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Drake Relays, 1964, Gayle Hopkins

Drake Relays, 1964, Gayle Hopkins

Title

Drake Relays, 1964, Gayle Hopkins

Description

Gayle Hopkins of University of Arizona won the 1964 broad jump with distance of 26:2. The distance was a record and broke Jesse Owens' record that stood for 29 years. Hopkins also won the triple jump in 1964, and was one of only 25 athletes to win two events in same year.

Creator

Clinton, John D.

Source

Special Collections, Cowles Library -- Drake University.

Date

1964

Rights

U.S. and International copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For permission to use the digital image, please contact: bart.schmidt@drake.edu

Relation

Drake Relays Digital Archive

Format

35 mm color slide

Type

Image

Identifier

dr00220
http://ddr.lib.drake.edu/u?/du-relays,588