The men’s 100m at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games was won by American sprinter Bobby Morrow in 10.5 seconds. This video is part of a documentary about Bobby Morrow, though the 100m race is shown at the start. See more on the History of the Olympics 100m sprint.
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100m Men's Sprint 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games
April 30th, 2012 · No Comments · Athletics
Tags: 100m·1956·1956 Olympics·Athletics·Australia·events·Melbourne·olympic games·track and field
100m Men's Sprint 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games
April 30th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Athletics
The men’s 100m at the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games was won by American sprinter Lindy Remigino in 10.4 seconds. See more on the History of the Olympics 100m sprint.
Tags: 100m·1952·1952 Olympics·Athletics·events·Finland·Helsinki·olympic games·track and field
100m Men’s Sprint at the 1948 London Olympic Games
April 30th, 2012 · No Comments · Athletics
The men’s 100m at the 1948 London Olympic Games was won by American sprinter Harrison Dillard in 10.3 seconds. Here is some old footage of the event. See more on the History of the Olympics 100m sprint.
Tags: 100m·1948·1948 Olympics·Athletics·England·events·London·olympic games·track and field·United Kingdom
1986 Commonwealth Games 800m Steve Cram
September 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Athletics
A dominating performance by English runner Steve Cram at the 1986 Commonwealth Games 800m men held in Edinburgh, Scotland. His winning time was 1:42.22, a new Commonwealth Games record and and as the commentator said, it was the fastest time of the year to that point.
Tags: 1986·800m·Athletics·Com Games 1986·Commonwealth Games·Edinburgh·England·events·Scotland·Steve Cram
Javier Sotomayor High Jump World Record
October 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Athletics
The High Jump World Record is 8ft 1/2in. (2.45 meters), by Javier Sotomayor of Cuba, who achieved this height on the 27th of July 1993 in Salamanca. Here is a video of that jump.
Tags: Athletics·Cuba·high jump·Javier Sotomayor·world record
Jesse Owens wins 100m in Berlin 1936
October 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Athletics
Complete footage of the 100m sprint final at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, in which American Jesse Owens won the gold medal. We are privileged to be able to see him running – poetry in motion even with this grainy jumpy footage. See him win the 200m final too.
Tags: 100m·1936·Athletics·berlin·Germany·gold medal·jesse owens·olympic games·USA
