Ralph Metcalfe

thumb|Ralph Metcalfe Ralph Harold Metcalfe Sr (May 29, 1910 – October 10, 1978) was an American track and field sprinter and politician. He jointly held the world record in the 100-meter dash and placed second in that event in two Olympics, first to Eddie Tolan in 1932 at Los Angeles and then to Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany. Metcalfe won four Olympic medals and was regarded as the world's fastest human in 1934 and 1935. He later went into politics in the city of Chicago and served in the United States Congress for four terms in the 1970s as a Democrat from Illinois. Quotes One of the greatest moments of my life was when I was told that I had finally made the U.S. Olympic team. The Olympic Athlete Who Became a Powerful Chicago Politician, August 03 2021 External links Category:1910 births Category:1978 deaths Category:Track and field athletes Category:Sportspeople from the United States Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians Category:African Americans Category:Catholics from the United States Category:Olympic gold medalists Category:People from Atlanta