US track and field athlete Jim Hines has died at the age of 76. It has been reported press office USA Athletic Federation.
The runner died on June 3.
In 1968, Hines became a two-time Olympic champion. In competitions at a distance of 100 meters, the American became the first to pass 10 seconds. His time of 9.95 seconds remained the world record for 15 years.
The athlete won the second gold award in the 4×100 meters relay race.
In 1979, Hines was inducted into the National Athletics Hall of Fame.
Recall that the current world record in the 100 meters distance belongs to the Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt, who showed a result of 9.59 seconds at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.
Previously, three Russian athletes disqualification Based on the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory database.