Louis Silvie Zamperini (January 26, 1917 – July 2, 2014) was an American World War II veteran, an Olympic distance runner and a Christian evangelist. He took up running in high school and …

Nov 11, 2014 · Louis Zamperini was a World War II veteran and Olympic distance runner. Zamperini competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics and was set to compete again in the 1940 …

Aug 11, 2020 · Sports Heroes Who Served is a series that highlights the accomplishments of athletes who served in the U.S. military. In 1936, 19-year-old Louis Zamperini qualified for the …

Louis Zamperini was an American Olympic distance runner and World War II veteran who survived being stranded at sea and enduring brutal treatment as a prisoner of war. He was …

Louis Zamperini was an Olympic runner who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics and was known for his incredible speed and endurance on the track. After surviving a plane crash …

Apr 17, 2024 · When Louis Zamperini was 21 years old, he ran at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and broke records with Adolf Hitler in the audience. By 26, he was an Army Air Corps bombardier …

Aug 24, 2020 · What was Louis Zamperini’s Olympics career like? Was he a successful athlete? Before being known for his time as a POW during World War II, Louis Zamperini’s Olympics …

Dec 20, 2010 · In this excerpt from the new book Unbroken, the author of Seabiscuit captures Zamperini's glorious charge to the 1936 Berlin Olympics. IN THE 1920s, the most notorious …

Mar 4, 2019 · Louis Zamperini was an Olympic athlete who survived torture in a WW2 POW camp. He credited Christianity with saving his life after the war.

Feb 5, 2025 · * He set California high school records in running, and was chosen to run in the 1936 Berlin Olympics at age 19 and roomed in the same cottage as Jesse Owens, Olympic …