Risultati di ricerca
Percy Alfred Williams (Vancouver, 19 maggio 1908 – Vancouver, 29 novembre 1982) è stato un velocista canadese, vincitore di due medaglie d'oro olimpiche ad Amsterdam 1928
Percy Alfred Williams OC (May 19, 1908 – November 29, 1982) was a Canadian athlete, winner of the 100 and 200 metres races at the 1928 Summer Olympics and a former world record holder for the 100 metres sprint.
While now the muscular, powerful, bulky speedsters prevail, Williams was slight and pale and looked anything but an Olympic champion in the waiting. When Williams turned up at the Canadian...
- 37 sec
- 17,4K
- Olympics
15 mag 2024 · Percy Williams (born May 19, 1908, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada—died November 29, 1982, Vancouver) was a Canadian sprinter, winner of two upset gold medals at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. He was the first sprinter not from the United States to win two gold medals at one Olympics.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
By winning the 100m and 200m at the Amsterdam Games in 1928, Vancouver native Percy Williams placed Canadian sprinting firmly on the global athletics map. Overcoming adversity. Born in Vancouver in British Colombia (CAN), Percy Williams took an unlikely path to sprinting stardom.
15 nov 2012 · Samuel Hawley reads selections from his book "I JUST RAN: Percy Williams, World's Fastest Human" (Ronsdale Press), the story of Canadian sprint champion Perc...
- 11 min
- 5K
- Samuel Hawley
1 lug 2024 · By winning the 100m and 200m at the Amsterdam Games in 1928, Vancouver native Percy Williams placed Canadian sprinting firmly on the global athletics map.
