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Ralph Metcalfe
Born: May 29, 1910
United States
100 y
Personal Best:   9.4  Chicago  Jun 17, 1933
Top 25 Lists Tournaments Records
Year Result Place Venue Date
1928 9.8 26 Chicago May 12
1930 9.7 20 Chicago Aug 17
1931 9.6 12 Lincoln Jul 04
1932 9.5 2 Des Moines Apr 30
1933 9.4 2 Chicago Jun 17
1934 9.5 4 Escanaba Jun 2
1936 9.5 3 Toronto Sep 5
International
None
National
Year Result Place
1931 (USA Champ.) NA 5
World Records  
( - Record was ratified)
  9.4* Chicago Jun 17, 1933
100 m
Personal Best:   10.2  Chicago  Jun 11, 1932
Top 25 Lists Tournaments Records
Year Result Place Venue Date
1932 10.2 1 Chicago Jun 11
1933 10.3 2 Düsseldorf Jul 30
1934 10.3 4 Osaka Sep 15
1935 10.5 17 Lincoln Jul 04
1936 10.3 5 Köln Aug 10
International
Year Result Place
1932 (Olympic) 10.3 2
1936 (Olympic) 10.4 2
National
Year Result Place
1932 (OT & USA Champ.) 10.6(10.62) =MR 1
1933 (USA Champ.) 10.5 MR 1
1934 (USA Champ.) 10.4 MR 1
1935 (USA Champ.) 10.3ew 2
1936 (Olympic Trial) 10.6e 2
1936 (USA Champ.) 10.6e 2
World Records  
( - Record was ratified)
10.3* Los Angeles Aug 01, 1932
  10.3* Chicago Aug 18, 1932
  10.3* Malmö Jul 28, 1933
  10.3* Düsseldorf Jul 30, 1933
10.3* Budapest Aug 12, 1933
10.3* Osaka Sep 15, 1934
10.3* Dairen Sep 23, 1934
Electronic Timing
  10.64 Stanford Jul 16, 1932
  10.38 Los Angeles Aug 01, 1932
American Records  
( - Record was ratified)
10.2* Chicago Jun 11, 1932
200 m
Personal Best:   20.6  Budapest  Aug 12, 1933
Top 25 Lists Tournaments Records
Year Result Place Venue Date
1929 21.7 21 Champaign May 18
1931 21.0 3 Lincoln Jul 4
1932 20.8 2 Chicago Jun 11
1933 20.6 1 Budapest Aug 12
1934 21.3 6 Milwaukee Jun 8
1936 21.1 8 Toronto Sep 05
International
Year Result Place
1932 (Olympic) 21.5 3
National
Year Result Place
1930 (USA Champ.) NA 4
1931 (USA Champ.) NA 2
1932 (OT & USA Champ.) 21.5 (21.49)* 1
1933 (USA Champ.) 21.1 AR 1
1934 (USA Champ.) 21.3 1
1935 (USA Champ.) 21.0w* 1
1936 (Olympic Trial) 21.3e 4
1936 (USA Champ.) 21.2 1
World Records  
( - Record was ratified)
  20.6(HT) Budapest Aug 12, 1933
4 x 100 m Relay
Top 25 Lists Tournaments Records
None
Year Result Place
1936 (Olympic) 39.8 1
World Records  
( - Record was ratified)
39.8 Berlin Aug 09, 1936