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[JimmytheT]

Originally Posted by North East Goon

I wonder who will be the first white person will be to win in track and field?

A Greek guy (who was white), won the gold in the 200 M sprint in the 2000 Summer Olympics.

[valo403]

Originally Posted by JimmytheT

A Greek guy (who was white), won the gold in the 200 M sprint in the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Which is now somewhat suspect due to doping allegations

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by JimmytheT

A Greek guy (who was white), won the gold in the 200 M sprint in the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Seriously? "White people" winning foot races is nothing new. One of the reasons Jesse Owen's 1936 Olypic performance was such a big deal was because like just about everything else in Western Culture, high performance and success were pretty exclusively caucasian.

[valo403]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

Seriously? "White people" winning foot races is nothing new. One of the reasons Jesse Owen's 1936 Olypic performance was such a big deal was because like just about everything else in Western Culture, high performance and success were pretty exclusively caucasian.

Nothing new if you go back to pre WWII I guess, pretty damn uncommon if you enter into the color TV era.