Two-time Olympic gold medalist Jim Hines, who was the first man to run 100m in under 10 seconds, passed away on Saturday at the age of 76
Hines recorded a hand-timed 9.9 second 100m dash at the US Championships in Sacramento in June 1968 according to USA Track and Field , before running the first electronically timed 100m under 10 seconds at the Olympic Games in Mexico City. Hines’ world record earned him his first individual Olympic gold medal.
Hines also won the 4x100m in a world record time at the same Olympics, anchoring the US team to victory in a time of 38.24 seconds. The sprinter grew up in Oakland, California, though he was born in Arkansas, according to USATF. He was inducted into the USATF Hall of Fame in 1979. He attended Texas Southern University, where he competed in track, and was inducted into its Hall of Fame in 1986.
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