Monday 7 March 2011

The Mens Olympic 100m Sprint Champions




1896 Athens - Thomas Burke (USA)
1900 Paris - Frank Jarvis (USA)
1904 St. Louis - Archie Hahn (USA)
1908 London - Reggie Walker (RSA)
1912 Stockholm - Ralph Craig (USA)
1920 Antwerp - Charlie Paddock (USA)
1924 Paris - Harold Abrahams (GBR)
1928 Amsterdam - Percy Williams (CAN)
1932 Los Angeles - Eddie Tolan (USA)
1936 Berlin - Jesse Owens (USA)
1948 London - Harrison Dillard (USA)
1952 Helsinki - Lindy Remigino (USA)
1956 Melbourne - Bobby Morrow (USA)
1960 Rome - Armin Hary (EUA)
1964 Tokyo - Bob Hayes (USA)
1968 Mexico City - Jim Hines (USA)
1972 Munich - Valeriy Borzov (URS)
1976 Montreal - Hasely Crawford (TRI)
1980 Moscow - Allan Wells (GBR)
1984 Los Angeles - Carl Lewis (USA)
1988 Seoul - Carl Lewis (USA)
1992 Barcelona - Linford Christie (GBR)
1996 Atlanta - Donovan Bailey (CAN)
2000 Sydney - Maurice Greene (USA)
2004 Athens - Justin Gatlin (USA)
2008 Beijing - Usain Bolt (JAM)
2012 London - Usain Bolt (JAM)

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  2. 2012 London: Usain Bolt- Jamaica!! First man to win it in consecutive Olympics on the track.

    Carl Lewis won silver to Ben Johnson's gold in Seoul, 1988, but was awarded the gold when Johnson's medal was rescinded on a doping offence.

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