"Yo, Taylor, I'm really happy for you, and I'm gonna let you finish, but Dave Wottle had one of the best races of all time."
Watch the race here:
It is the 1972 Olympic 800m final.
"Yo, Taylor, I'm really happy for you, and I'm gonna let you finish, but Dave Wottle had one of the best races of all time."
Watch the race here:
It is the 1972 Olympic 800m final.
This is probably my all-time favorite race. I love how he ran perfectly even splits.
He is also one of the most humble and generous athletes I have ever met.
It's "ima let you finish"
It still cracks me up that he forgot to take off that stupid hat.
Yeah, but his time was crap. D111 guys are running those times.
anomalies wrote:
Yeah, but his time was crap. D111 guys are running those times.
Gold is forever. STFU
Wottle also tied the world record of 1:44.3 in the Olympic trials. A great race it was. Jim Ryun kicked early, really threw it down and finished pretty well in, I think, 1:45.1... and finished fourth!
Rick Wolhuter was on the Olympic 800 team too, fell in a heat and never made the final.
Kanye West would have been proud of Dave Wottle.
Fun Fact: Kanye's wife Kim Kardashian's step-father is Bruce Jenner - the 1976 Olympic champion on the Decathlon!
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