Editing Eddie Tolan (section)

===200 meters race===
[[File:Ralph Metcalfe.jpg|thumb|right|125px|Tolan's rival and roommate at the 1932 Olympics, [[Ralph Metcalfe]], later became a U.S. Congressman.]]
The 200 meters race was held on the fourth day of competition, and this time the race was not close, as Tolan beat Metcalfe easily with an Olympic record time of 21.2 seconds – four-tenths of a second better than the prior record of 21.6 seconds.<ref name=Whiz>{{cite news|author=Braven Dyer|title=Tolan Flashes To New Record: Simpson and Metcalfe Decisively Defeated; Negro Wizzes Over 200-Meter Route in 21.2s for Mark; Americans Win Vault|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=August 4, 1932}}</ref> Tolan stumbled slightly with three yards to go, but righted himself and finished with a four-foot lead. With double wins in the 100 and 200 meters contests, Tolan was dubbed the "world's fastest human."<ref name=Whiz/> Tolan was the first African-American to have that distinction, and press coverage of his Olympic wins focused on his race. The Associated Press called him the "spectacled little American Negro" and "the dusky little thunderbolt."<ref>{{cite news|title=Tolan Wins Sprint Title of World: Bespectacled Little American Negro Races to Decisive Victory in Olympic 200 Meter Final|publisher=Daily Capital News (AP wire story)|date=August 4, 1932}}</ref> Braven Dyer referred to him as "the stubby colored boy," and noted that "the chunky Detroit Negro" had defeated [[Arthur Jonath]] of Germany, "the white-skinned Teuton."<ref name=Whiz/> Another writer described how the "little black man with horn-rimmed glasses" crossed the finish line, being chased by "a white man of America, [[George Simpson (sprinter)|George Simpson]]," and "a brother black, Ralph Metcalfe."<ref>{{cite news|author=Jean Bosquet|title=Day of Amazing Feats Rung Up in Olympics: Tolan Shatters 200 Meters as Babe Didrikson Thrills Huge Crowd with Record Run|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=August 4, 1932}}</ref>

Commentators also noted, that the only other two sprinters to win double gold in the 100 and 200 meters races were also University of Michigan athletes, [[Ralph Craig]] and [[Archie Hahn (athlete)|Archie Hahn]].<ref name=Whiz/>