Medal record Competitor for  Germany Men’s Athletics Gold 1960 Rome 100 metres Gold 1960 Rome 4x100 m relay European Championships Gold Stockholm 1958 100 metres Gold Stockholm 1958 4x100 metres Armin Hary (born 22 March 1937) is a German athlete. In 1960 he became the first non-American since 1928 to win the Olympic 100 metres. Born in Quierschied, Saarland, after playing football 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 x 100 m at the European Championships. 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. Rumors of cash payments were floated, but no evidence was ever found to support the claim. Today, money to "support" athletes and Olympic teams are commonplace. This was not the case in Hary's time.

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 maximally allowed 10 centimetres (3.94 in). In 1960, another try at the world record seemed to have failed again, after judges believed Hary's start of another 10.0 race had been false—Hary was well-known for his fast starts. In a re-run that same evening, Hary finally set the world record, which stood for just 24 days, but this performance 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-racking number of near-starts, Hary sprinted to the gold in 10.2 seconds to become the first non-American winner of the event since Canadian Percy Williams.

In the final of the 4 x 100 m, Hary and his teammates appeared to have finished second behind the team for the United States, but 15 minutes after the final it was announced that the USA had been disqualified for a faulty exchange. Germany's time, 39.5 seconds, equaled their own world record. After the Olympics, Armin Hary was suspended by the German federation. He had demanded a payment to compete in a track meet (this in the days when the lines between professional and amateur were blurring) and when the promoter refused to pay, Hary refused to run. The German athletic federation suspended him, and Hary retired from the sport. In 1980, he was found guilty of a 3.2 million German-mark swindle; he was sentenced to probation for 18 months until 1983. References (German) DLV Profile (German) Profile

Records Preceded by Livio Berruti European Record Holder Men's 100m 21 June 1960 - 19 June 1968 Succeeded by Roger Bambuck v · d · eOlympic Champions in Men's 100 m 1896: Tom Burke (USA)  • 1900: Frank Jarvis (USA)  • 1904: Archie Hahn (USA)  • 1908: Reggie Walker (RSA)  • 1912: Ralph Craig (USA)  • 1920: Charlie Paddock (USA)  • 1924: Harold Abrahams (GBR)  • 1928: Percy Williams (CAN)  • 1932: Eddie Tolan (USA)  • 1936: Jesse Owens (USA)  • 1948: Harrison Dillard (USA)  • 1952: Lindy Remigino (USA)  • 1956: Bobby Joe Morrow (USA)  • 1960: Armin Hary (GER)  • 1964: Bob Hayes (USA)  • 1968: Jim Hines (USA)  • 1972: Valeri Borzov (URS)  • 1976: Hasely Crawford (TRI)  • 1980: Allan Wells (GBR)  • 1984: Carl Lewis (USA)  • 1988: Carl Lewis (USA)  • 1992: Linford Christie (GBR)  • 1996: Donovan Bailey (CAN)  • 2000: Maurice Greene (USA)  • 2004: Justin Gatlin (USA)  • 2008: Usain Bolt (JAM) v · d · eOlympic Champions in Men's 4×100 m Relay 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 1960 United team of Germany Bernd Cullmann, Armin Hary, Walter Mahlendorf & Martin Lauer v · d · eEuropean Champions in Men's 100 m

1934: Chris Berger (NED) • 1938: Tinus Osendarp (NED) • 1946: John Archer (GBR) • 1950: Étienne Bally (FRA) • 1954: Heinz Fütterer (FRG) • 1958: Armin Hary (FRG) • 1962: Claude Piquemal (FRA) • 1966: Wiesław Maniak (POL) • 1969: Valeri Borzov (RUS) • 1971: Valeri Borzov (RUS) • 1974: Valeri Borzov (RUS) • 1978: Pietro Mennea (ITA) • 1982: Frank Emmelmann (GDR) • 1986: Linford Christie (GBR) • 1990: Linford Christie (GBR) • 1994: Linford Christie (GBR) • 1998: Darren Campbell (GBR) • 2002: Francis Obikwelu (POR) • 2006: Francis Obikwelu (POR) • 2010: Christophe Lemaitre (FRA) v · d · eEuropean Champions in Men's 4 x 100 m relay

1934: Germany (Schein, Gillmeister, Hornberger, Borchmeyer)  • 1938: Germany (Kersch, Hornberger, Neckermann, Scheuring)  • 1946: Sweden (Danielsson, Nilsson, Laessker, Håkansson)  • 1950: Soviet Union (Sukharyev, Kalyayev, Sanadze, Karakulov)  • 1954: Hungary (Zarándi, Varasdi, Csányi, Goldoványi)  • 1958: West Germany (Mahlendorf, Hary, Fütterer, Germar)  • 1962: West Germany (Ulonska, Gamper, Bender, Germar)  • 1966: France (Berger, Delecour, Piquemal, Bambuck)  • 1969: France (Sarteur, Bourbeillon, Fenouil, St.-Gilles)  • 1971: Czechoslovakia (Kříž, Demeč, Kynos, Bohman)  • 1974: France (Sainte-Rose, Arame, Cherrier, Chauvelot)  • 1978: Poland (Nowosz, Licznerski, Dunecki, Woronin)  • 1982: Soviet Union (Sokolov, Aksinin, Prokofyev, Sidorov)  • 1986: Soviet Union (Yevgenyev, Yuschmanov, Muravyov, Bryzhin)  • 1990: France (Morinière, Sangouma, Trouabal, Marie-Rose)  • 1994: France (Lomba, Perrot, Trouabal, Sangouma)  • 1998: Great Britain (Condon, Campbell, Walker, Golding)  • 2002: Ukraine (Vasyukov, Rurak, Dovhal, Kaydash)  • 2006: Great Britain (Chambers, Campbell, Devonish, Lewis-Francis)  • 2010: France (Vicaut, Lemaitre, Pessonneaux, Mbandjock)

Persondata Name Hary, Armin Alternative names Short description Date of birth Place of birth Date of death Place of death

Persondata Name Hary, Armin Alternative names Short description Date of birth Place of birth Date of death Place of death

Persondata Name Hary, Armin Alternative names Short description Date of birth Place of birth Date of death Place of death

Persondata Name Hary, Armin Alternative names Short description Date of birth Place of birth Date of death Place of death