Edwin Moses

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Edwin Moses is an American track and field legend best known for his dominance in the 400-meter hurdles, including an unprecedented winning streak and multiple Olympic gold medals.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Olympic champion
athlete
human
hurdler
activeYears 1970s
1980s
awardReceived James E. Sullivan Award
Légion d'honneur
surface form: Légion d’honneur
competedIn 1976 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1955-08-31
educatedAt Morehouse College
era modern athletics era
event 400 metres hurdles
familyName Moses
fieldOfStudy industrial engineering
physics
genreOfSport hurdling
givenName Edwin
hasEthnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
height approximately 1.88 m
heldRole world record holder in the 400 m hurdles
knownFor advocacy for anti-doping in sports
dominance in the 400 m hurdles
longest winning streak in track and field history in a single event
languageSpoken English
medalRecord multiple World Cup and World Championships medals in 400 m hurdles
memberOf Team USA
surface form: United States Olympic team
name Edwin Moses self-link
notableAchievement improved the 400 m hurdles world record multiple times
went undefeated in the 400 m hurdles from 1977 to 1987
won 122 consecutive 400 m hurdles races including 107 finals
occupation track and field athlete
participatedIn World Athletics Championships 2019
surface form: World Championships in Athletics
placeOfBirth Dayton, Ohio, United States
positionHeld chair of the United States Anti-Doping Agency board of directors
chairman of the Laureus World Sports Academy
residence United States of America
surface form: United States
setWorldRecordIn 400 m hurdles
sexOrGender male
specializedIn 400 m hurdles
sport athletics
weight approximately 77 kg during competition years
won gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics men’s 400 m hurdles
gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics men’s 400 m hurdles

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