text:  Well, the Americans were very incredulous. In fact, old Sam Massabini got ten to one against me from one of the American coaches, which pleased him enormously. It was Britain's first Olympic gold medal in the men's 100 metres, and only the second time that the United States had failed to win. Despite this, a journalist from the Times newspaper remained unimpressed. He said Abraham's got to the tape first, but could do no better than equal the Olympic record for the third time.