State had a remarkable career as a top-class sprinter. He began by winning the AAU junior 100m in 1936 while a schoolboy in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and finished 12 years later, at the age of 30, with three medals at the 1948 Olympics. In the intervening years he won 16 major outdoor titles, which included sprint ...
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Dec 27, 2020 · In the summer of 1950, American sprinter Barney Ewell, a triple medallist at the 1948 London Olympics and joint world record holder at 100 metres, spent more than two months living as ‘a lodger ...
Apr 4, 1996 · Ewell was the state's greatest high school sprinter-jumper in the mid-1930s, but he first achieved renown while a student at Pennsylvania State University, running the 100 m and 200 m races and winning 12 gold medals and championships in collegiate meets between 1940 and 1942. He also won 11 gold medals in AAU national meets between 1939 and ...
