I believe Shorter was in Tigers in Montreal. I was standing by the stadium as everyone finished and I think Cierpinski was in adidas and Shorter in Tigers. I don't recall what Lismont was in because I was too busy watching Kardong.
I also recall Rodgers saying that his foot hurt so badly that he was sneaking out for his runs in Montreal hoping that no USOC officials would see how badly he was limping and pull him from the race. He wasn't able to do any faster work because of the foot.
HRE wrote:
I believe Shorter was in Tigers in Montreal.
You are correct sir:
http://www.asicsamerica.com/about_us/press/fall_2006/20060301_ot_global.aspxMontreal shoe deal:
http://books.google.com/books?id=O6I-WcoG5egC&pg=PA161&lpg=PA161&dq=shorter+montreal+olympics+footwear+which+shoes&source=web&ots=OZuDs7-oPG&sig=WlolhAYE2N3On3CouU6euSbmjlk#PPA162,M1I have heard a story that perhaps Frank could not decide which to wear (Nike or Asics Tiger) until the very last minute...
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Shorter warmed up in Nike flats that came unglued. He had to have someone go to his room in the Olympic village to get his Tiger Ohbori's, which he put on just a few minutes before the start of the race.
Rodgers always said if he was wearing gloves the weather was to his liking.
Also, the week after Montreal Bill won the Chelmsford Road race 7.? miles over Jim Crawford, i think Hodgie was in that race along with many top New England runners.
Sorry, to rock the boat, but Cierpinski was never found to have used prohibited products, and yes - Shorter dug up a document which linked all East German sportsmen to various products, but Cierpinski has vehemently denied ever taking anything illegal, and unless we can formally prove the contrary, we have no choice but to accept that he won the race fair and square. Just because many East Germans were suspected of taking enhancing athletic products, does not automatically mean that Cierpinski was one of them.
Cierpinski, in a recent interview, said that he has never taken drugs, and that he did it all through natural training and progression over the years when he moved from the steeple (8:30) to the marathon, via the 10.000 (28:20).
Look at the way Cierpinski was built (somewhat similar build to Lopes - short and powerful), and what he did in training, and there is no reason to doubt that he did it legally. He also improved gradually over the years, and now (as a 60 year old) is still in very good health - and that would be difficult, had he taken a lot of products over the years. Now he still runs, owns a running store, and coaches some runners. He is very well respected in the part of Germany which was formerly East Germany. His son (age 22) is becoming a very good triathlete, and good runner as well, running 2:21 marathon in Frankfurt last spring, under the watchful eye of Dad 'Waldie" on his bike.
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His son got down to 2:19 at Berlin last week. I think that made him the first German.
First German in 2:19! Looks like Germany is heading the same way that Britain is, with declining performances in the distance races - 20 years ago, you would have had plenty of Germans in the 2:12-2:16 range in a race of this calibre.
The depth is no longer there.
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First German in 2:19! Looks like Germany is heading the same way that Britain is, with declining performances in the distance races - 20 years ago, you would have had plenty of Germans in the 2:12-2:16 range in a race of this calibre.
The depth is no longer there.
Ghost in Korea
Maybe Cierpinski was an anomaly and was one of the few
East Germans not on anabolic steroids during the 70's
and 80's. Being 60 and in "good health" is not definitive
proof that he didn't use steroids for ten or so years
in his youth. There are several US weightlifters and
powerlifters in that age range and even ten years older
that were/are heavy anabolic steroid users and they are
still in "good health".
It seems like you could say the same thing about virtually all of Europe. The few Europeans who are turning in good performances seem largely to be African immigrants.