At World Championship 1987

Edwin Corley Moses (born in Dayton, Ohio August 31, 1955) is an American track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400-meter hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 107 consecutive finals (122 consecutive races). He set the world record in his event four times. In addition to his running, Moses was also an innovative reformer in the areas of Olympic eligibility and drug testing. 1987 World Championship File links The following pages link to this file: Edwin Moses Categories: User-created public domain images ... Dayton, Ohio Dayton is the county seat of Montgomery County, Ohio. ... August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining, as the final day of August. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ... An athlete is a person possessing above average physical skills (strength, agility, and endurance) and thus seen suitable for physical activities, in particular, contests. ... Hurdling is running over obstacles. ... The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were held in 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... The Games of the XXIII Olympiad were held in 1984 in Los Angeles, United States. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A world record is the best performance in a certain discipline, usually a sports event. ...

122 Consecutive Wins

Born in Dayton, Ohio, Moses accepted an academic scholarship to Morehouse College in Atlanta and majored in physics and engineering while competing for the school track team. Morehouse did not have its own track, so he used public high school facilities around the city to train. Initially, Moses competed mostly in the 180-yard hurdles and 440-yard dash. Before March, 1976, he ran only one 400-meter hurdles race, but once he began focusing on the event he made remarkable progress. His trademark technique was to take 13 steps between all the hurdles (or even 12 between some hurdles), pulling away in the second half of the race as his rivals changed stride pattern. That summer, he qualified for the US team for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Dayton, Ohio Dayton is the county seat of Montgomery County, Ohio. ... A scholarship is an award of access to an institution and/or a financial aid award for an individual for the purposes of furthering their education. ... Morehouse College is a private, four-year, liberal arts college for African-American men located on a 61 acre (247,000 m²) campus in Atlanta, Georgia. ... City nickname(s): The A-T-L, The Horizon City, The Capital of the South, The Phoenix City, The City Too Busy to Hate, Hotlanta, A-Town, The Big A, The New York of the South, The Big Peach, City of a Hundred Hills County Fulton County, DeKalb County Georgia... When stuff moves. ... Licensure and Qualifications for the Practice of Engineering The Engineers Ring The origin of then Engineers Ring Engineering Disasters and Learning from Failure American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) ASEE engineering profile (2003) PDF EngineersEdge GlobalSpec Categories: Architecture and engineering occupations | Engineering ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were held in 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... This article needs cleanup. ...

Though it was his first international meet, Moses won the gold medal and set a world record of 47.64 seconds. He was the only American male in Montreal to win an individual track and field gold medal.

After breaking his own world record the following year, Moses lost to Germany's Harald Schmid on August 26, 1977 in Berlin, his fourth defeat in the 400-meter hurdles. Beginning the next week, when he beat Schmid by 15 meters in Düsseldorf, Moses would not lose again for almost a decade. August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (239th in leap years). ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... For other uses, see Berlin (disambiguation). ... Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. ...

By the time American Danny Harris beat Moses in Madrid on June 4, 1987, Moses had won 122 consecutive races, set the world record two more times, won three World Cup titles, won two World Championships, and earned his second Olympic gold medal in Los Angeles, where he was selected to take the Olympic Oath. After losing to Harris, he won 10 more races in a row, then finished third in the final 400-meter race of his career at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Plaza de Cibeles (Cibeles square) and the Palacio de Comunicaciones (Communications Palace) Coat of arms. ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Downtown Los Angeles skyline. ... The Olympic Oath is taken by an athlete and a judge at the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games. ... The Games of the XXIV Olympiad were held in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. ... Seoul is the capital of South Korea and was, until 1945, the capital of all of Korea. ...

Eligibility Reforms

In 1979, Moses took a leave of absence from his job with General Dynamics to devote himself full time to running. In the next two years, he was instrumental in reforming international and Olympic eligibility rules. At his urging, an Athletes Trust Fund program was established to allow athletes to benefit from government- or privately-supplied stipends, direct payments, and commercial endorsement money without jeopardizing their Olympic eligibility. Moses presented the plan to Juan Antonio Samaranch, President of the International Olympic Committee, and the concept was ratified in 1981. This fund is the basis of many Olympic athlete subsistence, stipend and corporate support programs, including the United States Olympic Committee's Direct Athlete Assistance Programs. 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) is a defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures. ... Juan Antonio Samaranch, Marquess of Samaranch (born July 17, 1920 in Barcelona) is a Spanish sports official, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 1980 to 2001. ... The International Olympic Committee is an organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece, and organise this sports event every four years. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) is a non-profit organization that is the National Olympic Committee for the United States. ...

Awards

Moses was the first recipient of USA Track & Field's "Jesse Owens Award" as outstanding U.S. male track and field performer in 1981, and received the AAU's "Sullivan Award" as outstanding amateur athlete in the United States in 1983. 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... - The Amateur Athletic Union, widely known as the AAU, was formed in United States. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Drug Testing

As a sports administrator, Moses participated in the development of a number of anti-drug policies and helped the track and field community develop one of sports' most stringent random in-competition drug testing systems. In December, 1988, he designed and created amateur sports' first random out-of-competition drug testing program. 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Other Achievements

After his retirement from track, Moses competed in a 1990 World Cup bobsled race at Winterburg, Germany. He and long-time US Olympian Brian Shimer won the two-man bronze medal. 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bobsleigh is a winter sport in which teams make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked purpose-built iced tracks in a gravity-powered, steerable sled. ...

In 1994, Moses received an MBA from Pepperdine University and was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame. 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a tertiary degree in business management. ... Pepperdine University is located overlooking Malibu, California. ...

References

• Schwartz, Larry. Moses made winning look easy. ESPN.com.
• Edwin Moses Biography. Major Taylor Association, Inc.

See also

• Olympic medalists in athletics