Harrison Dillard

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Barney Ewell (left) with teammates Mel Patton (centre) and Harrison Dillard (right) during a practice session before the 1948 Olympic Games in London

Ewell, Barney: at the 1948 Olympics

Harrison Dillard

American athlete

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Hurdling
An outstanding example is Harrison Dillard (U.S.), who won the 100-meter flat race in the 1948 Olympics and the high hurdles in the 1952 Games. Intermediate hurdlers also combine speed with hurdling ability. Glenn Davis (U.S.), who won both the 1956 and 1960 Olympics, was a world-record breaker on…
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An outstanding example is Harrison Dillard (U.S.), who won the 100-meter flat race in the 1948 Olympics and the high hurdles in the 1952 Games. Intermediate hurdlers also combine speed with hurdling ability. Glenn Davis (U.S.), who won both the 1956 and 1960 Olympics, was a world-record breaker on…
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