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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Cornelius_Johnson_(athlete)Cornelius Johnson (athlete) - Wikipedia

    Johnson's winning height of 2.03m was an Olympic record and he tried unsuccessfully for the world record. Johnson was the co-holder of the outdoor world record for the high jump for the year 1936 - 37 and won eight career U.S. titles (five outdoor, three indoor).

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  3. www.npr.org › sections › thetorchBlack U.S. Olympians Won In Nazi Germany Only To Be ... - NPR

    Aug 13, 2016 · Cornelius Johnson won the top spot on the medal stand in the high jump. Dave Albritton won silver. John Woodruff wins the 800-meter race at the Olympic Games in Berlin, Aug. 8, 1936. AP....

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  5. www.usatf.org › athlete-bios › cornelius-johnsonCornelius Johnson | USA Track & Field

    The 6' 5" Johnson built on his first Olympic experience, winning the AAU outdoor championship in 1933 and 1935 and tying for the title in 1932, 1934 and 1936. He also won or tied for the indoor championship three times.

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  7. olympics.com › en › athletesCornelius Cooper JOHNSON - Olympics.com

    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 ...

  8. www.wikiwand.com › en › Cornelius_Johnson_(athlete)Cornelius Johnson (athlete) - Wikiwand

    Johnson's winning height of 2.03m was an Olympic record and he tried unsuccessfully for the world record. Johnson was the co-holder of the outdoor world record for the high jump for the year 1936 - 37 and won eight career U.S. titles (five outdoor, three indoor).

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  10. www.cbsnews.com › video › los-angeles-oak-treeLos Angeles oak tree carries legacy of forgotten 1936 Olympic ...

    Feb 18, 2023 · 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...

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  11. www.nytimes.com › 2022/05/28 › usIn Los Angeles, a Tree With Stories to Tell - The New York Times

    May 28, 2022 · The oak tree that Cornelius Johnson received from Germany in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, standing in the backyard of his childhood home in Los Angeles. Philip Cheung for The New York Times....

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