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History of Olympic 100 Meter Race

By afernandez28

  • The First Race

    The First Race
    1896 Athens, Greece held the first ever 100 meter race where competitors ran a sprint to wooden post and back to the stating line. Won by Thomas Burke in 12 seconds.
  • Period: to

    Years of Race

  • 1900 Paris

    1900 Paris
    Frank Jarvis posted a time of 10.8. American athlete who won 100 meter race in 1900.

  • 1904 Men's Winner

    1904 Men's Winner
    Archie Hahn from USA won in 11.0 seconds.

  • 1906 Athens

    1906 Athens
    Archie Hahn from USA won with a time of 11.2 seconds

  • First Women's Race

    First Women's Race
    First ever race for women it was won by Elizabeth Robinson of the USA with a time of 12.2.

  • 1936 Berlin

    1936 Berlin
    In 1936, Jesse became the first American in Olympic Track and Field history to win four gold medals.

  • Armin Hary

    Armin Hary
    Frst non-American since 1928 to win the Olympic 100 metres. Won in Rome in 1960.

  • 1976 Munich

    1976 Munich
    1976 Hasely Crawford, TRI 10.06. Women Annegret Richter, West Germany 11.08.

  • 1984 Los Angeles

    1984 Los Angeles
    Los Angeles Carl Lewis won Gold for the USA with 9.99 seconds. Evelyn Ashford from USA won with 10.97 seconds.

  • 1988 Seoul

    1988 Seoul
    Carl Lewis wins again in 9.92 seconds.Florence Griffith-Joyner wins for the women in 10.54. The Olympics were held in Seoul.

  • 2008 Beijing

    2008 Beijing
    Bolt broke new ground, winning in 9.69 s

  • 2012 London

    2012 London
    Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt defends his sprint title by setting an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds at the London 2012 Olympic Games.