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First All Black Final In Olympic Games History - Mexico 1968 Olympic Mens 100 Meters Final!
A legendary event that lasted only ten seconds..and just for one man... less than ten seconds....
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On october 14th, 1968 at the Olympics Games was rode a race that may be taken as a point of no return of an era and the beginning of another era. Height men ran the Mexico City XIX Olympics Games Final of 100 meters. Jim Hines won the race in 9,95 seconds..a new World record that stood for 15 years...the 10 seconds barrer was broken for the first time by a human been. This race was history because it was the first Olympic finals in any sport where all the finalist were black athletes! It also was the first time that electronic timing devices and sensors were used in any sports event.
After 1968 the World would not have been the same....The sixties were ending..
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Never seen before - Mexico City - october, 14 1968 - electronic timing
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