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Jul 3, 2014 · July 3, 2014. Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who as an airman during World War II crashed into the Pacific, was listed as dead and then spent 47 days adrift in a life raft before being...
Dec 24, 2014 · Louis Zamperini was always exceptional. After getting into trouble as a child, Zamperini found an outlet in track and field. In a time when the four-minute mile was one of the most elusive goals in sports, Zamperini pushed the limits. Zamperini set the national high school record for the mile in 1934 with a time of 4:21.3.
Aug 17, 2021 · Updated August 29, 2023. Not long after competing at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Louis Zamperini fought for the U.S. military during World War II — and later survived two years in a Japanese POW camp. When Louis Zamperini was 21 years old, he ran at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and broke records while Adolf Hitler watched.
Lou Zamperini was a high school star distance runner in Southern California in the 1930s, and competed in the 1936 Olympics shortly after graduating from high school, winning the California high school championship, and earning a track scholarship to Southern Cal. He was a solid distance runner but his life after athletics was far more interesting.
Aug 11, 2020 · In 1936, 19-year-old Louis Zamperini qualified for the Summer Olympics in Berlin. Even today, he remains the youngest American to qualify in the 5,000 meter track and field event. He didn't...
Jul 3, 2014 · MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: The Olympic long-distance runner and World War II hero, Louis Zamperini, has died at the age of 97. During the war, Zamperini survived 47 days adrift on a life raft after...
Jul 4, 2014 · Michael Carlson. Fri 4 Jul 2014 14.36 EDT. A star runner, war hero, and survivor of 47 days at sea in a rubber raft and two years of torture in Japanese prison camps, Louis Zamperini, who has...
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