1964 Tokyo Olympic Games 100m Final

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1. Robert HAYES USA 10.05 EWR 2. Enrique Figuerola CAMUE CUB 10.25 3. Harry JEROME CAN 10.27 4. Wieslaw MANIAK POL 10.42 5. Heinz SCHUMANN GER 10.46 6. Gaoussou KONE IVC 10.47 7. Melvin PENDER USA 10.44 8. Thomas ROBINSON BAH 10.57 Hayes is the only man to win both an Olympic gold and a Super Bowl ring. At the 1964 Summer Olympics, in Tokyo, Hayes had his finest hour as a sprinter. First, he won the 100 m by tying the current World Record in the 100 m with a time of 10.0 seconds, even though he was running in lane 1 which had, the day before, been used for the 10 km and this badly chewed up the cinder track. He also was running in borrowed spikes because one of his shoes had been kicked under the bed when he was playing with some friends and he didn't realize until he got there.[citation needed] This was followed by a second gold medal in the 4 x 100 meter relay, which also produced a new World Record (39.06 seconds