Richard Whitehead takes T42 200m gold at London 2012
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- Опубліковано 31 сер 2020
- Richard Whitehead breaks the T42 200m World Record and sends the London crowd into raptures.
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So many memories and moments from London 2012 but this was the most unexpected and the one that really transcends sport for me. First time I'd ever watched any paralympic athletics, I really must show this to my son
Richard is from my home town and is regularly seen out running and is a very down to earth guy.
His gold was made all the more special as he is a marathon runner and trained especially for the 200! He ran 40 marathons in 40 days in all weather's to raise money for charity. He is simply a great guy
He's from my home town too! :D He was my sister's swimming teacher and taught her up until she was 11 and when it got to the point where the only medal she didn't have was the timed length of the pool, he gave her private lessons and wouldn't give up until she got it!!! I remember him walking up and down the side of the pool while she was swimming cheering her on! I remember chatting to him, he's one of the nicest people ever!
I know Richards kids lol
I was lucky enough to be in the stadium. Unforgettable the reaction after he won.
I saw him compete at the London Para Athletics a few years later, and seeing him race in the flesh was unreal (and yes, he came first there too!) I can't imagine how incredible it much have been to see this moment happening in front of you!
What if you got amnesia or Alan Zimers (his friends call him Al)? Then this moment will become forgettable.
An absolutely outstanding athlete performing and extraordinary achievement yet only a handful of comments. 🤔
That last 80 metres is ridiculous. Would love to know what he ran that last 100m in.
It would be BARELY 11 seconds
Absolutely fantastic to watch,a gold medal and a world record ,one of the stand out moments of the pAralympics have watched it so many times ,stunning Richard,so many brilliant moments from our athletes very emotional to watch,wow 🤗🇬🇧👍
So many stand out moment from the olympics,but this is one of the most remarkable runs I’ve ever seen and a world record just amazing to watch
A true inspiration
That man is so damn cool
I never get bored of watching Richard.
Fucking awesome👍🤘
What was the name of 8?
After the turn he said, "Screw you guys, I'm going home." like Cartman. Incredible!
Something not quite right lol
Nothing is wrong, the men racing here are born without limbs, but they are good