Armin Hary (born 22 March 1937) is a retired German sprinter who won the 100 metres at the 1960 Olympic Games. His victory made him the first non-American to take that Olympic title since Percy Williams of Canada won in 1928, and he remains the only German ever to win the event at the Olympics. He was also the first man to run 100 metres in 10.0 seconds, a landmark in sprinting history, and was the last white athlete to set a world record in the event.
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is a retired German sprinter
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1. Olympedia: Armin Hary - Olympedia
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His 1960 Olympic gold medal followed his performance at Zürich’s Weltklasse meet in June 1960, when he became the first sprinter to record 10.0 for the 100.
2. Armin Hary (Wikipedia)
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(born 22 March 1937)
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is a retired German sprinter
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who won the 1960 Olympic 100 meters dash
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