The most exciting race I ever saw was the men's 5000 at Stuttgart in '93. TV doesn't
do it justice, but the noise from the crowd over the final 200 as Kirui tried to hold
off Geb and Bayissa was unbelievable.
Earlier that summer Ondieki's sub-27:00 brought tears to my eyes. To be one of the
At 05:40 PM 10/25/2002 -0700, t-and-f-digest wrote..
Lots of good moments.
I would add:
the 1988 OT Lewis-Myricks LJ duel in a thunderstorm.
the 1968 Olympic TJ where the WR was broken several times (even if it was
altitude assisted)
the 1972 Olympic 400 hurdles with Akibua winning in an upset
Coincidentally, see my previous post that includes those plus several other
non-American duals.
One American-only race that I would include is the men's 1984 OT 800 in
which there were TWO photo finishes (one for the team) and James Robinson,
many time national champ, didn't even make the
Unless I missed it in a previous post, but how about Alberto Juantorena with his two
golds in 1976
OG in the 400 and 800 (1:43.50 WR.)
Flo Jo 100m in 10.49?? With an approximately 4 m/sec following wind as
everybody knows? you must be kidding.
What about the long jump duel (Lewis-Powell) at the 1991 World champs
in Tokyo?!
Note that Lusis vs. Wolferman's JT duel in Munich 1972 is the only event where
non-US atheltes were
Best event I personally watched was the women HJ at the European cup of 1983. Tamara Bykova equaled the WR but came second to Ulrike Meyfarth, both 1 cm over the previous WR.
Yoram Aharoni
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Lee Nichols
Yes, you were fortunate -- because here in America, this gets my
award for worst, or at least most annoying (watch out, I sense
another new thread starting), television coverage.
Ditto the men's 5K that year, which I think was shown in some
abbreviated form late at night after I
Surprised no one has mentioned Al Oerter's 4 golds in consecutive Olympics
(1956-1968). Not sure that he was the favorite in any of those
competitions.
Paul Fleming
The 1976 OG 3000 Steeple was a great race. The trio of Anders Gärderud
of Sweden, Frank Baumgartl of the GDR and Bronislaw Malinowski of Poland
kept the tempo at WR schedule. Gäredrud kicked for home with 300 to go,
but was challenged at the last barrier by Baumgartl, who then tripped
and fell.
Oerter actually beat the reigning WR holder at all four occasions. (Fortune
Gordien in '56, Rink Babka in '60, Ludvik Danek in '64 and Jay Silvester in
'68). He also had PB's at the OG in (at least) '68 and perhaps also in '56.
(I haven't looked it up, so it's from memory)
Mats Åkerlind
Paul
ghill wrote:
I can remember from the days of my infancy, though, that the breaking of the
7ft and 16fot barriers were the kind of thing that made front-page news,
ranking almost right up there with Bannister and 4:00.
Gh
Being a few years older than Garry (I think), I remember well three
The best part of the 100mH race, although I was sorry that Hightower didn't
make the team, was hearing Mammie Rollins scream over the 25,000 or so fans
in the stands after the results were announced!
Robert Hersh wrote:
Let me add two memorable races to the list. The men's 400mH at the Rome
Kurt has overlooked what I think is the most interesting thing about the '83 WC
1500 race. In third place was none other than Yekaterina Podkopayeva, who was
to defeat Decker (Slaney) 12 years later in the World Indoor Championships at
the age of 42. In the interview after the race, Slaney acted
How about Bannister breaking the 4 minute mile?
1982 Boston Marathon: Salazar vs. Beardsley
Carl Lewis' 4 gold medals at the '84 Olympics
Or Carl Lewis winning 4 consecutive gold medals in the long jump ('84, '88,
'92, '96)
Mary Decker getting tripped by Zola Budd in the '84 Olympics (not a
How about Carl vs. Ben in 87'? That makes my top 10.
Barto
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i couldn't agree more, gh. i grew up with cal
ripken but was shocked
to see his passing gehrig chosen #1. it doesn't
even belong in the
top 5. my personal choice for #1, the 1951 Shot
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i couldn't agree more, gh. i grew up with cal ripken but was shocked to
see his passing gehrig chosen #1. it doesn't even belong in the top 5. my
personal choice for #1, the 1951 Shot Heard Round the World, apparently
merely dates me (even
In terms of the most memorable for me:
-both the Lewis-Powell Long Jump and the whole 100m from 1991
-2002 London marathon - KK, Geb, Tergat
There are also two other performances that stick in my mind, although they
don't deserve all-time recognition - one of them isn't even a victory:
-Ngugi's
Some ageism here but Eamonn's face in 83(pre marathon career) on the home
stretch and Joannie winning shortly after her knee surgery,
Regards,
Martin
Ed and Dana Parrot wrote:
In terms of the most memorable for me:
-both the Lewis-Powell Long Jump and the whole 100m from 1991
-2002 London
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i couldn't agree more, gh. i grew up with cal ripken but was shocked
to see his passing
Beamonesque has to take the cake. Flojo's 10.49 is not
anywhere to be found on any list. Haye's anchor is big,
but so is 19.32, but so are Warnerdam, Zatopek, Owens,
Bubka, but for pure adreneline, nothing tops Wottle
running down Arzanov in cold war 1972.
Bob Hayes' 4x1 anchor in Tokyo
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What are some nominees for
Top Moments of the Century in TF? A few possibilities (in no
I'd throw in the 10K @ Munich and the the W3K @ Helsinki.
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Beamonesque has to take the cake. Flojo's 10.49 is not
how 'bout a barefoot bikila?
landy's 'look' vs. bannister.
coe vs. ovett in '80.
two other marathon items: shorter and the impostor; joanie solo on the l.a.
freeway.
wilma rudolph.
-toby
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Paula Radcliffe - 2:17:18 ! Oh, wait, That's my short-term memory
kicking in.
How about Walter George, 4:12 3/4 mile, '86? As in 1886. Altho there was a
4:12.6 mile in 1915, George's time wasn't significantly bettered until Nurmi
ran 4:10.4 in 1923, 37 years after George.
-Original
Except there are some (not me) that say that isn't even PR's best performance of
the year so that sends it way down the food chain.
Regards,
Martin
(bad science follower)
Post, Marty wrote:
Paula Radcliffe - 2:17:18 ! Oh, wait, That's my short-term memory
kicking in.
At 03:37 PM 10/25/2002 -0400, toby - wrote:
how 'bout a barefoot bikila?
landy's 'look' vs. bannister.
coe vs. ovett in '80.
two other marathon items: shorter and the impostor; joanie solo on the
l.a. freeway.
wilma rudolph.
-toby
I'll add:
the Montreal 5,000;
Clarke blowing the doors off 28
Bob Hersh wrote:
The Tokyo '91 long jump. Perhaps the greatest field event competition
ever. And not just the WR, but the whole competition. Just amazing.
And it was telecast virtually in its entirety. Just riveting. What a
series by Lewis! I've still got it on tape along with a lot of
Did anyone suggest the Billy Mills 10k win in Tokyo, in light of upstaging the world's
best and most dominant at the time?
Wes Cook,
George Fox University
the W3K Helsinki.
I now can't remember if it was the 3K or the 1500 in Helsinki where
Decker outkicked the two Soviets to the line (with Kazankina, I
believe, making a dramatic but vain dive), but that was the specific
moment that changed me from being a football fan who ran track in
How about worst races in track history?
I nomiate the Michael Johnson/Donovan Bailey fiasco, or Jesse Owens racing a
horse.
BTW, most of the posts I've seen on the original topic have been light on
field events (other than Beamon, of course).
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From: Steve Grathwohl
Well, the most exciting field event I ever saw (in person) was Tiina
Lillak's last-throw-in-the-last-event win in Helsinki '83. It was Finland's
only gold medal and came shortly after Arto Bryggare got them their first
medal (period), barely losing to Greg Foster. Before that it had looked as
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Cram vs. Aoutia 85 @ Nice
Can anything be more thrilling than Dave Wottle's stretch run in
Munich. The others all looked like they were moon walking
What about Lance Deals silver in the hammer?
And who can forget that great
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BTW, most of the posts I've seen on the original topic have been light on
field
Bloomquist, Bret wrote:
How about worst races in track history?
Or even the 2000 Olympic Trials 200m, where both MJ and Maurice Green
pulled! \
Or the 1992 10,000m travesty with Khalid Skah and Richard Chelimo, where
lapped runner Hammou Boutayeb paced Skah over the last three laps.
bob
I now can't remember if it was the 3K or the 1500 in Helsinki where Decker
outkicked the two Soviets to the line (with Kazankina, I believe, making a
dramatic but vain dive)
I think you are referring to the 1500m. I had the good fortune to attend
that meet in Helsinki, and Mary Decker
Moses-Harris-Schmid, Rome, 1987
Lillak, last throw, Helsinki, 1983
But nothing tops US-USSR 1962,
Bill Allen
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Buddy Edelen's 2:14.28 at the Polytechnic.A pioneer for the great
American marathoners.
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Jonathon Edwards 60+ foot TJ was the most amazing Field event for me,
and MJ's 200m in Atlanta still gives me chills.
My greatest sports moment (as a spectator (I know its off topic!!)) was
the Game 6 in 1986. Mookie would have beat them to 1st even if he had
fielded that ball. This just
Category: Best Race Called (radio style) But NOT Seen in USA:
1-800-94-TRACK (Vic Holchak): Marc Davis kicking down Khalid Skah in a 2M race with
European fans
going crazy.
Bob Duncan wrote:
Bloomquist, Bret wrote:
How about worst races in track history?
Or even the 2000 Olympic Trials
Mary's 1500/3000 in Helsinki are very high on my list. I remember watching one of the
races in a bar
on the South Side of Chicago. We talked the bar owner - who supported a few of us
runners with pizza
and beer - in to showing the WC on the big projection screen, and we promised to bring
in
IMHO, the womens' 10,000 has become perhaps the most consistently
exciting event in recent Olympics:
- 1988, Ingrid Kristiansen expected to win easily, pulls out around
halfway with an injury. Liz McColgan front-runs desperately trying to
put distance on Olga Bondarenko, who blows by her on the
Tommie Smith in Mexico City in '68. His race was beautiful but it was
his courage and dignity - with black gloved fist raised and head bowed -
that gave me chills. I still get them when I see that photo.
For an older distance runner, Mills in Tokyo in '64 showed Americans
could compete.
IMHO, the womens' 10,000 has become perhaps the most consistently
exciting event in recent Olympics:
- 1996 - A pretty brutal pace in the Atlanta heat, IIRC, then Fernanda
Ribeiro, after being passed on the start of the final lap by Wang
Junxia, catches her on the straightaway. Was fortunate to
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