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Armin Hary (German pronunciation: [ˈaʁmiːn ˈhaːʁi], audio (help·info); 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 first man to run 100 meters in 10.0 seconds and the last white man to establish a world record in 100 meters dash.

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Armin Hary

Armin Hary c. 1967
Personal information
Born	22 March 1937 (1937-03-22) (age 85) Quierschied, Germany
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Sport	Sprint running
Club	FSV Frankfurt[1][2][3]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 10.0 (1960) 200 m: 20.5 400 m: 50.6[1]
Medal record Representing  Germany Olympic Games 1960 Rome 100 m 1960 Rome 4×100 m Representing  West Germany European Championships 1958 Stockholm 100 m 1958 Stockholm 4×100 m

Running career

After playing football (soccer) in his youth, Hary switched to sprinting at age 16. Only a few years later, in 1958, he won his first international title when he came first in the 100 m and the 4 × 100 m at the European Championships.[2] He was also one of the first track stars to be affected by the rivalry between Adidas and Puma; each of the two then-fledgling companies wanted the "world's fastest man" to wear its shoes.[3] Rumors of cash payments were floated, but no evidence was ever found to support the claim.

Also in 1958, Hary appeared to have run a new world record with a time of 10.0 seconds, but the track's slope of 11 centimetres (4.33 in) was found to exceed the maximum allowed 10 centimetres (3.94 in). In 1960 Hary set the world record, which was equaled 24 days later, but stood as a European record for eight years less one day.

That same year, at the Olympics, he achieved his greatest moment of fame. After a nerve-wracking number of near-starts, Hary sprinted to the gold medal in the 100 m dash with a time of 10.2 seconds.[3]

In the final of the 4 × 100 m relay, Hary and his teammates appeared to have finished second behind the American team, but 15 minutes later the Americans had been disqualified for a faulty exchange. Germany's time, 39.5 seconds, equaled their own world record.[4]

During his career Hary had multiple conflicts with the German Athletics Federation, which eventually suspended him. These conflicts and waning motivation to compete resulted in Hary's retirement from sport in the early 1960s.[3]

Later life

In 1980 Hary was sentenced to 18 months in prison for abusing his real estate trader position and defrauding the Catholic Church of 3.2 million German marks. In 2000 he was selected as Germany's Runner of the Millennium. In 2011 he was inducted into the German Sports Hall of Fame.[3]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Armin Hary.

• Armin Hary at Olympics.com
• Armin Hary at Olympic.org (archived)
• Armin Hary at Olympedia
• Official website

Records
Preceded by Livio Berruti	European Record Holder Men's 100m 21 June 1960 – 19 June 1968	Succeeded by Roger Bambuck

На других языках

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[de] Armin Hary

Armin Erich Hary[1] (* 22. März 1937 in Quierschied) ist ein ehemaliger deutscher Leichtathlet. In seiner Laufbahn wurde er jeweils zweimal Olympiasieger und Europameister. Als erstem Sprinter gelang es ihm 1958, die 100 Meter in handgestoppten 10,0 s (auf der Aschenbahn) zu laufen. Hary ist damit sowohl der bislang letzte Deutsche als auch Europäer, der den 100-Meter-Weltrekord gehalten hat. 2011 wurde er in die Hall of Fame des deutschen Sports aufgenommen.

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- [en] Armin Hary

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[fr] Armin Hary

Armin Hary (né le 22 mars 1937 à Quierschied en Sarre) est un athlète allemand spécialiste du 100 mètres.

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[it] Armin Hary

Armin Hary (Quierschied, 22 marzo 1937) è un ex velocista tedesco, vincitore della medaglia d'oro olimpica dei 100 metri piani a Roma 1960.

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[ru] Хари, Армин

Армин Эрих Хари (нем. Armin Erich Hary; 22 марта 1937, Квиршид) — немецкий легкоатлет, двукратный чемпион Игр XVII Олимпиады, двукратный чемпион Европы, первый легкоатлет, пробежавший 100 метров ровно за 10 секунд.

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