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Percy Williams was so unknown that when he won gold in Amsterdam, there was a delay in the ceremony because no Canadian flag was on hand. His two gold in 1928 are legendary, but he was a reluctant hero who shunned the sp...
Golden Boy: Percy Williams is an episode from Canadian History Ehx by Craig Baird / Curiouscast. Percy Williams was so unknown that when he won gold in Amsterdam, there was a delay in the ceremony because no Canadian flag was on hand. His t...
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Percy Williams was so unknown that when he won gold in Amsterdam, there was a delay in the ceremony because no Canadian flag was on hand. His two gold in 1928 are legendary, but he was a reluctant hero who shunned the spotlight later in life. Find Samuel Hawley's book I Just Ran: Percy Williams, World's Fastest Human here: MY FIRST HISTORY BOOK! CANADA'S MAIN STREET: Donate: buymeacoffee.com/craigu Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: Hello Fresh: HelloFresh.ca/CHEHX E-mail: craig@canadaehx.com Twitter: twitter.com/craigbaird Threads: Tiktok: YouTube: youtube.com/c/canadianhistoryehx Want to send me something? Craig Baird PO Box 2384 Stony Plain PO Main, Alberta T7Z1X8 *sources* Team Canada: Canadian Encyclopedia: Olympics: BC Sports Hall of Fame: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Golden Boy: Percy Williams is an episode from Canadian History Ehx by Craig Baird / Curiouscast.
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