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William DeHart Hubbard (November 25, 1903 – June 23, 1976) was a track and field athlete who was the first African American to win an Olympic gold medal in an individual event: the running long jump at the 1924 Paris Summer games.
1 day ago · Hubbard's victory was one of several Olympic firsts at the 1924 games, which were held in and around the City of Lights as the Roaring ’20s were underway. William DeHart Hubbard circa 1925.
Oct 26, 2010 · William DeHart Hubbard was the first African American to win a gold medal at the Olympics as an individual, placing first in the running long jump. Hubbard was born on November 25, 1903, in Cincinnati, Ohio and attended Walnut Hills High School in that city.
William DeHart Hubbard was the first Black athlete to win an individual Olympic gold medal when he won the long jump at the 1924 Paris Games. A versatile multi-event competitor, he also represented the U.S. in the triple jump in 1924 and again long jumped at the 1928 Olympics.
DeHart Hubbard was the first black athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in an individual event. Hubbard studied at the University of Michigan starting in 1921, and the following year he won the first of six straight AAU long jump titles.
DeHart Hubbard was the first black athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in an individual event. Hubbard studied at the University of Michigan starting in 1921, and the following year he won the first of six straight AAU long jump titles.
Twelve years before Jesse Owen's monumental performance in Berlin came Michigan's William DeHart Hubbard. Hubbard's leap of 24-feet-5-inches at the 1924 games in Paris easily outdistanced the competition and earned him a place of honor in Olympic history.
William DeHart Hubbard (November 25, 1903 – June 23, 1976) was a track and field athlete who was the first African American to win an Olympic gold medal in an individual event: the running long jump at the 1924 Paris Summer games.
DeHart Hubbard, 1927. Although he wasn’t allowed to compete in some events at the 1924 Olympics because he was African American, Hubbard entered and won the long jump in the track and field competition. He became the first Afrian American to win an Olympic gold medal in an individual event.
Aug 15, 2018 · A longtime bowler, Hubbard was president of the National Bowling Association in the 1950s and was a founder of the baseball Cincinnati Tigers of the Negro American League. Hubbard died in Cleveland at age 72 on June 23, 1976.
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