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Originally Posted by jason.1969
I’ve spent some time trying to figure this card out, and my conclusion is that Mack Robinson does not appear at all.
The two Black athletes are almost certainly Eulace Peacock (third from left) and Cornelius Johnson (on steps)
As for “Robinson,” he is actually (white) Fresno State Bulldog and 1935 AAU 800 meter champion Elroy Robinson.
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That would make sense. I always suspected that this image was taken at the AAU Championships as the patch on their tops is AAU and not Olympic. This could not have been taken at the Olympic Trials as they were held on Randall's Island in New York City. They did have an outdoor swimming pool there, but the athletes wore the jerseys of their affiliated colleges and clubs. The 1936 AAU Championships were held July 3-4 at Princeton, but Robinson did not compete. The three listed on the back - Peacock, Johnson and Robinson all won at the 1935 AAU Championships held at the University of Nebraska. They did/do have an outdoor pool near Memorial Stadium in Lincoln. This meet was one of the few times Owens did not win the 100m. In that race Peacock was first, Metcalfe second and Owens third. Peacock also defeated Owens in the Long Jump during that meet. Peacock was injured before the 1936 Olympic trials and did not even make it out of the heats. He finished last (7th) in the second heat.