Moorcroft was unlucky with injury and either missed or was not on top form at some major championships. At Athens in 1982, he had peaked too early in the season and was off the boil. He did well to lift himself to win the Commonwealth 5000m a few weeks later. Coghlan showed he was unlucky at times too, missing Athens in 1982 and LA in 1984.

@@tommytempo1 sure but peaking is part of being a champion. Coghlan was tired of beating Moorcroft.

Additionally, I think you are wrong in saying that Moorcroft couldn't peak at a major championships - he made the 1500m Olympic Final in 1976, won the Commonwealth 1500m in 1978 and weeks later won Bronze over 1500m at the European Champs in Prague. I think he would have medalled at the the 5000m in LA had he not suffered the problem with his hip.

@@tommytempo1 peaking for a major games is of huge importance. The truth is that, apart from a very young Peter Koech, there was no real competition in the 1982 Commonwealth 5000m. Coghlan consistently beat Moorcroft over the years.

@@tommytempo1 Coghlan beat him in both 1976 and 1978. In reality Moorcroft ran 3 top class races but he never again got anywhere near his form of June/July 1982. He is, particularly in UK, given form after those two months that he never had. LA was top 3 under 13:10, yet he never got anywhere near 13:10 after July 1982. I'm not convinced either Moorcroft or Coghlan would have got under 13:10 at LA.

Mamede ran 27:13.81 and broke the 10,000m WR a year later in 1984. Still, he ran 27:25 in 1983 behind Lopes but unfortunately never ran to his potential in major championship finals. However, not many athletes have represented their country at 4x400m Relay up to 10,000m at the Olympics!

No Budd in this one.

Yes, in reality it was a Gold medal performance from Yvonne! Samolenko was banned for PEDs in 1993!

​@@tommytempo1Great video! You mentioned that the Russian was dq'd subsequently, whatever happened to the 2nd place finisher as well, because you mentioned that 3rd is the apparent champion.

@@mauricepointer9555 Have you seen the Women's 1500m from Seoul 1988?

I am very sorry to hear that Mike. Hopefully, the race footage will provide some great memories of your Dad.

I am sure that JW was injured at this time.

@@tommytempo1 I remember him getting injured in 1977. That moment really marked the end of his reign as the world's premier 1500m runner. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5auhIh5rrudgKM

Eight male athletes have two 800m medals to date.

​@@tommytempo1 how many of these have an 800m gold out of curiosity ? This is not a rhetorical question. I actually don't know 😂 Obviously Rudisha has 2 Golds, Cruz a Gold and a Silver, I don't know about the others.

So Snell, Whitfield, Kipketer, Cruz, Rudisha. There seems to actually be quite a few 😮

Check out Mexico 1968 and Munich 1972.

I would have said that Abebe Bikila and Kip Keino were the two athletes that were the door opener for Africa in the 1960's.

​@@tommytempo1agreed