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Arnold Mill is an unincorporated community in Fulton County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1] It is included in article about Historic mills of the Atlanta area.
The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the 100-meter (109.36 yd) dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1928 for women.
Since 1921, the men's 100-yard dash was usually held until 1975, with the exception of the 100 meters being contested in Olympic years starting in 1932. Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships (as well as those during some Olympic years before 1976) were at the metric distance.
A 100 m event for professionals only was held several weeks later. Four entrants are known and the winner was Edgar Bredin, a British former world record holder. [130] [131] A 100 m professionals handicap race is also believed to have been held in 1900. In 1904 a 100-yard dash handicap race was contested and an American, C. Hastedt, was the ...
Starting on January 1, 1977, the IAAF has required fully automatic timing to the hundredth of a second for these events. [ 2 ] Jim Hines' October 1968 Olympic gold medal run was the fastest recorded fully electronic 100 metre race up to that date, at 9.95 seconds. [ 2 ]
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Thomas Edward Tolan (September 29, 1908 – January 30, 1967), [3] [4] nicknamed the "Midnight Express", was an American track and field athlete who competed in sprints.He set world records in the 100-yard dash and 100 meters event and Olympic records in the 100 meters and 200 meters events.