Question: Willie Williams, is a former American sprinter who set the first record in the 100 metres for men (athletics), in which year?

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Mike Granger: Michael Granger (born March 17, 1991) is an American sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres.  He is currently in his sophomore year at the University of Mississippi.  Granger finished fourth in the 100 metres at the 2010 World Junior Championships, behind Dexter Lee, Charles Silmon, and Jimmy Vicaut.  Teaming up with Silmon, Eric Harris and Oliver Bradwell in the 4 x 100 metres relay, Granger helped the U.S. to a winning time of 38.93 sec, which was the second-fastest ever at the World Junior Championships (behind the 38.66 s WJR ran by the 2004 U.S. squad).  Granger is the second Ole Miss athlete ever to win a gold medal at the World Junior Championships, following Antwon Hicks' 110-meter hurdles title in 2002.

Angela Williams (sprinter born 1965): Angela Williams (born May 15, 1965 in Laventille, Trinidad) is a retired track and field sprinter.  She began running at age 10 after her family moved to Brooklyn, New York.  A highly recruited high school athlete, she ran first for Tennessee State University, then later Seton Hall University.  She opted to run internationally for her native Trinidad and Tobago, getting her first taste of international competition while still in high school at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games, winning a gold medal in the 4x100 metres relay and an individual silver medal in the 200 metres, Later that year she also ran at the 1982 Commonwealth Games, the relay team finishing in 6th place.  The next year she also ran the 200 and anchored the relay at the 1983 Pan American Games, winning a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres.  And as a 19 year old seasoned veteran, anchored their team in the 4x100 metres relay at the 1984 Olympics.  She also ran in the 100 metres making it to the quarterfinal round, but well behind the three American sprinters, Evelyn Ashford Alice Brown would win the Gold and Silver and later set the world record in the relay.  She was the third fastest Angela in the 100 metres after Canadians Angela Bailey and Angella Taylor.  Four years later she ran in the 1988 Olympics again making it to the quarter final round in the 100 metres before being eliminated behind eventual silver medalist Ashford and again behind Bailey and Taylor now named Issajenko.  In the 200 metres she also made it to the quarter final round.

Henry Thomas (athlete): Henry Thomas (born July 10, 1967) is a former American sprinter known for running at the high school and collegiate levels.  A versatile athlete, he was successful at 100 metres through 400 metres, holding the World Youth best for 100 metres (for over 10 years), set in a race 7 days after he set the world Youth best in the 400 metres.  He is the only athlete to simultaneously appear in both the 100m and 400m top lists.

Ivet Lalova-Collio: Ivet Miroslavova Lalova-Collio (Bulgarian: Ивет Мирославова Лалова-Колио , born 18 May 1984 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian athlete who specialises in the 100 metres and 200 metres sprint events.  She is the 12th-fastest woman in the history of the 100 metres and is tied with Irina Privalova for the fastest time by a sprinter not of West African descent.  She finished fourth in the 100 metres and fifth in the 200 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics.  Her career was interrupted for two years between June 2005 and May 2007 due to a leg injury.  In June 2012 she won gold at the 2012 European Athletics Championships in the Women's 100 metres.  In July 2016 she won two silver medals at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in both the Women's 100 and 200 metres.  She participated at four editions of the Olympic Games.

Deworski Odom: Deworski Odom (born April 11, 1977) is a former American sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.  As a 17-year-old, he won a bronze medal in the 100 metres at the 1994 World Junior Championships, surpassing Henry Thomas's World Youth Best over this distance.

Christine Arron: Christine Arron (born 13 September 1973) is a former track and field sprinter, who competed internationally for France in the 60 metres, 100 metres, 200 metres and the 4x100 metres relay.  As of 2017, she is the world's sixth-fastest female 100 metres sprinter of all time with 10.73 secs, which is still the European record.  She set the record when winning at the 1998 European Championships, where she also won a gold medal in the 4 x 100m relay.  Also in the relay, she is a 2003 World Championship gold medallist and a 2004 Olympic bronze medallist.

Octavious Freeman: Octavious Freeman (born April 20, 1992) is an American sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres.  Freeman qualified for the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow by placing second in the 100 metres at the 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a time of 10.87 (+1.8).  In Moscow, Freeman placed 8th in the 100 metres with a time of 11.16 (-0.3).

Men's 100 metres world record progression: The first record in the 100 metres for men (athletics) was recognised by the International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as the International Association of Athletics Federations, in 1912.  The record now is 9.58 seconds which was run by Usain Bolt.

Willie Williams (athlete): Willie Williams (born September 12, 1931) is a former American sprinter who set the 100 metres world record in 1956, with a new time of 10.1s, one-tenth of second faster than previous record held jointly by 8 men. .

Onyinye Chikezie: Onyinye Chikezie is a retired Nigerian female sprinter who specialised in 100 metres.  She won a gold medal in the 1990 African Championships in Cairo.  Her personal best in 100 metres was 11.70.  She also competed in the 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Seoul in 100 metres, 200 metres and was part of Nigeria's 4×100 metres relay women's team, without progressing to the finals in any of these events.

Supporting paragraphs: Willie Williams (athlete) Men's 100 metres world record progression
Answer: 1956