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Charles Archibald Hahn (September 14, 1880 – January 21, 1955) was an American track athlete and is widely regarded as one of the best sprinters of the early 20th century. He is the first athlete to win both the 100m and 200m race at the same Olympic Games.
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- September 14, 1880, Dodgeville, Wisconsin, U.S.
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- January 21, 1955 (aged 74), Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Archie Hahn was an American runner who won gold medals in three sprint events at the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis, Missouri. Hahn studied law at the University of Michigan, where he excelled in track competition, winning the 1903 Amateur Athletic Union title. At the 1904 Olympics, Hahn won gold.
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At the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis, Hahn earned three gold medals. He began by winning the 60m dash in 7.0 seconds. Next, he won the 200m, leading the final from start to finish, in a time of 21.6 seconds. Finally, Hahn shot out to a fast start in the 100m final and held on to defeat fast-finishing Nate Cartmell by about two metres.
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Apr 25, 2016 · One of the world’s top sprinters in the early 20th century, the “Milwaukee Meteor” Archie Hahn, blazed to glory during the 100-meter dash at the 1906 Olympic Games* on April 27, 1906. Hahn was born in Dodgeville on Sept. 14, 1880. He came to running late, at least compared to today’s sprinters.
In 1904, Archie Hahn of the University of Michigan became the first man to win both the 100 m and 200 m at the Olympic Games, and he won the 60 m, an event which has not been held in the Olympics since. By winning the 100 m at Athens he became the first man to successfully defend the 100 m title.
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Archie Hahn developed his running style while a boy running in the hills around Dodgeville. Hahn refined them in a variety of amateur competitions and then excelled in the Olympics. In 1904, he won four Gold Medals in Olympic sprints and along with Carl Lewis is one of only two sprinters to ever win the 100-meter spring in back-to-back Olympic ...
American Archie Hahn, had won the 1903 U.S. and Canadian championships; he had also taken the 60 metres and 200 metres titles earlier in the 1904 Olympics. He was heavily favored. [1]
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