BARCELONA: Harrison Dillard, who overcame racial prejudice to become the only man to achieve the Olympic double of 100m and 110m hurdles gold, and fought as a Buffalo Soldier in the Second World War, was honoured on Friday.
Still in good health at 89 years of age, Dillard won his first gold in 1948 and second in 1952. Before that he formed part of the 92nd infantry, the segregated "Buffalo Soldiers", made up solely of African-American troops, fighting in the Italian campaign from 1943-45.
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