American double Olympic champion Jim Hines, who grew to become the primary man to run the 100 metres in lower than 10 seconds in 1968, has died on the age of 76.
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In June 1968 American sprinter Jim Hines was the primary man to be clocked beneath 10 seconds (hand-timed) for the 100mLater that yr Hines received 100m gold on the Mexico Metropolis Olympics, and was timed electronically at 9.95 secondsHis world report would stand for 15 years earlier than being damaged by one other American, Calvin Smith
Hines was born in Dumas, Arkansas, in September 1946, however was raised in California.
Hines was an all-around athlete, enjoying baseball in his teenagers, earlier than specializing in observe athletics.
In June 1968, Hines was a part of historical past at america AUU Observe and Discipline Championships, the place he was certainly one of three athletes to be clocked (on hand-timing) quicker than 10 seconds in the course of the numerous rounds of the 100m competitors.
His 9.9 seconds warmth time was the primary to be hand-clocked at sub-10 seconds, though it was later assessed as 10.03 seconds on digital timing.
Hines completed second behind Charlie Greene within the last, however certified for the Olympic Video games.
4 months later Hines would win gold within the 100m on the 1968 Olympic Video games in Mexico Metropolis, clocking 9.9 seconds hand-timed, however confirmed electronically as 9.95 seconds to set a world report.
Hines’s world mark would final till 1983 till compatriot Calvin Smith ran 9.93. The 15-year hole was the longest between new benchmark occasions within the period of world athletics utilizing solely digital timing.
His efficiency was certainly one of a number of world data to fall in Mexico, the place the Video games have been held at an altitude of greater than 2,000m.
Hines additionally received gold within the 4x100m relay on the identical Olympics, earlier than retiring from athletics to play within the Nationwide Soccer League (NFL) with the Miami Dolphins and the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs.
One among his teammates from the US Olympic staff from 1968, sprinter John Carlos — who made headlines with Tommie Smith when he made a “Black Energy” salute on the rostrum after successful bronze within the 200m — paid tribute to Hines.
“A very expensive good friend as properly within the title of Jimmy Hines I perceive that God referred to as him house at present and we ship the prayers up for him,” Carlos posted on his Fb web page.
“World Athletics is deeply saddened to listen to that legendary US sprinter Jim Hines died on Saturday,” the governing physique mentioned in a press release.
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