Hahn, "Archie" (Archibald)
Track and Field
b. Sept. 14, 1880, Dodgeville, WI
d. Jan. 21, 1955
The "Milwaukee Meteor" was the first person to win the sprint double at an Olympics. In fact, Hahn won a sprint triple, the 60-meter, 100-meter, and 200-meter dashes, at the 1904 Games, a feat that's no longer possible because the 60-meter dash has been dropped from the Olympic program. He repeated as 100-meter champion at the "intercalated" Olympics of 1906.
Hahn tied the world record of 9.8 seconds in the 100-yard dash in 1901 and he set a world record of 21.6 seconds for the 200-meter straightaway in 1904. He was the AAU national 100-yard and 220-yard champion in 1903 and he won the 220-yard championship again in 1905.
He received a law degree from the University of Michigan, but Hahn never practiced. Instead, he worked with individual runners and also coached the Princeton and University of Virginia teams. His book, How to Sprint, is considered a track and field classic.