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1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Jim Hines of the United States was the first athlete to run an electronically timed 100 meter dash in under 10 seconds when he ran a 9.95 in the finals at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

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The 10 second barrier wasn't broken until Jim Hines ran a 9.9 WR in Sacramento, California, on June 20, 1968

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Dwain Chambers is the first European, and 28th person to break the 10-second barrier back in 1999.

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ted dixon jr.

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