R.I.P.
May your ride to heaven be a speedy and blessed one
Jim Hines (right) takes the 1968 Olympic gold medal ahead of Jamaica’s Lennox Miller and Charlie Greene of the USA.
Hines clocked 9.95sec when winning gold in the 100m at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico, a world record that stood for 15 years. He also won gold for the USA in the 4x100m relay, while his winning time in the individual event remained an Olympic record until 1988. His death was announced on the Olympic Games’ official website on Monday.
Jim Hines (right) is congratulated by Charlie Greene, the bronze medallist, after winning the 1968 Olympics 100m.
Calvin Smith broke Hines’ 100m world record by running 9.93 in Colorado in 1983, while Carl Lewis clocked 9.92 to set the then Olympic best at the Seoul Games in 1988.
Less than a week after his Olympic triumph in Mexico, Hines signed for the NFL side Miami Dolphins, but he played only a handful of games before moving on to Kansas City Chiefs, for whom he made just one appearance.
Hines, who also set a world record at 100 yards with a time of 9.1 in 1967, was born in Arkansas and grew up in California before his sprinting talents earned him a scholarship at Texas Southern University.
Soon after the Olympics, thieves stole Hines’ Olympic medals, his wife’s jewellery and his television from his home in Houston, but the medals were returned in a brown envelope after the sprinter had placed an advert in his local newspaper.
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May your ride to heaven be a speedy and blessed one
Jim Hines (right) takes the 1968 Olympic gold medal ahead of Jamaica’s Lennox Miller and Charlie Greene of the USA.
- American clocked 9.95sec to win 1968 Olympic final
- Hines also had NFL career and world record stood for 15 years
Hines clocked 9.95sec when winning gold in the 100m at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico, a world record that stood for 15 years. He also won gold for the USA in the 4x100m relay, while his winning time in the individual event remained an Olympic record until 1988. His death was announced on the Olympic Games’ official website on Monday.
Calvin Smith broke Hines’ 100m world record by running 9.93 in Colorado in 1983, while Carl Lewis clocked 9.92 to set the then Olympic best at the Seoul Games in 1988.
Less than a week after his Olympic triumph in Mexico, Hines signed for the NFL side Miami Dolphins, but he played only a handful of games before moving on to Kansas City Chiefs, for whom he made just one appearance.
Hines, who also set a world record at 100 yards with a time of 9.1 in 1967, was born in Arkansas and grew up in California before his sprinting talents earned him a scholarship at Texas Southern University.
Soon after the Olympics, thieves stole Hines’ Olympic medals, his wife’s jewellery and his television from his home in Houston, but the medals were returned in a brown envelope after the sprinter had placed an advert in his local newspaper.
Jim Hines, the first man to break 10 seconds in 100m, dies aged 76
The American sprinter Jim Hines, who broke the 10-second barrier for the 100 metres when winning gold at the 1968 Olympics in 9.95, has died aged 76
