| Archie Hahn | |
| Birth Date: | 14 September 1880 |
| Birth Place: | Dodgeville, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Track |
| Player Years2: | 1901–1904 |
| Player Team2: | Michigan |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1904 |
| Coach Team2: | Ironwood HS (MI) |
| Coach Years3: | 1907–1908 |
| Coach Team3: | Pacific (OR) |
| Coach Years4: | 1910 |
| Coach Team4: | Monmouth (IL) |
| Coach Years5: | 1911–1914 |
| Coach Team5: | Whitman |
| Coach Years6: | 1915–1919 |
| Coach Team6: | Brown (backfield) |
| Coach Years7: | 1920–1922 |
| Coach Team7: | Michigan (trainer) |
| Coach Sport8: | Basketball |
| Coach Years9: | 1910–1911 |
| Coach Team9: | Monmouth (IL) |
| Coach Years10: | 1911–? |
| Coach Team10: | Whitman |
| Coach Sport11: | Track |
| Coach Years12: | 1904–1905 |
| Coach Team12: | Ironwood HS (MI) |
| Coach Years13: | 1911–1915 |
| Coach Team13: | Whitman |
| Coach Years14: | 1915–1920 |
| Coach Team14: | Brown |
| Coach Years15: | 1920–1923 |
| Coach Team15: | Michigan (assistant) |
| Coach Years16: | 1928 |
| Coach Team16: | Princeton |
| Coach Years17: | 1929–1950 |
| Coach Team17: | Virginia |
| Admin Years1: | 1907–1909 |
| Admin Team1: | Pacific (OR) |
| Admin Years2: | 1910–1911 |
| Admin Team2: | Monmouth (IL) |
| Admin Years3: | 1911–1915 |
| Admin Team3: | Whitman |
| Overall Record: | 9–26–1 (college football) |
Charles Archibald Hahn (September 14, 1880 – January 21, 1955) was an American track athlete and is widely regarded as one of the best sprinters of the early 20th century. He is the first athlete to win both the 100m and 200m race at the same Olympic Games.[1]
Having won sprint events at the 1903 American and Canadian championships, Hahn— born in Dodgeville, Wisconsin,[2] but running for the University of Michigan[2] — was among the favorites at the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis, which was poorly attended by European athletes.
In the first event at those Games, the 60 m, Hahn benefited from his quick start and won, making him a favorite for the remaining events he was entered in, the 100 m and 200 m. His run in the 200 m final delivered him the gold and a good time, although the latter was flattered, because the race was run on a straight course. In his third event, he again outclassed the field, thus winning all sprint events.In 1906, the "Milwaukee Meteor" repeated his Olympic 100 m victory in Athens,[2] a feat not equaled until 1988, when Carl Lewis won the 100 m twice in a row (after the disqualification of Ben Johnson). In 1910 he outran a racehorse in a 50-yard dash at the Wisconsin State Fair.[2]
After his running career, Hahn became a coach and wrote the classic book How to Sprint issued by the Spalding Athletic Library collection which was published by American Sports Publishing Co. He coached track and number of other sports at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon, Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois,[2] Whitman College, Brown University, Michigan, Princeton University, and the University of Virginia.[3] At Virginia he led the Cavaliers to 12 state championships in 13 years. He died in 1955, in Charlottesville, Virginia.
In 1929 Hahn's book "How to Sprint" was issued by the Spalding Athletic Library.[4]
Hahn was elected to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 1959. He was inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in 1984 and the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1991.
He is the grandfather of the actor / comedian Archie Hahn.