Trio Wins Firsts For America Left to right: Cornelius Johnson, Los Angeles, Olympic high jump record breaker, Jesse Owens, Cleveland, 100 meter, 200 meter and broad jump winner, and Glenn Hardin, Greenwood, Miss., 400-meter hurdle victor, are shown at their Olympic village quarters as they received congratulations from their American Olympic teammates as the first three Americans to win firsts in the Olympics here. In the back row, left to right are: Marty Glickman, Brooklyn, Relay man; Gene Venzke, Pottstown, PA., 1,500 meter entrant; Albert J. Mangin, Lowell, Mass., 5000 meter walker; Foy Draper, Whittier, Calif., member of the 400-meter relay team; and Forrest G. Towns, Augusta, GA., 100-meter hurdle winner. August 08, 1936. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).