some great youtube performances

mastermulti

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I have been watching some youtube stuff and thought maybe folks here would like to see some of my fave memories of white athletics performances as I discover them

David Hemery 1968

This time is still a fabulous time 42 years later, and look at the winning marginEdited by: mastermulti
 

white lightning

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Simply amazing. To me that was a much more enjoyable time to watch athletics. It may be before I was born but that is when anyone in the world could win medals or break world records. In other words, long before the discimination and p.e.d.s. took over. David Hemery was an athlete born to hurdle. No doubt bout it. I look forward to the rest of your top 5!
 

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GREAT FIND!
 

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apparently his dad's work took him to the States where he hurdled in college.
In 1972 he graduated from Harvard, ran British Athletics for a while, is still a motivational speaker and is now Sir David Hemery.

(which is handy if you're a hurdler and have a stumble on the track "arise sir knight")

In 1972 he got a bronze in this event behind a new WR, got silver in the 4 x 400 relay AND graduated from Harvard.... phew, that's some year of applying himself OR
as my wife commented "can he focus or can he focus" LOLEdited by: mastermulti
 

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all white men
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