Throughout this decade, there have been many notes, as our “Great Moments” series continues to celebrate the 80th anniversary of AW
Wottle Springs Surprise:
In 1972, the men’s Olympic Favorite was European Champion of the Soviet Union, Yevgeny, who had not been beaten for four years and had a strong sprinter. American Davot Wottle, who was very thinking as a mile specialist, shaked everyone when he equated the world record of US Olympic tests, but not about international experience and fendonite fight.
After 200 meters, Wottle, wearing a golf cap, was 10 meters behind the other seven runners and lasted 400 meters. Dignevia stroke straight from the bottom to move before the sixth, and five runners took the bend, then cleaned several meters. He looked at a comfortable victory, but the double shot had an effect, and he started to slow down 30 meters.
Wottle was moved to the sixth 120 meters and then the fourth to straight. Widely swinging, he passed to Robert Ouko 40 meters to move to the third, then Mike’s Boy at a distance of 20 meters. He bypassed the value of almost his last step because the Ukrainian was thrown on the line. Wottle, 1: With 45.86, the verdict was made by three hundredths of the second. Then he forgot his hat during the medal ceremony.
Shorter sparks cause flowing boom
After entering the Olympic Stadium in Munich, for the golden gold, franced to be shouted slightly on the crowd. At that time, the United States is unaware that before arriving, the leaders were thrown on the path to the path and started recognizing what started.
When the criminal was detained, so he moved shorter to the path, but Jerky soon turned to joy, as a man born in those games, he signed his victory at 2:12:19. His presentation was credited as a first run boom in the United States.
Mary’s Peters in Munich
In 1968, the fourth ending in the Mexican Tokyo and ninth ninth in his third Olympic Games, Maria Peters produced the “golden” performance that would return to the years.
After the opening event, the 100–year-old children were only six points higher, then the leader was 301 points after shooting.
Her Rosendahl-Ecker, who had long jumped gold, sharply narrowed the gap and the competition in 200 m on a wire.
The best two were painted in the same heat, and Rosendahl-Ecker comes home before its competitor to record 4791 points. However, 1.2 seconds later the Peters crossed the line, giving him a winner and recorder – 4801.
Bold Bayi seeks out
Fireworks jumped on the last day of the 1974 Cooperation Games at Christchurch when produced one of the most memorable and daring gold, which had ever seen 1500 m gold.
Against the best field of class, which included home-loved John Waller, 20-year-old Tanzanyan gave the weapon from the gun and broke the world record 3. 32.2 It was established in 1967.
Walkers tried to pursue him, but he couldn’t get there, because the gold medal of his nation’s first cooperation games in any sport won. The Olympic Games between the two were expected, but in 1976, I was unable to compete with the African peoples in 1976. Walker continued to take 1500 m from gold.
Juantorena Double
Alberto Yuanto remains the only athlete, which started 400 m and 800 m gold in 1976 at the same Olympic Games.
1972
In the 800-m final final, he used his huge step, starting with the world record. At 43.5, he became a gold medalist of the first path of Cuba. In the 400-meter final, he toured the French Fred Newlt, entering the closing stages, but at 44.26 he was a graduate bloom.
Double double of Viren
At the Munich Olympics, the Finnish Lassi Viren lassed the her sights to repeat the heroism in Montreal.
He finished the first part of his mission with 25 years of victory. Carlos Lopez, Portugal, led to most of the race, before the viran passed him in front of the call, and was finally commander, 27. Came home at 40.38.
5000M was a much tougher job as a viren, which was kept by Dick Kouquen, Kla-Peter Hildenbrand, Roj Dixon and Brendan Foster to win 13. 24.76.
The viren also competed in the Montreal Marathon, completing the fifth.
Ovetty World Cup wins
Steve Ovet entered the IAAF World’s first cup, in 1977 in Dusseldorf as a promising young Britz, who still proved himself at the highest level. Olympic champion John Waller threw straight down the fast race, but the 21-year-old Over was one of the greatest change in the victims in history.
Walker was so shocked, he went out on the final bend. If the British passes through the line that would break a European record because he was constantly going to the eighth of Britain 3. 34.5. Thomas Wessionhag 3: Was 36.0 away.
The record set of the Council of Europe
In the summer of 1979, the 22-year-old Sheffield trunk broke out the world’s record crook, which will change his life forever. During the memorable magic of 41 days, Sebastian defeated new signs of 800 m, 1,500 m and miles, as he said more about the planet’s athlete.
The main goal of the Council of Europe, which year was mostly over at the University of Loffboro. He also trained what British historians called the endless “workout of discontent” due to the endless weather and the strikes of trade union.
On July 5, 1979, he passed more than a second to the world of Alberto Yuanata, a record of 800 m, 1. 42.33 in Oslo. Just 12 days later, he smashed John Waller’s miles – 3. 48.95, again in Oslo, followed by a breaking of Filbert Bay’s 1500 Mark in Jurich.
Waitz Masters The Marathon
After that, the move is the marathon, now a well-trained path, Grete Waitz was the first world-class female athlete. For the first time in New York in New York in New York, in New York, it decided to solve 26.2 miles for the first time in New York in New York.
Norwegian simply did not win, he finished nine minutes clearly and 2:32:30 a world record.
Despite his swearing, he would never run another marathon, he returned to New York in 1979 and became the first woman to cut 2:33:33. In general, he set a world record of Marathon four times and won 12 marathon major, as he did in 1984. In the second place in the Olympic event of the contour women.
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The World Country World Country of the Cross was staged in 1973 in Giregem.
