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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.
- 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
- February 25, 1918, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- 71 kg (157 lb)
- April 4, 1996 (aged 78), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Mar 31, 2024 · Barney Ewell 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...
Norwood H. “Barney” Ewell. 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.
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’...
- Jack Davidson
Apr 5, 1996 · Barney Ewell, who was one of the world's top-ranked sprinters during and after World War II and who won three medals at the age of 30 when the Olympics were revived in 1948, died...
Barney Ewell. In 1940 Henry Norwood “Barney” Ewell, Penn State’s “Ebony Sprint Ace,” set a world record in the 50-yard dash with a time of 5.0 seconds. In 1942 he broke the world record in the 200-yard dash with a time of 18.9 seconds.
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