News from the FCS
February 10th, 2021, 07:01 AM
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH—Not many athletes can say that they hopped, skipped, and jumped their way into the record books. Columbia track star George Shaw did just that. In fact, as a triple jumper, he hopped his way into the Olympics and became Columbia's first Black athlete to compete in the Olympic Games in 1952. In 1956, he became the first Black student-athlete at Columbia to compete at two different Olympic Games when he competed in Melbourne, Australia.
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH—Not many athletes can say that they hopped, skipped, and jumped their way into the record books. Columbia track star George Shaw did just that. In fact, as a triple jumper, he hopped his way into the Olympics and became Columbia's first Black athlete to compete in the Olympic Games in 1952. In 1956, he became the first Black student-athlete at Columbia to compete at two different Olympic Games when he competed in Melbourne, Australia.
More... (https://gocolumbialions.com/news/2021/2/10/general-columbia-trailblazer-george-shaw-53cc.aspx)