Forrest Grady "Spec" Towns (February 6, 1914 – April 9, 1991) was an American track and field athlete. He was the 1936 Olympic champion in the 110 m hurdles...
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30:15.6 Volmari Iso-Hollo Finland 30:20.2 110 metres hurdles details Forrest Towns United States 14.2 Don Finlay Great Britain 14.4 Fritz Pollard United...
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Born in Elberton, Georgia, Robert "Bobby" Towns was the son of Forrest Towns and Martha Elizabeth Eberhardt. Towns grew up in Athens, Georgia, where he played...
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International Association of Athletics Federations, in 1912. The IAAF ratified Forrest Smithson's 15.0 mark set at the 1908 London Olympic Games as the inaugural...
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Nathan Bedford Forrest (July 13, 1821 – October 29, 1877) was a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War and later the first Grand...
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seconds, Forrest Smithson (USA), 1908 First under 15 seconds: 14.8 seconds, Earl Thomson (CAN), 1920 First under 14 seconds: 13.7 seconds, Forrest Towns (USA)...
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400m race. Glenn Cunningham – Won 1 silver medal in the 1500m race. Forrest Towns – Won 1 gold medal in the 110m hurdles. Fritz Pollard – Won 1 bronze...
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Forrest is a masculine given name. Notable persons with the name include: Forrest (singer) (1953–2013), born Forrest Thomas, American singer popular in...
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disqualified in the final in Los Angeles. Forrest Towns and Fritz Pollard, Jr. of the United States were the favorites; Towns had set the world record at 14.1...
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Forrest Gump is a 1994 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Eric Roth. It is an adaptation of the 1986 novel of the same...
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