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Four World Records

Jesse Owens

 
 
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Photographed By Dave Wilcox, February 6, 2013
1. Four World Records Marker
Inscription.
Four World Records
Established on Ferry Field at the Big Ten track meet Ann Arbor May 25, 1935

Broad Jump 26 ft. 8-1/4 inches.
220 yds low hurdles 22.6 seconds.
220 yd sprint 20.3 seconds.
100 yd dash 9/4 seconds.

Jesse Owens 1913 – 1980
Design by Denis Lee

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansSports. A significant historical date for this entry is May 25, 1870.
 
Location. 42° 16.114′ N, 83° 44.489′ W. Marker is in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in Washtenaw County. Marker can be reached from South State Street. Marker in located the southeast corner of the Ferry Field track, north the Ray Fisher baseball complex and west of Yost Ice Arena on the athletic campus of the University of Michigan. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1112 South State Street, Ann Arbor MI 48104, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Michigan Ross Bur Oak (approx. 0.4 miles away); Alpha Delta Phi (approx. 0.4 miles away); Law Quadrangle (approx. 0.4 miles away); John F. Kennedy Defines The Peace Corps (approx. half a mile away); Michigan Union 75th Anniversary (approx. half a mile away); Michigan Union (approx. half a
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mile away); The Michigan Union and the Peace Corps (approx. half a mile away); Martha Cook Building (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ann Arbor.
 
More about this marker. The brick structure where this marker is located also has three memorials to former University of Michigan athletes that gave their lives for their country in World War I, World War II and Vietnam.
 
Also see . . .  Jesse Owens Biography. (Submitted on February 13, 2013, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
 
Four World Records Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dave Wilcox, February 6, 2013
2. Four World Records Marker
Four World Records Location image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dave Wilcox, February 8, 2013
3. Four World Records Location
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2013, by Dave Wilcox of Grass Lake, Michigan. This page has been viewed 581 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on February 12, 2013, by Dave Wilcox of Grass Lake, Michigan. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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