Ralph Metcalfe

Ralph Metcalfe
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 1st district
In office January 3, 1971 – October 10, 1978
Preceded by	William Dawson
Succeeded by	Bennett Stewart
Personal details
Born	Ralph Harold Metcalfe (1910-05-29)May 29, 1910 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Died	October 10, 1978(1978-10-10) (aged 68) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Resting place	Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Gertrude Pemberton ​ ​ (m. 1937; div. 1943)​ Madalynne Young ​ (m. 1947)​
Children	1 son
Education	Marquette University (BPhil) University of Southern California (MA)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1942–1945
Rank	First Lieutenant
Battles/wars	World War II

Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
	1936 Berlin	4×100 m relay
	1932 Los Angeles	100 meters
	1936 Berlin	100 meters
	1932 Los Angeles	200 meters

Ralph Harold Metcalfe Sr. (May 29, 1910 – October 10, 1978) was an American track and field sprinter and politician. He jointly held the world record in the 100-meter dash and placed second in that event in two Olympics, first to Eddie Tolan in 1932 at Los Angeles and then to Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany. Metcalfe won four Olympic medals and was regarded as the world's fastest human in 1934 and 1935.^[1] He later went into politics in the city of Chicago and served in the United States Congress for four terms in the 1970s as a Democrat from Illinois.