Best come from behind wins ever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_2tqN8IksM

Wesley Frazier beats Erin Finn by a hundredth of a second. She not only wins the national title but breaks the national record.

Les wrote:

Wottle was new on the scene. He had no track record (literally) internationally so him tying the world record was discounted by the experts. The 800 was his second event. Even Sports Illustrated (a US publication) had this prediction:

1. ARZHANOV, USSR

2. FROMM, E. GER.

3. OUKO, KENYA

"800 meter world record holder Wottle of the U.S. is bothered by tendinitis and Arzhanov can win with any kind of tempo."

Well Les, the problem with the self-appointed experts is that they proved themselves not to be experts, didn't they? The cool thing about track is that the experts don't have any influence on the outcome, like, let's say, ice skating or gymnastics.

Wottle had the world record in the 800m.

He man-handled the field through all three rounds -- exactly like you'd expect from the world-record holder.

FINAL ====================================

1) 1:45.86 Dave Wottle 22 United States

2) 1:45.89 Yevhen Arzhanov 24 Soviet Union

3) 1:46.01 Mike Boit 23 Kenya

4) 1:46.50 Franz-Josef Kemper 26 West Germany

5) 1:46.53 Robert Ouko 23 Kenya

6) 1:46.55 Andy Carter 23 Great Britain

7) 1:47.10 Andrzej Kupczyk 23 Poland

8) 1:47.96 Dieter Fromm 24 East Germany

SEMI-FINAL===============================

1) 1:47.61 Q Robert Ouko 23 Kenya

2) 1:48.1 Q Dieter Fromm 24 East Germany

3) 1:48.4 Dave Cropper 26 Great Britain

4) 1:48.8 Josef Schmid 19 West Germany

1) 1:48.7 Q Dave Wottle 22 United States

2) 1:48.8 Q Franz-Josef Kemper 26 West Germany

3) 1:48.9 Jozef Plachý 23 Czechoslovakia

4) 1:49.0 Jože Međimurec 27 Yugoslavia

1) 1:45.87 Q Mike Boit 23 Kenya

2) 1:46.32 Q Yevhen Arzhanov 24

3) 1:46.45 q Andy Carter 23 Great Britain

4) 1:46.69 q Andrzej Kupczyk 23 Poland

FIRST ROUND ================================

1) 1:47.44 Q Robert Ouko 23 Kenya KEN

2) 1:48.1 Q Jože Međimurec 27 Yugoslavia

3) 1:48.6 Q Yevhen Volkov 24 Soviet Union

4) 1:48.6 Fernando Mamede 19 Portugal

1) 1:47.10 Q Mulugetta Tadesse 26 Ethiopia

2) 1:47.64 Q Dave Wottle 22 United States

3) 1:47.75 Q Josef Schmid 19 West Germany

4) 1:48.2 Graeme Rootham 24 Australia

1) 1:48.3 Q Yevhen Arzhanov 24 Soviet Union

2) 1:48.5 Q Andrzej Kupczyk 23 Poland

3) 1:48.9 Q Angelo Hussein Sudan

4) 1:50.1 Gheorghe Ghipu 17 Romania

1) 1:47.25 Q Mike Boit 23 Kenya

2) 1:47.50 Q Herman Mignon 21 Belgium

3) 1:47.64 Q Andy Carter 23 Great Britain

4) 1:48.0 Byron Dyce 24 Jamaica

Maybe I missed it, but I can't believe no one has mentioned this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awW09xs--D0

Sure. Viren was the favorite, but, to fall that far into the race, get up, take the lead and win the Olympics in a new WR??? Viren was a tough MF

Meb at Boston. Underdog, took off early, looked like he was gonna get reeled in, fought it off for the emotional win.

that sir was a great race - not seen it before. Very very exciting

did SI even have any 'experts' then (or now)

De Castella's 1982 Commonwealth Games marathon was one of the great come from behind wins ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-VvFAFWb3w