60 metres at the Olympics
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The United States dominated the event in its short history, winning five of the six medals given out. None of the medallists were specialists in the event and all of them won Olympic medals in different events in their careers. Alvin Kraenzlein's 1900 victory formed part of a haul of four gold medals at that Olympics, as he also won two hurdling titles and the long jump.[1] Archie Hahn became the only man to have won three sprint titles in one Olympics in 1904, taking the short sprint titles from 60 metres up to 200 metres.[2]
The fastest
At the
After the event's removal from the Olympic programme, the 60 metres never featured at any other major outdoor international championship and it is now a common event in
Medal summary
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1900 Paris |
Alvin Kraenzlein (USA) | Walter Tewksbury (USA) | Stan Rowley (AUS) |
1904 St. Louis |
Archie Hahn (USA) | William Hogenson (USA) | Clyde Blair (USA) |
Medals by country
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
2 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
- Athletics Men's 60 metres Medalists. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-03-22.
- Specific
- ^ Al Kraenzlein. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-03-22.
- ^ Archie Hahn. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-03-22.
- ^ Olympic Games (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-03-22.