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- Eddie_Tolan comment "Thomas Edward \"Eddie\" Tolan (September 29, 1908 – January 30/31, 1967), nicknamed the \"Midnight Express\", was an American track and field athlete who competed in sprints. He set world records in the 100-yard dash and 100 meters event and Olympic records in the 100 meters and 200 meters events. He was the first non-Euro-American to receive the title of the \"world's fastest human\" after winning gold medals in the 100 and 200 meters events at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.".