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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edwin Moses canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic champion
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athlete ⓘ human ⓘ hurdler ⓘ |
| activeYears |
1970s
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1980s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
James E. Sullivan Award
ⓘ
Légion d'honneur ⓘ
surface form:
Légion d’honneur
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| 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
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surface form:
African American
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| height | approximately 1.88 m ⓘ |
| heldRole | world record holder in the 400 m hurdles ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for anti-doping in sports
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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
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surface form:
United States Olympic team
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| name | Edwin Moses self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
improved the 400 m hurdles world record multiple times
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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
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surface form:
World Championships in Athletics
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| 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
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surface form:
United States
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| 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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