Herb Elliott ran that time in 1958 on a grass track in Dublin when he was barely out of his teens! Shows how fast and good he was given this race was on a better track, better shoes etc.
Poor JW wasn’t allowed to defend his Olympic Title because of the Stupid Boycott might not of beaten Coe Ovett but by god they would of known he was in the race
That 1500m in Moscow was very hard and the East German made the last 800m really fast killing Ovett’s finish and I don’t think walker would have got a medal, might be 4th.
Well that was a great day since I spent it getting married over in South Korea and yes getting married while stationed over there was an all day event since you had to go through the Korean Vital Statistic office in the morning and then the US Embassy in the afternoon. I am still married to that wonderful Korean lady today and this year would be our 44th.
Few wins mate Fontenella Moorcroft Delize these r world class runners & the Old man of track took them all also a young Steve Cram who only made 1980 final Moscow because of the boycott & the Athletes that weren’t there he would of given the only 3 class athletes at Moscow 1500m a go experience counts for a tremendous amount just look at Coe 800m he lost because he was inexperienced in the Olympic Games Ovett won because he went to Montreal 1976 it isn’t just a normal race it’s the Olympic Games Final the pressure is horrendous the most u will ever experience in your lifetime! In NZ JW was a legend everyone that came to race him 1975 onwards no one beat him except Scott once like 1985 Coe Ovett Cram never came out & took on the Champ on his own turf but he raced on their Turf for 20 years World Class the Greatest Career in terms of time in History
He couldn’t get 4th John Walker the defending Olympic Champion or no Steve Scott no Mike Boit or any other Kenyans Thomas Wessinghage West Germany because of the Stupid Boycott it was a 2nd rate field 3 top Athletes the rest were rubbish & the aforementioned Athletes would of beaten all of those guys & pushed Coe & Ovett instead of the walk in the park Qualifying was for the top 3 just look at 1984 & u had to run 1:44 to make the 800m final
One of the few wins for John Walker against Cram and none against Coe or Ovett after his Olympic 1976 gold.
Just a win over baby Cram. Not Coe or Ovett.
Cram was 20 here and not at full power until another 3 years.
Walker did beat Ovett once or twice in 89, but you're right that he never got close to him when Ovett was in his prime.
Herb Elliott ran that time in 1958 on a grass track in Dublin when he was barely out of his teens! Shows how fast and good he was given this race was on a better track, better shoes etc.
43 years on and something like 1600 runners have broken the 4 minute barrier up to now, still an exclusive club.
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Poor JW wasn’t allowed to defend his Olympic Title because of the Stupid Boycott might not of beaten Coe Ovett but by god they would of known he was in the race
That 1500m in Moscow was very hard and the East German made the last 800m really fast killing Ovett’s finish and I don’t think walker would have got a medal, might be 4th.
From the US. The boycotts were self punishment. Governments punishing their own athletes with their oh so short careers.
Well that was a great day since I spent it getting married over in South Korea and yes getting married while stationed over there was an all day event since you had to go through the Korean Vital Statistic office in the morning and then the US Embassy in the afternoon.
I am still married to that wonderful Korean lady today and this year would be our 44th.
Nice one John you champion
Few wins mate Fontenella Moorcroft Delize these r world class runners & the Old man of track took them all also a young Steve Cram who only made 1980 final Moscow because of the boycott & the Athletes that weren’t there he would of given the only 3 class athletes at Moscow 1500m a go experience counts for a tremendous amount just look at Coe 800m he lost because he was inexperienced in the Olympic Games Ovett won because he went to Montreal 1976 it isn’t just a normal race it’s the Olympic Games Final the pressure is horrendous the most u will ever experience in your lifetime! In NZ JW was a legend everyone that came to race him 1975 onwards no one beat him except Scott once like 1985 Coe Ovett Cram never came out & took on the Champ on his own turf but he raced on their Turf for 20 years World Class the Greatest Career in terms of time in History
How's that for a champion?
A great runner but a one hit wonder on the biggest stage.
A much skinnier Steve Cram with little sign of what was to come.
Cram improved tremendously between 1980 and 1985 but most remarkably in terms of basic speed.
Only 20 there.
He couldn’t get 4th John Walker the defending Olympic Champion or no Steve Scott no Mike Boit or any other Kenyans Thomas Wessinghage West Germany because of the Stupid Boycott it was a 2nd rate field 3 top Athletes the rest were rubbish & the aforementioned Athletes would of beaten all of those guys & pushed Coe & Ovett instead of the walk in the park Qualifying was for the top 3 just look at 1984 & u had to run 1:44 to make the 800m final
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Williamson i never seen a athlete get tripped as much as him , al most 70% of the time
It was Walker that trod on poor Graham Williamson, which then allowed Walker to win this!!
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