Armin Hary
Armin Hary 1960 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 22 March 1937 (age 88) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sprint running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100 m: 10.0 (1960) 200 m: 20.5 400 m: 50.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Armin Hary (German pronunciation: [ˈaʁmiːn ˈhaːʁi] ⓘ; (born 22 March 1937) is a retired German sprinter who won the 1960 Olympic 100 meters dash. He was the first non-American to win the event since Percy Williams of Canada took the gold medal in 1928, the only German to ever win the event in the history of the Olympics, the first man to run 100 meters in 10.0 seconds and the last White man to establish a world record in 100 meters dash.
"The most amazing sprinter. I have ever seen". Jesse Owens.