Jim Hines of the USA becomes the 1st human being to run the 100 meters under 10.0. Here he sets the world record at 9.9 seconds in the spring of 1968!
Picture of Jim Hines sets the world recond at 9.9 seconds in the 100 meters in the spring of 1968.
Armin Hary of West Germany sets the world record in the 100 meters at Zurich, Switzerland in 1960. He was the first human being to run the 100 meters in 10.0 flat! Hary has the fastest start ever record in any sport, even to this day - 00.08 seconds!!!
"Der historische Lauf" Weltrekord über 100 Meter in 10,0 Sekunden, am 21.06.1960 in Zürich Mehr nter."
Armin Hary setting the world record at the 100 meters in 10.0 flat!!!
Armin Hary winning the men's 100 meters at the 1960 Rome Olympics.
At the 1936 Berlin, Germany Olympic Games, Jesse Owen wins the 100 meters mens final in the first commercial television broadcast of any significant size. There were only a few thousand early TV sets sold in Germany and England in 1936 (non in the US or anywhere else). This broadcast was 3 years before the first TV images shown to an American public at the New York World's Fair in 1939.
Jesse Owen won the race with an incredible time for the era of 10.3 seconds! Considering the era, the track, and the sports technology at the time, Owen's winning mark was just shy of his world-record of 10.2 set earlier in 1936.
Adolf Hitler was in the stands to watch this history sports event.
Picture of Jesse Owen after setting the world record of 10.2 seconds in the 100 meters in 1936:
Pictures of Jesse Owen's history feat at the Berlin, Germany Summer Olympic Games. He won 4 gold medals in the sprint and jumping events for track & field!
Olympic Champion Jesse Owen - Fastest human in the 1st half of the 20th century!!!
Hey Olympic & sports peeps,
The spectacular 2008 Olympic opening ceremony was no surprise to viewers who saw other events leading up to the big opening show. Look at what China did at the Miss Tourism Queen International a couple months ago - a super theater production show that would even make Hollywood jealous.
What a beautiful show! The best I've seen at any international or major beauty pageant.
Miss Tourism Queen International
"MTQI is an annual Chinese -based international beauty contest established in 2004. In April 2008, Miss Tourism Queen International set the record for the most participants in an international beauty contest with 113 women competed, not just from participating countries and territories, but also contestants from provinces known as tourist destinations like Bali and Fernando de Noronha, and regions of special interest like Borneo, Siberia, and Hawaii.
Miss Tourism Queen International was founded by Mr. Charlie See and currently owned by Exclusive Resources Marketing Pte Ltd or ERM, which is private limited company incorporated, based in Singapore.
The Miss Tourism Queen International 2008 was held on April 10, 2008 in Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, China..."
After the Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss Earth, MTQI is among the top world beauty pageants.
Miss Tourism Queen International In China - Winner La Peruana Silvia Cornejo. (The first 7 and half minutes are images of this super show, and the last 2 minutes shows the pageant and crowning of the winner.)
Silvia Vanessa Cornejo Cerna from Trujillo, Peru was chosen Miss Tourism Queen International 2008 on April 10, 2008 in Zhengzhou, China. She also won the Miss World Peru 2006 pageant in Lima and represented her country at Miss World 2006.
Here is short video of her during an interview in the beach resort town of Asia, Peru (60 miles south of Lima) last year. She is a 21 year old 5'11" brunette with brown eyes. She is currently a university student in Lima, Peru and a successful professional fashion model in Peru, Colombia, and China. She is also a very sought after bikini and lingerie model.
A few pictures of the beautiful tall winner - La Peruana Silvia Cornejo from Trujillo, Peru:
PS. There is a very strong tie, influence, and history between Asia and Peru. Especially China, Japan, and more recently South Korea. There are millions of people in Peru with Chinese and Japanese-Peruvian heritage.
Hey Olympic sports fans,
Here are some of the great moments in Summer Olympic history:
Nadia Comaneci in 1976:
Michael Johnson in 1996:
Bob Beamon in 1968:
Derek Redmond in 1992:
Muhammad Ali in 1996:
Here are more pictures of Great Olympic Summer Moments throughout the decades!
