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 |
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| instanceOf |
Olympic champion
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athlete → human → hurdler → |
| activeYears |
1970s
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1980s → |
| awardReceived |
James E. Sullivan Award
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Légion d’honneur → |
| competedIn |
1976 Summer Olympics
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1984 Summer Olympics → 1988 Summer Olympics → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1955-08-31
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| educatedAt |
Morehouse College
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| era |
modern athletics era
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| event |
400 metres hurdles
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| familyName |
Moses
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| fieldOfStudy |
industrial engineering
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physics → |
| genreOfSport |
hurdling
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| givenName |
Edwin
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| hasEthnicGroup |
African American
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| height |
approximately 1.88 m
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| heldRole |
world record holder in the 400 m hurdles
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| 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
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| medalRecord |
multiple World Cup and World Championships medals in 400 m hurdles
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| memberOf |
United States Olympic team
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| name |
Edwin Moses
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| 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
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| participatedIn |
World Championships in Athletics
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| placeOfBirth |
Dayton, Ohio, United States
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| positionHeld |
chair of the United States Anti-Doping Agency board of directors
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chairman of the Laureus World Sports Academy → |
| residence |
United States
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| setWorldRecordIn |
400 m hurdles
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| sexOrGender |
male
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| specializedIn |
400 m hurdles
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| sport |
athletics
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| weight |
approximately 77 kg during competition years
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| won |
gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics men’s 400 m hurdles
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gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics men’s 400 m hurdles → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Edwin Moses
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name |
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1984 Summer Olympics
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notableAthlete |