Has anyone ever been world class in both sprints and hurdles?

I don't think Karsten can run very fast for 800, just look at his stride. It's way too powerbased which will be a detrimentin the 800m.

All three stooges wrote:

Bib #1 wrote:

Ed Moses ran open 400s occasionally

No he didnt. But Harold Schmidt did.

Harald Schmid.

Kriss Akabusi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkLSnPkqIrs

All three stooges wrote:

Bib #1 wrote:

Ed Moses ran open 400s occasionally

No he didnt. But Harold Schmidt did.

Edwin Moses was on the 4X400 Team for the 1983 WC in Helsinki. I can't find a video to see what went wrong in the final (and I can't remember).

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I don't think Karsten can run very fast for 800, just look at his stride. It's way too powerbased which will be a detrimentin the 800m.

Harald Schmid was pretty powerful and he did a 1:44.

Earl McCullouch was one of OJ's teammates on that 4x110 world record relay team at USC. He was also the world record holder in the 110 hurdles, which he set in 1967.

In 1968 he was NFL rookie of the year as a wide receiver for Detroit.

Ackley wrote:

All three stooges wrote:

No he didnt. But Harold Schmidt did.

Edwin Moses was on the 4X400 Team for the 1983 WC in Helsinki. I can't find a video to see what went wrong in the final (and I can't remember).

https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/1st-iaaf-world-championships-in-athletics-3/results/men/4x400-metres-relay/final/result

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Jesse Owens wikipedia:

Owens achieved track and field immortality in a span of 45 minutes on May 25, 1935, during the Big Ten meet at Ferry Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he set three world records and tied a fourth. He equaled the world record for the 100-yard dash (9.4 seconds) and set world records in the long jump (26 ft 8 1⁄4 in or 8.13 m, a world record that would last for 25 years); 220-yard sprint (20.3 seconds); and 220-yard low hurdles (22.6 seconds, becoming the first to break 23 seconds).[5] In 2005, University of Central Florida professor of sports history Richard C. Crepeau chose these wins on one day as the most impressive athletic achievement since 1850.[14]

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Ackley wrote:

Edwin Moses was on the 4X400 Team for the 1983 WC in Helsinki. I can't find a video to see what went wrong in the final (and I can't remember).

https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/1st-iaaf-world-championships-in-athletics-3/results/men/4x400-metres-relay/final/result

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUcv8O9hsWc

Thanks. USA's third man (Willie Smith) tripped while trying to pass Russian for first. (4X400 starts abouth 47:55 in).

Illinois/Jamaica's Andrew Riley won NCAAs in the 100 and 110 hurdles in 2012. PRs of 10.02/13.14.

Virtually every world class 400m Hurdler is also world class in the 400m. Virtually every world class 100m/110m Hurdler is also world class in the 100m or 200m.

There are dozens of examples on this thread. Kerron Clement, Angelo Taylor, Bershawn Jackson, Allen Johnson and Joey Woody have all been on World Champ Gold Medalist 4x400m Relays the past 20 years. Bennie Brazell was on LSU's collegiate record 4x400m Relay (and also anchored their NCAA champ 4x1000m Relay).

Especially in other countries where the talent pool isn't as deep, hurdlers make up a large portion of the relay pools.

I might be wrong but I believe Kerron Clement had the indoor 400m World Record before (you can make a case that indoor is secondary to the top dogs) it was broken by Norman.

Angelo Taylor also had a 44:01 flat 400m and was a 47 something fellow. He was 3rd in the 400m in Osaka 2007 and was twice Olympic champion in the hurdles. Probably the best 400m/400mH athlete ever.

The main reason that the double is rare is probably because the schedule/events are too physically demanding. But make no mistake: Any top 400m hurdler is able to mix in the flat event with the 200/400m guys. You don't run magically faster because the hurdles are there.

Irina Privalova.

Greg Foster ran some great 200's in addition to the HH. He may have been NCAA champ in both?

Rockstar Games wrote:

Angelo Taylor also had a 44:01 flat 400m and was a 47 something fellow. He was 3rd in the 400m in Osaka 2007 and was twice Olympic champion in the hurdles. Probably the best 400m/400mH athlete ever.

I was a big Angelo Taylor fan. He went to 4 olympic games. He has 6 olympic/WC gold medals between the hurdles and relay. And between his two olympic golds in the hurdles he worked as an electrician because he wasn't sponsored. The dude showed up for championship races though.

Just Another LRC Idiot wrote:

Umm... ever heard of Gail Devers?

Exactly! World Class in both events.

Gary Glitter wrote:

Virtually every world class 100m/110m Hurdler is also world class in the 100m or 200m.

Ever heard of Susanna Kallur? 11,30 isn´t exactly world class.

Terrance Torrell