Night of Speed

The Night of Speed was the rare occurrence when three men set the world record in the 100 metres in the same track meet.[1][2][3][4][5][6] On Thursday, June 20, 1968, two semi-final races were held as part of the AAU National Championships at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California.

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  2. ^ "Track & Field News • View topic - 100 m of 1968 AAU championship". Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Trio crack world mark in century". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. 21 June 1968. p. 2B.
  4. ^ "Hines, Greene, Smith set 100 meter record of 9.9". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. 21 June 1968. p. 9.
  5. ^ Underwood, John (1 July 1968). "Some old boys make a stand". Sports Illustrated: 32.
  6. ^ "'Night of Speed' and other tales from Sacramento's rich track history". Sacramento Sports Commission. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2018.