Editing Eddie Tolan (section)

===100 meters race===
The 100 meters contest at the 1932 Olympics was one of the closest races in Olympic history. Tolan broke the Olympic record in the first heat of the second round with a time of 10.4 seconds, but Metcalfe remained the favorite.<ref name=Stiles>{{cite news|author=Maxwell Stiles|title=Great 100 Meters Duel Won by Tolan in 1932 Olympiad|newspaper=Long Beach Press-Telegram|date=April 23, 1948}}</ref> In the finals, Japanese sprinter [[Takayoshi Yoshioka]] jumped out to a four-yard lead after 40 meters. Tolan passed Yoshioka at the 60 meter mark and had a two-yard lead over Metcalfe at the 100-yard mark. But Metcalfe passed Tolan at the tape and appeared to the crowd to be the winner. Sports writer [[Maxwell Stiles]] described the last strides as follows:

<blockquote>His powerful legs churning wildly, Metcalfe swept down upon little Tolan like an avenging angel full of fury. Tolan, his left knee in an elastic bandage and his glasses taped to his head near his ears, dug in for one last desperate stride in his effort to hold the lead. Just at the tape, Metcalfe rushed past Tolan and was well ahead a yard beyond the finish. Almost everyone thought Metcalfe had won.<ref name=Stiles/></blockquote>

It was hours later, after review of films taken with a "Kirby two-eyed camera," that officials were able to declare Tolan the winner with a time of 10.3 seconds.<ref name=Ages/><ref name=Stiles/> The films showed that Tolan and Metcalfe hit the finish line in a dead heat, but Tolan was declared the winner, because he had his entire torso past the line on the ground before Metcalfe.<ref name=Stiles/>