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Former Olympic sprint champion Bobby Morrow passes away

American sprinter, Bobby Joe Morrow passed away. He won three athletics gold medals at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. He won the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay in Melbourne, becoming the first man only after fellow American Jesse Owens (1936) to win sprint treble. He was named Sports Illustrated’s “Sportsman of the Year” in 1956 and set 11 ratified world records during his career.

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