Modern Olympian Ode #30 (1924, 1928) Two Leaps by Michael Ceraolo

 Modern Olympian Ode #30 (1924, 1928) Two Leaps

In 1924 William DeHart Hubbard

became the first Black to win an individual gold medal

with a long jump just over twenty-four feet, five inches

In 1928 Mikio Oda of Japan

became the first Asian to win individual gold

with a triple jump of just under fifty feet

(Both men would later set

the world record in their respective events)

Two actual leaps for individuals,

two metaphorical leaps for mankind