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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instanceOf Olympic champion
athlete
human
hurdler
activeYears 1970s
1980s
awardReceived James E. Sullivan Award
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 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 United States Olympic team
name Edwin Moses
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 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
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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Edwin Moses
name
1984 Summer Olympics
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