Sam Richardson plaque unveiling, Toronto, May 11, 2023. Image by Herman Custodio.
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Resource ID
10323
Access
Open
Credit Line
Image by Herman Custodio
Date of Creation
11 May 2023
People Depicted
Left to right: Bruce Smith (CTS Coach, grey jacket and hat), Suzanne Kavanagh (Heritage Toronto Board of Directors, tan coat), Anne Chirakal (Principal, Central Technical School, long hair and yellow jacket), Shianne Blackman (CTS Black Student Alliance, Nike shirt), Carol McGrath (Richardson family, blue hat facing away from camera) Arthur Downes, (Ontario Black History Society, wearing suit touching plaque), Fernanda Pisani (CTS Alumni and plaque applicant, blue dress standing at front)
Program Category
Historical Plaques
Rights
Heritage Toronto
Caption
Sam Richardson plaque unveiling, Toronto, May 11, 2023. Image by Herman Custodio.
Description
Black Olympian Sam Richardson was one of the most gifted athletes of his generation. He studied at and competed for Central Technical School on Harbord Street in the 1930s. Richardson represented Canada at the 1936 Berlin Olympics in Nazi Germany, running the 4 x 100-metre relay against the U.S. team that included Black athlete Jesse Owens. He retired from sport in 1937.