About Allen Tolmich
Lived 1917 – 2012 (aged 94). Allen Tolmich was an American athletics competitor.
Allan Tolmich (March 30, 1918 – March 20, 2012 ) was a track and field athlete. He set world records in the indoor 45 low hurdles, indoor 50 low hurdles, indoor 60-yard hurdles, 70 high hurdles, and 200m hurdles.
Biography Tolmich was born in Detroit, Michigan, and was Jewish. He was an All-American from 1937 to 1941, and a National Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Champion in 1937, 1939, 1940, and 1941.
In 1976, Tolmich was inducted into the inaugural class of the Wayne State University Sports Hall of Fame. He was also inducted into the Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1999, and into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.
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Who was Allen Tolmich?
Track athlete
When was Allen Tolmich born?
Allen Tolmich was born on 30 March 1917 in Detroit.
When did Allen Tolmich die?
Allen Tolmich died on 20 March 2012 in Fishers.
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Allen Tolmich was an athletics competitor.
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Allen Tolmich was American.
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