Remigino was NEVER the WFH ! By 1952 5 men jointly held the WR at 10.2 sec ( hand timed ) Plus Charley Paddock who’d recorded the same time over 110yds - Remigino ran 10.4 sec in the Olympic final which was actually 10.79sec ( electronically timed ) As far as I’ve been able to ascertain his Olympic final 10.4 was the fastest time he ever ran
Great insight and data that stands alone. The title of World's Fastest Human is generally reference to the winner of the Olympic Games 100 meters every four years. I'm pretty sure most humans would agree that the Olympic 100 meter champions have a claim to the World's Fastest Human title. 1896 Thomas Burke (USA) 1900 Frank Jarvis (USA) 1904 Archie Hahn (USA) 1908 Reggie Walker (RSA) 1912 Ralph Craig (USA) 1920 Charlie Paddock (USA) 1924 Harold Abrahams (GBR) 1928 Percy Williams (CAN) 1932 Eddie Tolan (USA) 1936 Jesse Owens (USA) 1948 Harrison Dillard (USA) 1952 Lindy Remigino (USA) 1956 Bobby Morrow (USA) 1960 Armin Hary (EUA) 1964 Bob Hayes (USA) 1968 Jim Hines (USA) 1972 Valeriy Borzov (URS) 1976 Hasely Crawford (TRI) 1980 Allan Wells (GBR) 1984 Carl Lewis (USA) 1988 Carl Lewis (USA) 1992 Linford Christie (GBR) 1996 Donovan Bailey (CAN) 2000 Maurice Greene (USA) 2004 Justin Gatlin (USA) 2008 Usain Bolt (JAM) 2012 Usain Bolt (JAM) 2016 Usain Bolt (JAM) 2020 Marcell Jacobs (ITA)
@@PivotalRunning I still maintain that WFH is a misnomer when applied to Olympics champions when they are not the holder of the WR for the 100m - This especially regarding Lindy Remigino who though he did win the 1952 Helsinki Games final was not the fastest at those Olympics as Herb McKinley recorded the best time ( electronically ) in a preliminary heat - Remigino the second fastest - In addition he was not the fastest Olympic champion ever, the jointly held record at the time being 10.3 sec Remigino recording 10.3 sec ( 10.79 sec electronically timed ) - Finally going into the Olympics Remigino was not even the fastest American, as far as I can ascertain, as he had been beaten in the NCAA championships & the U.S. Olympic trials
@@jonjenkins I recall an interview where Remigino alluded to the fact that he wasn't even the fastest man in his college dormitory, that he even got to the games was through a series of fortunate, (for him) events. Jim Golliday ,(co world record holder ) was injured and out of the trials, he scraped his way through the heats etc at the games but ultimately won. He said himself that he was a great starter and could beat anyone over 60 meters but really had to hang on over the last 40.
Remigino was NEVER the WFH ! By 1952 5 men jointly held the WR at 10.2 sec ( hand timed ) Plus Charley Paddock who’d recorded the same time over 110yds - Remigino ran 10.4 sec in the Olympic final which was actually 10.79sec ( electronically timed ) As far as I’ve been able to ascertain his Olympic final 10.4 was the fastest time he ever ran
Great insight and data that stands alone. The title of World's Fastest Human is generally reference to the winner of the Olympic Games 100 meters every four years. I'm pretty sure most humans would agree that the Olympic 100 meter champions have a claim to the World's Fastest Human title.
1896 Thomas Burke (USA)
1900 Frank Jarvis (USA)
1904 Archie Hahn (USA)
1908 Reggie Walker (RSA)
1912 Ralph Craig (USA)
1920 Charlie Paddock (USA)
1924 Harold Abrahams (GBR)
1928 Percy Williams (CAN)
1932 Eddie Tolan (USA)
1936 Jesse Owens (USA)
1948 Harrison Dillard (USA)
1952 Lindy Remigino (USA)
1956 Bobby Morrow (USA)
1960 Armin Hary (EUA)
1964 Bob Hayes (USA)
1968 Jim Hines (USA)
1972 Valeriy Borzov (URS)
1976 Hasely Crawford (TRI)
1980 Allan Wells (GBR)
1984 Carl Lewis (USA)
1988 Carl Lewis (USA)
1992 Linford Christie (GBR)
1996 Donovan Bailey (CAN)
2000 Maurice Greene (USA)
2004 Justin Gatlin (USA)
2008 Usain Bolt (JAM)
2012 Usain Bolt (JAM)
2016 Usain Bolt (JAM)
2020 Marcell Jacobs (ITA)
@@PivotalRunning I still maintain that WFH is a misnomer when applied to Olympics champions when they are not the holder of the WR for the 100m - This especially regarding Lindy Remigino who though he did win the 1952 Helsinki Games final was not the fastest at those Olympics as Herb McKinley recorded the best time ( electronically ) in a preliminary heat - Remigino the second fastest - In addition he was not the fastest Olympic champion ever, the jointly held record at the time being 10.3 sec Remigino recording 10.3 sec ( 10.79 sec electronically timed ) - Finally going into the Olympics Remigino was not even the fastest American, as far as I can ascertain, as he had been beaten in the NCAA championships & the U.S. Olympic trials
@@jonjenkins I recall an interview where Remigino alluded to the fact that he wasn't even the fastest man in his college dormitory, that he even got to the games was through a series of fortunate, (for him) events. Jim Golliday ,(co world record holder ) was injured and out of the trials, he scraped his way through the heats etc at the games but ultimately won.
He said himself that he was a great starter and could beat anyone over 60 meters but really had to hang on over the last 40.