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Feb 18, 2023 · Cornelius Johnson was the first Black athlete snubbed by Adolf Hitler at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. He took home a gold medal and an oak sapling, which he planted at his Los Angeles home. Now ...
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Cornelius Johnson. DJ Chark Jr. Derius Davis #12. Simi Fehoko #87. Jaelen Gill. Jaylen Johnson. Leon Johnson III. Quentin Johnston #1. Ladd McConkey. Joshua Palmer #5. Brenden Rice. Full Roster.
Aug 13, 2016 · At the 1936 Olympics, 18 black athletes went to Berlin as part of the U.S. team. Pictured here are (left to right, rear) high jumpers Dave Albritton and Cornelius Johnson; hurdler Tidye Pickett ...
Added: May 10, 2007. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 19330941. Source citation. Professional athlete. He achieved athletic success as a student at Los Angeles High School, competing in the sprints and in the high jump (he still holds the school high jump record set in 1932). At the Los Angeles Olympics in 1932, Johnson, who was then an 18 year old ...
As an 18-year-old high school student, Corny Johnson tied for first place in the 1932 Olympic high jump, but was relegated to fourth place in the jump-off. Johnson then went to Compton Junior College and early in 1936 he set a world indoor record of 6-8 15/16 (2.05). At the 1936 Final Trials he tied with Dave Albritton when both set a world ...
May 28, 2022 · Delos Thurber, Cornelius Johnson and Dave Albritton raising their arms in what was known as a Bellamy salute, a tribute to the U.S. flag, after the high jump event in the 1936 Summer Olympics in ...
Feb 24, 2016 · Cornelius Johnson of Compton (Calif.) Junior College became the first black athlete to win a gold medal in Berlin. Silver went to Dave Albritton, an Ohio State Buckeye and roommate of Jesse Owens ...
