Vivalarepublica wrote:
Thinking of the sprints, the 2000 400M hurdles were great. Angelo Taylor winning from Lane 1. Nobody wins from Lane 1 in a sprint race with a curve.
I had that race recorded on VHS and watched it all the time--it was epic.
Vivalarepublica wrote:
Thinking of the sprints, the 2000 400M hurdles were great. Angelo Taylor winning from Lane 1. Nobody wins from Lane 1 in a sprint race with a curve.
I had that race recorded on VHS and watched it all the time--it was epic.
rooak wrote:
1988 5000. Ngugi was not to be fvcked with.
YES- gutsiest track race in Olympic history, hands down
kimani wrote:
Vivalarepublica wrote:Thinking of the sprints, the 2000 400M hurdles were great. Angelo Taylor winning from Lane 1. Nobody wins from Lane 1 in a sprint race with a curve.
I had that race recorded on VHS and watched it all the time--it was epic.
John Akii Bua did and in a world record
Wottle's '72 800.
Rudisha's 800 WR in 2012 with Amos running his Junior WR 1:41.73, the same time as Coe's and Kipketer's WR.
Also, this comes as a pair: Juantoreno's 400/800 double in '76.
And I like Ben Johnson's '88 100 meters. I have no problem with performance enhancers.
Although Geb vs Tergat in 96 was great, the rematch was even better (Ali vs Frazier 1 and 3)
200M: Johnson in 1996, Bolt in 2008, mostly because of how insanely fast they ran and margin of victory.
1992 400m hurdles
1952 4x400m. Jamaica lowered the world record by 4.3 seconds, defeating the US by 0.1 seconds.
1988 400 meters, 19 year old Steve Lewis wins Gold in 43.87, still the WJR.
Abebe Bikila in the marathon
That African marathoner who came in last because his country sent him to finish the race
Yes, I realize these aren't track races necessarily, but they did finish on the track
+10000Most epic stretch drive duel ever
420 ... Mile? wrote:
C'mon, man! How does Haile v Tergat (2000 Sydney Games 10,000m) not come to mind?!?!?!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4eZ-x4IEoXM
Travesty wrote:
Abebe Bikila in the marathon
That African marathoner who came in last because his country sent him to finish the race
Yes, I realize these aren't track races necessarily, but they did finish on the track
Gah, forgot about his races. Both legendary. The first marathon win being barefoot. The entrance of East Africans into the domination of distance running.
Lets throw in the 1964 10k:
There are 2 greatest
Spiridon Louis, 1896 Athens
Joan Benoit, 1984 LA
Kip Keino 1968. He beat the unbeatable Jim Ryun, world record holder who had defeated him twice easily the year before. Not just beat Ryun, but beat him by 3 seconds, a huge margin, which is still the largest winning margin ever in the Olympic 1500m. Ryun never really recovered from that loss.
King Rudisha smashing the WR while dragging most of the field to personal bests is something we're unlikely to see again. Do a search of Letsrun for the afterglow. It truly was a special moment for the sport.
Noah Ngeny upsetting El G at the 1500m in Sydney was such shock the comentators were left speechless.
You'll never see a gutsier performance than John Ngugi in Seoul. The drama that was going on behind him, especially that poor Portuguese runner finishing outside of the medals was just as exciting.
Geb and Tergat's 10K finish in Sydney is the stuff of legend.
But Kip Keino's 1500m win in 1968 is what started it for Kenya and, as stated above, was won by the largest margin over world record holder Jim Ryun.
1952 5000m final
1972 5000m final
1976 5000m final
1992 5000m final
Amazing race and incredible finish from Wottle, but why do people keep saying it was a master performance from him? He ended up winning by a hair's breath, let a likely doped up Russian get a ridiculous lead over him. He was the best in the field (as his later world record showed), yet let the outcome of the race essentially be out of his control. It looked like he had something left at the end.