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Edwin Moses

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Edwin Moses graduated with honors in physics and chemical engineering from noted Morehouse College in Atlanta. In addition to his excellence in academics, Moses excelled in track & field. His stride pattern was right, and his knowledge in hurdling was keen. These factors came together at Morehouse where Moses prepared for the Olympic competition in Montreal in 1976. In Montreal, everyone was amazed when the gifted runner surpassed the record set by Ugandan John Akii-Bua (Munich, 1972) and ran the 400 meter race in 47.64 seconds, thus winning the gold medal and establishing a new world record.
In setting his new record, Edwin Moses became the cutting edge of a tradition of consistently high performance by black men and women in Olympic Track & Field events.
Currently, Moses holds the world record for the 400-meter hurdles (47.45 seconds). He is looking forward to competing in the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. He currently resides in California.

Sullivan Award Winner

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