I Just Ran: Percy Williams, World's Fastest Human

by Samuel Hawley

At the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics an unknown Vancouver runner named Percy Williams shocked the sports world by capturing the 100- and 200-metre gold medals. Some said the feat was a fluke. It wasn't. In 1929 Percy silenced naysayers by sweeping the US indoor track circuit, then he went on to set a world record in the 100 metres that would stand until the arrival of Jesse Owens. And in between he waged a speed duel with the fleetest men on the planet,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1553801261
• ISBN13: 9781553801269
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Ronsdale Press
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"