Olympics - 1976 Montreal - Track - Mens 800m - CUB Alberto Juantorena imasportsphile

[@saanzacs]

If the Olympics had a Hall of Fame, no doubt Alberto Juantorena would be in it right now!!!

[@runninggirl2765]

In the early 80's I ran the 400 at a D1 school. Not great, but not awful either. Then, I decided I would try a 800 meter run. OMG. I ran a 66 first lap and then died to run a 68 lap or so. There is NO comparison between a 400 sprinter and an 800 mid distance runner. Those who run it successfully are other-worldly. I was not. Juantorena is something off the charts. He is still the GOAT of this double.

[@johnwilson5743]

I was in the stands and saw both the 800m and 400m finals (and heats). Fantastic. We watched all of the athletics.

[@kenkur27]

So did I, except for the last day (couldn't get ticket), which was too bad as I didn't get to see our Canadian Greg Joy win silver in the high jump.

[@johnwilson5743]

@@kenkur27 Hi Ken, myself and 2 mates are from New Zealand. We didn't have ANY tickets for the athletics. But we found out that, each day, any spare or returned/unsold tickets would be sold in the morning. So, we lined up at around 3 am each day and even slept the night before the final day of athletics (on concrete), outside the ticket booths. Managed to buy tickets every day. Made our trip worthwhile! Cheers.

[@jamezkpal2361]

Must've cost alot. I went there with my dad. I got to see this race. I was 13. It inspired me to stay in track. I ran the hurdles but I ran one 800 in under two minutes.

[@hakunamatata6722]

@@kenkur27 I watched the entire olympics1976 ...1980....1984.. I was the editor of a sports magazine.

[@abellizandro8743]

That’s right , well said: the horse/el caballo 🙌

[@depaola63]

Absolutely FANTASTIC what this man did in July of 1976 ⭐️ I was 13 and this was a wonderful time to have been a kid ❤️Alberto ran BEAUTIFUL 💪

[@marksasahara1115]

Alberto Juantorena, The Horse. Long live The Horse!

[@gionncaomhinmorpheagh4791]

Alberto Juantorena of Cuba, the only man in Olympic history to win gold medals in both the 800 and 400 metres races at the same meeting. With his phenomenal ten-foot stride, he was destined for greatness anyway but that? A true athletic legend! MsG

[@stantheman5657]

He was a phenomenal runner not bulked up but just relying on natural strength,ability,the heart of a lion and great love and pride for his country. Magnificent!

[@ojoarewajr7508]

That's my man, Juantorena who is an Olympic legend.

[@depaola63]

stantheman5657 Absolutely a STUD ⚡️⚡️⭐️💖 The ONLY MAN EVER to WIN BOTH 800 & 400 ! Nobody will EVER to what this man did in 1976 🌈 I was 13 , it was a fantastic time !

[@juismac]

@@depaola63 I think Athing Mu of USA could do this phenomenal rarely attempted double in three years if she trains hard, avoids injury and does not lose her form. She has the best chance of any athlete that I’ve ever seen since Al J. In 1976.

[@marcdunord]

the heart of lions allows for only very short sprints though... :)

[@tushardev6529]

Great to see Sriram Sahab lead the race at half way mark ! He is big Hero for us in India. His record stood for 40years. The world has gone ahead, however Indian Middle Distance Running has not improved. I was lucky to see him train for this Olympics. His training was intense, and one of the Workouts had 100 Strides of 100 m each in India Gate Lawns. Once , I asked him , if he did that, he replied , maybe it was 70 or 80 ! I have never seen a more modest achiever ! Pranam to the Great man

[@redrum4100]

It was because of Sahab's first lap that the world record was broken.

[@ravindrapratapsinghshekhaw4562]

❤🙏🏻 respect

[@jaideepghosh5643]

@@redrum4100 True and Alberto Juantorena credited Sriram for setting the pace

[@jaideepghosh5643]

Yes very true and Shivnath Singh finished 11th in marathon. I think he still holds the national record for marathon even after 45+ years have gone by.

[@istvandejesus]

I’ve never seen anybody with such a perfect stride when running. EL CABALLO!!!

[@danbotez1307]

Apparently you haven't seen David Rudisha at the London 2012 Games. That was the most awesome 800 m race in history so far.

[@johnaugsburger6192]

Thanks, I was running the 880 and 4x440 relays in high school in 76. I remember this well. He is so big and strong yet fluid and graceful.

[@hakan7203]

Was 12 years old then, when I watched these Olympic competitions on TV in 🇸🇪! At that time I played both football and ice hockey in the same sports association. Never forget Mr. Juantorena 💪🇨🇺

[@pacobarcia6033]

One of best runners of all time!

[@alansamuel2454]

The Indian sriram sigh set the asian record that stood 20 years. Coming from a fellow Indian he got guts to overtake the race favourite

[@saladinallah5299]

This was my guy as I was coming up. Didn't run well till I became a masters runner in 400/800. Set WR in 45-49 age group 800m in 1:54.18. I was 45. Just missed WR in same age group in 400m, 50.24. Had a memorable masters career.

[@phillipmh13]

your post is motivation for me age 57

[@rascasse83]

Amazing times !!

[@glennspears839]

@Just think my HS records still stand from '70-'71. 440/880 man. Cinder tracks too. 2 years won every event. JHS Monroe Michigan.

[@philipreeder6931]

@Just think hi

[@depaola63]

He had a 9 FOOT STRIDE !! and it shows !! He was my favorite runner ever and what he did in the 76' games ( I was 13) ....WILL NEVER be done again !! Beautiful runner !! 400/800 double GOLD !! UNREAL !!

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[@cy8685]

Sebatian Coe (84) and Kelly Holmes (04) have won both 800 and 1500 in the same Olympics - obviously a tougher double than 400/800.

[@zstepohznrebrenhoirer7]

@@cy8685 Coe never won the 800 in the Olympics. He finished second twice in that event. He won the 1500 twice, though, which he is the only one to have ever managed. On the other hand, Peter Snell won both the 800 and 1500 in 1964. All that being said, I'm not sure how winning the 800/1500 double is harder than winning the 400/800 double. There have been quite a few examples of runners competing in both the 800 and 1500 while I can't think of anyone but Juantorena for the 400 and 800. The 400 is a very difficult race.

[@cy8685]

@@zstepohznrebrenhoirer7 My mistake on Coe. But the 800/1500 is OBVIOUSLY a harder double than the 400/800. The longer the race, the more recovery required and the more difficult it is to add another race to your schedule. If you've ever done distance running, you know this.

[@zstepohznrebrenhoirer7]

@@cy8685 Sorry but the use of the word "obviously" in caps doesn't make your assertion true. Far from it. As a matter of fact I used to be a mediocre 400-800 runner in high school, as well as a cross country runner. I've run pretty much every distance competitively from the 400 to the marathon. But my running experience is not the point. By your logic, doubling at the 5000 and 10000 should be even harder than doubling at the 800 and 1500. Yet, nine athletes have managed to do it. Two of them have even managed to do it twice (Viren and Farrah). Whereas doubling at the 400 and 800 has only been managed once and the achievement probably won't be replicated. Juantorena was one of a kind. Even runners like Wariner and Rudisha who could have given it a go haven't dared to try. Your mistake is to think that the only relevant factor in all this is recovery, when what actually matters is genetics.

[@gordonwaldner9792]

I was in the stands that day and everyday of athletics. The amazing thing was the silence that fell over 70000 people every time Juantorena entered the stadium. He really was the hero of that O's.

[@icyroadwarrior]

And his PEDs

[@jaideepghosh5643]

Great memories. Did you notice the runner in blue vest -Sriram Singh of India ? He was in lead momentarily but could not keep up but his timing stood still as an Asian record for 18 years and a national record for 42 years !!!

[@jeffallinson8089]

Simply incredible athlete....I can't say any more.

[@brettwilkinson9529]

He was a beast.Simply superb runner.

[@johnrogan9420]

Juantoureno...a god given talent...who trained hard...his greatest attribute is that he actually raced his competition ..took their challenge and spit them out...the worst day of Rick Wollhouter's life!

[@terencewinters2154]

A beast who managed all those heats and saved his best for the finals.

[@peters6119]

He will be the only man to ever win these two events in the same Olympics or World Championships. The 400m runners are long sprinters and the 800m runners are middle distance runners with more speed than other middle distance runners. Nobody is both. At the time he did this we all thought that in the future the 800m and future 800m records would be dominated by big 400m runners who moved up to the 800. Mostly this hasn't been the case although David Rudisha is probably what we had in mind. Juantorena is still a legendary hero and a national treasure in Cuba.

[@brahmburgers]

I was 24 and recall fondly, watching that Cuban who ran like a gazelle. Lovely!

[@denamurjames4398]

It's amazing to see again Yvo Vandamme ❤

[@sbtl1746]

I remember him coming to Jamaica in 1979 I think, for an invitational race... Bert Cameron of St. Jago, just coming out of high school, and losing to Ian Stapleton of KC at Boy's Championships challenged him at the end of the race, but Juantorena gave a massive kick and won. Awesome race! Great memories, also marking the beginning of the rise of Cameron's domination in the 400m.

[@DeanMk1]

I remember these shows. That guy was the best announcer. He did a lot of NFL films, too.

[@neathletics2439]

IF only the Olympics had been a year later. And IF only we hadn't lost Ivo Van Damme in a car accident (RIP). Imagine that...Juantorena vs Van Damme vs Ovett (and Boit of course!) Now THAT would have been something to see...

[@binkyxz3]

Back then I heard he initially was playing basketball and a track coach either noticed or was alerted to how fast he covered the court. The track coach was allowed to take him to the track for a workout. Without prep or coaching, Juantorena ran a 50 flat quarter in sneakers on a cinder track ... and the rest is history.

[@juliomiguel6597]

Yes, the coach was from Poland.

[@rajpillai5225]

I am so thankful that I could see this 42 years later. I was glued to the radio as a 12 year old hoping that my hero Sri Sriram Singh would pull a miracle and get a medal. It wasn't meant to happen.

[@rssempresas7478]

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[@johnrogan9420]

At least he went for it...Rick should have gone with him...might have broken Alberto's confidence!

[@mikedauplaise7477]

Our family was there for both of Juantorena's races. I'll never forget those days in the stadium. As a young guy (13), I hadn't heard of Juantorena before. I remember being very disappointed that Rick Wolhuter didn't win the 800. Sadly, the Belgian Ivo Van Damme, who finished 2nd in both the 800 and the 1,500, was killed in a car accident the following year.

[@johnrogan9420]

Sad...his second place finish and good sportsmanship after the race were impressive...rip Ivo

I ran high school track and cross country back in the early 70's. As a middle distance runner I competed in the mile, 880, mile relay and sometimes anchored a mile medley relay team, but never the open 880. I never say a distance runner run the open quarter, or a quarter miler run the 880. I was awe stricken when I saw Alberto win gold in the metric quarter and half mile in 76. He surprised the hell out of a lot of milers and half milers. Nowaday's I hear it's common for quarter milers to compete in the half mile too. Times have changed.

[@hectorrosado-sq5ht]

Nadie ha podido repetir está hazaña/ felicitaciones a cuba por parir a una figura de tal magnitud. El caballo juantorena.

[@666zerowolf]

Rick was in position to win...just ran into a horse that day named Alberto Juantorena!

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[@cy8685]

.... except that Rick was 3rd. So even without Juantorena, he still wouldn't have won.

[@jeffryhammel13]

Thanks for bringing these back. I remember watching Alberto on my 18th birthday - he inspired me to keep on running the 800 into college. LOL, there was a lot of friendly Cuban "commie" ranking back then; but, again - it was more American pride than anything else. Alberto deserved his praise. If I recall, the U.S. men had a really good track and field team in The '76 Olympics. We were willing to let Alberto share in some of the glory. His huge stride was unbelievable, and one wonders what he would have done 4 years later in 1980.

[@rssempresas7478]

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[@juliomiguel6597]

He got too many injuries right at the beginning of his career, if not, he would have certainly made better marks.

[@jamessollazzo4860]

the olympiad! loved this series

[@Enceladus]

Да, был такой выдающийся кубинский легкоатлет Альберто Хуанторена

[@robertboyle2573]

Super athlete.

[@aguilayserpiente]

His performance inspired me to run track and eventually compete in Europe. ¡Figura inolvidable!

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[@aguilayserpiente]

Imasportsphile III Thank you for your contribution. Los felicito.

[@carl1095]

The other athletes look like they're taking baby steps compared to Juantorena's strides. Like small dogs running against a horse.

[@imasportsphileiii6483]

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[@jorcarmona]

No wonder is knickname was 'el caballo' (the horse).

[@imasportsphileiii6483]

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[@imasportsphileiii6483]

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[@wieslawgraca5498]

+Imasportsphile III pilkanozna

[@jonathanhart8570]

Unique double has to be a 1 off I've never heard of it before

[@depaola63]

Will not ever be done again 😳

[@EliHank]

@@depaola63 Yeah, we'll never see this double again. I don't even know how this was possible. Sheer insanity

[@depaola63]

@@EliHank Absolutely 💎💥💥He was a once in a lifetime runner! 💎

[@crosslink1493]

The 800m and 400m were in two different 'sessions' at the Montreal Olympics, so there wasn't any overlap of heats and finals. Rumor was the IOC set it up that way for publicity purposes as Alberto was so dominate in those two races back then. These days the races are grouped differently to allow doubling up, but by 800m/1500m and 200m/400m. Not possible to do the 400m/800m anymore.

[@birendersinghsachan182]

No one so far has matched his victory in sprint and middle distance event of 400M and 800m in olympics

[@omargonzalez2641]

Love of country. No BS politics.

[@roybean7166]

As I remember, he was a Fidel bootlicker, so there was plenty politics there.

[@jozefwiskundeaertswiskunde1656]

Ivo van Damme , second in the 800 m in Montreal , died in car accident 5 months after this final.

[@carlosaraujo9037]

May he rest in peace...

[@joemcm1]

makes you wonder if he would have challenged ovett and coe(yes i know ovett was in this race)later on

[@eleniofraticelli3309]

RiposainPace IvoVanDamme .

[@johnrogan9420]

Supreme confidence...actually raced against his competitors!

[@pustaksingh7742]

Watched alive. It was a good race . At that time. Alberto Juantorena specially thanked Shri Ram Singh for helping him break the then record. As he felt that the pace set by Shri Ram Singh set a good pace . Though Shri Ram Singh was placed Seventh. But Ram's timing was Asian Record. 1' 45.6 ''

[@ZZLZ-cj8tl]

Alberto Juantorena is a 400 meter sprinter. In the olympics there are too many heats to run so running a 44.26 final is very good. Again with out all those heats I am more than sure he would have broke 43.8 seconds. The 800 meters was something new for Juantorena he pretty much jogged the heats. But in the final the pace in the first lap was perfect until Shri Ram Singh raced to the front and slowed down the pace and nearly caused a group collision. Not more than 3 seconds later Juantorena put the pedal to the metal and finished in 1:43.4. Three seconds wasted! This would have been 1:40.4 with no problem.

[@roybean7166]

Alberto was basically a pro runner. He trained full time. Given everything by Cuban state. Same as Russians and east Germans. Tremendous advantage he had.

[@lancegiles9250]

What's your point?

[@roybean7166]

@@lancegiles9250 You cannot understand ?

[@ericforster2970]

The fastest electronically timed non-altitude 400m at this time was that of Vince Matthews, 44.66, from the '72 Olympics. Both Juantorena and Newhouse bested it in this race.

[@frederickhartray8364]

Quite an athlete. Quite a humble guy.

[@brucedufelmeier8718]

El Caballo. Best long sprinter ever. The equivalent of Coe and Johnson in one. One of a kind. Routed hard for Wohlhuter and Newhouse but was mesmerized by Juantorena.

[@johnrogan9420]

Alberto actually raced his comperitors... I am skeptical of even the Kenyans like Rudisha...wire to wire like a doped up greyhound...

[@lancegiles9250]

Bruce your comment pretty much sums up my feeling as I watched Juantorena as a 20 year old college quatermiler in 76...I literally couldnt believe what I was seeing. That cat changed my life.

[@ensemblekammerklang5066]

I might remembered his time 1976, time; was 1.43.50 ?, in this race 76. Van Damme(R.I.P.) fantastic. One of the most beutiful 800m Finals ever. Juantorena like a Gaselle, van Damme, super talented, nearly got him. I was 12..very good memories:)

[@johnwilson5743]

What many people have forgotten is that John Walker, from New Zealand, attempted the 800m as well but never managed to get through the heats to make the final cause he just wasn't fast enough! Later, in the 1500m, with Ivo van Damme and Rick Wolhuter breathing down his neck plus other former 800m runners, he outkicked them all on the last lap of a slow 1500m. Now that was remarkable! Cheers.

[@couch.patati-patata]

Filbert Bayi was not there. It was the slowest of races.

[@rjh6037]

Bayi had become far less consistent by 1976. And even if he was there he wouldnt have made the final because he had got malaria. After that illness he was never really the same over 1500m. Then faster athletes came along better than both Walker and Bayi.

[@johnwilson5743]

@@rjh6037 Yes, you are completely correct. It meant there was no real pacesetter for the 76 Montreal 1500m final, making for a slow race. All those current and former 800m runners all "sat" and waited, hoping to scoop the gold on the last lap. Making Walkers effort even greater to hold them off. Cheers.

[@tms9995]

Juantorena and boxer Stevenson changed the Cuban sports forever outside of baseball with bring home gold medals in the Olympics.

[@ervineokuboh7459]

Remember this race well in 1976. Juantorena was unbeatable. His 9ft stride was incredible.

[@Joejoe-ns7yv]

When I was a kid in Panama the athletes in Cuban squad were my heroes... it made believe that if the Cubans can, then so can the rest of Latin America... . Just more government support and its possible..

[@randyevermore9323]

After Juantorena's feats in the 800, many assumed the best 800 meter runners of the future would be big horses like him. Then just three years later, along came a 5'9" whippet named Sebastian Coe, who took huge chunks off of Juantorena's record. You just never know.

[@johnrogan9420]

Wippett had epo help!

[@randyevermore9323]

​@@johnrogan9420 Not only do you not know how to spell, you know nothing about rEPO. The human human erythropoietin gene wasn't even sequenced until 1985, so rEPO didn't exist when Coe ran his best times. So your claim is garbage.

[@colinmason92]

Great upload

[@BANAANIKAKKU-rx2hr]

ONE OF MY IDOLS IS JUANTORENA

[@ZZLZ-cj8tl]

Alberto Juantorena is a 400 meter sprinter. 9 foot strides can jog a 45 second quarter mile. In the Olympics there are too many heats to run so running a 44.26 final is very good. Again with out all those heats I am more than sure he would have broke 43.8 seconds. The 800 meters was something new for Juantorena he pretty much jogged the heats. But in the final the pace in the first lap was perfect until Shri Ram Singh raced to the front and slowed down the pace and nearly caused a group collision. Not more than 3 seconds later Juantorena put the pedal to the metal and finished in 1:43.4. Three seconds wasted! This would have been 1:40.4 with no problem. No difference between Alberto Juantorena and David Rudisha. Just the date.

[@woffer3881]

My uncle Zygmunt Zabierzowski was Juantorena head coach

[@ozzie-sk9dh]

"There goes Juantorena down the back straight, opening his legs and showing his class". (Ron Pickering BBC)

[@stormbird7954]

Remember it well...lol

[@julikenn]

Was it not David Coleman? One of his classic "Colemanballs!"

[@mstrunn]

Notice that the race was run in lanes until the 300m mark, I like that, it brings the speed out and cuts down on bumping and elbowing on the first turn, however, it was abolished after 1976 because the fans did not like it and officials thought being in the outside lanes would be a disadvantage, if they seed them it would not matter, the 400 is run that way, being a track athlete I wish they would bring it back, especially in big meets.

[@rssempresas128]

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[@dandenongroad]

P

[@joemcm1]

its what did ovett out of the bronze,but i think for fast times you're 100% correct

[@Straker1923]

White Lightning and Teofilo Stephenson, Cuba's Best two of all time!

[@johnrogan9420]

An amazing race...Rick should have been the gold medalist....was not expecting "el caballo" to be there!

[@amp3cx10000a7jp]

It is a monster player and a marvel who has never conquered 400m and 800m.

[@Eagle8]

Amazing runner!

[@johnrogan9420]

Rick totally broke in the final yards..."look what he did to Blue....ran him to death"...Cool Hand Luke

[@xavierjames9270]

Classic

[@gakaface]

Amazing footage from a different set of cameras. Thanks for posting.

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[@ericco8765]

Does anyone know who is the narrator of this video?

[@ericgeorge5483]

White lightening was simply an astonishing athlete. Such an elegant stride and massive talent.

[@imasportsphileiii6483]

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[@jeremyhomewood9573]

BLACK BOLT !!!!!!!!!!

[@Eleuthero5]

It's hard enough to win the 200 and 400 but the 400 and 800 is almost superhuman.

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[@depaola63]

What he did on that 400 /800 double GOLD will never be done again !! I was 13 in 1976 and remember thinking that then !! UNREAL !!

[@royestondsouza6753]

Never again will this superhuman feat be accomplished. Greatness!!

[@alansamuel2454]

The training and the competition currently will make this superhuman feat never be repeated. A 400 with crazy top speed and also strong speed endurance. A 800 with good speed and strong endurance. No one ever medals even in both only good 400/800 m runners besides him are Emmanuel Korir, David Rudisha and Sebastian Coe.

[@rajitrajpal7703]

And donovan brazier

[@johnrogan9420]

Alberto...100 percent attitude 👽

[@MyBlackup]

El Elegante de la pista

[@yung4evr]

He is the GOAT.

[@imasportsphileiii6483]

F. Scott Fitzgerald, thanks for your comment....for in our opinion at ImaSportsphile....Juantorena was certainly on the top shelf with the rest of the great 800m runners like Rudisha, Snell, Coe, Whitfield, Moens, Kipketer and Harbig....but he didn't hold the top spot in the world long enough to deserve the title of GOAT.

[@depaola63]

What he did on that 400 /800 double GOLD will NEVER be done again !! Unreal , truly !!

[@imasportsphileiii6483]

So, do both of you folks thinks Michael Johnson's 200m / 400m golds at Atlanta in 1996 are equal to Juantoreno's "GOAT" and "double GOLD will NEVER be done again"?

[@richardmilliken5651]

@@imasportsphileiii6483 In my opinion, they are both equal and incredible performances, in the same league as El G's 2004 Olympic Gold Medals in the 1500 & 5K!

[@hectorrosado-sq5ht]

Oremos por la salud de quien fuera doble campeon olímpico en 400/800 MTS respectivamente.

[@tallythevotes8078]

Can anyone tell me who is the narrator

[@jozefserf2024]

Steve Ovett got the laned 300m start completely wrong as Juantorena sets a new WR. It was shortened for the next games.

[@orvillebrown7235]

The commentator is wrong to say Juantorena was the first Cuban to win a medal in track and field. Enrique Figuerola won the bronze in the 100 metres in 1964 behind Bob Hayes and Harry Jerome

[@orvillebrown7235]

My mistake he said gold and that could be correct

[@johnrogan9420]

Rick was perfectly placed for victory ....but Alberto is "El Caballo"...the Horse!

[@teddybotana4023]

I'm a CUBAN-AMERICAN who is SUPER PROUD of CUBANS (BEFORE COMMUNIST Fidel Castro took over)... SADLY, By 1976, Cuba was ONLY sending COMMUNISTS to the Olympics... Though my PARENTS LOST EVERYTHING to COMMUNISM, they ESCAPED and MADE me the PROUD CUBAN-AMERICAN I am today... HOPE Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio ONE DAY become the PRESIDENT of the United States of America!!!!! CUBA LIBRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@isataejin7060]

Ddaeng!

[@trwent]

Wohlhuter was thought to be the successor to Dave Wottle, but it was not to be. He still got the bronze and he was a great middle distance runner.

[@ChristopherCudworth]

Mike Boit got screwed. Rick Wolhuter was ahead of me in high school. Imagine trying to follow in his footsteps.

[@battestifrancois9671]

juantorena is a meteor, a man out of the ordinary

[@battestifrancois9671]

A big thank you for all these images, and I remember as if it was yesterday of these two finals and I knew that I was attending unique events

[@johnrogan9420]

Rick wulhuter had lane 3, the lane most winners in the olympuc games...not his day but he did try valiently!

[@musik102]

Younger T&F fans might not know this but when Alberto won the 800m title and broke the world record, the received wisdom was that this was the 800m physique of the future . 6ft 2in and 180pds plus. A 400m specialist who could push that huge frame up to 800m. Then Coe arrived. 5ft 9ins and 130 pds plus. Well, there you go.

[@dwightlove3704]

Musik he was listed at 6'4 190

[@donbrashsux]

Alberto WantaRena ..great runner

[@Ruda-n4h]

Rick Wohlhuter had the misfortune to peak in a non Olympic year, 1974 when he would have walked the gold. He was too lightweight in this company and overpowered by Juantorena and Van Damme. I think if he hadn't tried to take on 'El Caballo' on the back straight he may have had enough strength to finish second. He seemed to ease up right at the end in disappointment and it was a shame that in a race where the world record was broken he didn't at least equal his own personal best.

[@PaulVinonaama]

Luciano Susanj was excellent in 1974, so no easy victory for Wolhuter.

[@ПавелИванов-э7п]

400 800 как? эти дистанции не совместимы !!!! Феноменально супер бегун

[@johnrogan9420]

400 finish...good grief...Alberto was getting faster and faster as the race ended!

[@alansamuel2454]

I wish Coe ran against him would be nice to see which type of runner - the tall lean Alberto Juantorena or the lean strong with a crazy kick coe

[@62BillAD]

Coe would beat him in the 800 hands down!

[@colinme2672]

If be hadn't suffered injury he would have just kept winning. On his comeback he damaged his ankle on a runny track curb

[@SIIRAPPIOTZAF]

my idol

[@tatianazaldivar595]

No olvido esa carrera

[@lazaroalexisalfonsobocalan312]

Le encantaba viajar para regresar con los maletines llenos de ropa. Aprovechador

[@reynaldodanielhernandez3676]

Lazaro Alex Estupidoooooo!

[@pollreyes1894]

verdad que siempre tiene que haber un estupido perdedor don nadie como tu que pasara por la vida solo para terminar siendo un cero insignificante.

[@elpllc7541]

Dopee dopee!

[@legend034]

Who is the narrator?

[@contrarian717]

Good commentary

[@19franken95]

is there really no better footage??

[@jstevenson7121]

.... And commentary. Is that a robot?! Terrible even for then.

[@tushardev6529]

40 years ago 2 days before Babbar Sahab, arrived on borrowed money for a ticket from Delhi, at Montreal 1976 Olympics, and asked Sriram Singh Sahab, what training has been doing for past 7 days ? Sriram Sahab gave him a list prepared by a bureaucrat, in which his timing was 150th in the World, so he was told to relax as as he has no chance…Babar told him “ Tum Rajasthan ke Rajput ho, ve 150 logon to tum harao ge”, and tore that list.! The Build up: To succeed in an international event like this, the person has to train and race in Europe for 6 months before. Milkha Sahab did for 6 months before Rome 1960 Olympics. Sikh community supported him wherever he went. Sriram Sahab went for a month in Germany with Babbar Sahab, and one German Coach wanted to coach him, but Sahab refused. One Indian Journalist said, Indians give respect by keeping their Pagdi at the feet of the person they respect, so the German kept his Cap at Babbar Sahab’s feet..But Babbar Sahab refused to let go his trainee.. Since Babbar Sahab was not the official Coach of the AFI, he did not have money for the ticket, and Norris Pritam and others pooled in for him. At the Bangkok Asiad, Sriram Sahab refused to sign the AFI appointed Coach’s name as his own coach, and he was about to be debarred. Then a senior bureaucrat intervened, and allowed Sahab to write Babbar Sahab’s name. He came 2nd in 1970 Asiad.. Babbar Sahab’s training methods were cruel. Imagine running 100 repeats of 100m each, on the rain soaked lawns of India gate in July 1976, for one of his work outs. One Press wallah, told Babbar Sahab “Ab aapka ladka mar gaya!” (You have overtrained him.) A bet was made, if he can run 100 m in less than 11 sec, and Sahab ran in 10.7 sec.. Punishing 150m strides on Okhla Barrage Sand Hill Mohd Ilyas Babbar was a Hyderbadi Pathan, and he looked it. Tall, always in Kurta Pyjama, Paan in mouth, he would do Namaaz 5 times a day. (I remember Wednesday was the day for Movies in Raj Rif Center, and Babbar Sahab was doing his Namaz, so Arvind Dev and myself got late. Daddy was posted in Delhi, and the temp Acco was in Raj Rif Mess, so we would tag along Sriram Sahab every evening that Summer..). I still remember, one day, Sriram Sahab was running 7 laps, then 5 laps, 3, 1..kind of drill, and Babbar Sahab would time his recovery period..It was a complicated drill and all of us could feel the tension, as different runners were needed to keep pace with him. One poor soul was trying his hand/legs at hurdling, and kept stumbling. Babbar Sahab got irritated and said to me - yeh ladka kar ke dikha dega..And he glided over the hurdle, in his kurt a pyjama. He had taught me for 5 min only (When I came to Modern BK a year later, and Mr Chauhan was taking a trial for hurdles, and I did it correctly, and he could not believe it that somebody could be so smooth over the hurdle..Such was the master, and such was his grace..) Those days, he would tell his athletes to do bold front running, to meet the qualifying timings, and anyway no one could challenge them.. Babbar Sahab was 400 m hurdles Champ and Decathalon Champ of India before he took up Coaching. A description by Jaikishan Desai :”You would know this well Norris. In the monsoon season when the track was flooded, like others Tarlok Singh used to send me up Rajpath to that last hill leading up to Rashtrapati Bhavan. Some days I was to do 10, some days 15. His instructions were to run up the hill hard and jog down and then go again. He didn't say how hard, and it being offseason, hard was not particularly hard so I did what others did, and strode up the hill and jogged back down. That was till I saw Sriram Singh do those hills one day. Babar Sahab must have sent him to do that workout and when I saw him bound up that hill fast I realized that was how the hill was supposed to be run. I never did that workout the same way again. What a beautiful runner he was! The only one I saw remotely close to his form was the 400m runner Thyagarajan (Thambi). His feet barely touched the ground.” Equipment : For racing on Cinder tracks, big nail spikes were made by Kartar at Karol Bagh. You had to go to him and give Naap, and for I think 75 Rs, he would give a perfect shaped shoe 2 weeks later. He tried to make smaller nails spikes for tartan tracks, but was not successful. One Japanese fan of Sriram Sahab, saw him run in this poor spikes and offer to send him ASICs tiger spikes. The spikes came, but the Customs levied 300% duty on that, and it was costing Rs 3000 to take it out. After many visits, and persuasion, it was given to Sahab,2 weeks before the Olympics.. Day 1 July 23, 1976 2nd to Rick Wohlhuter, USA the favourite.. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1976_Summer_Olympics_-_Men%27s_800_metres Day 2 July 24, 1976 4th to a race where Jauntorena came 1st Semi Finals from 27min..kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqqVeGOqrdetobs His legs are tiring, and no masseur is there, the strain of running on tartan tracks is taking its toll.. Tomorrow is the final, and I am nervous like hell.. See his Race : kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHO3eGCHrMeBqac (If you like this story, please call Sriram Sahab at 91-9414630702 and tell him that. You will be talking to the Greatest Sportsman this Country has produced, and will be amazed at his humility..) Sriram Sahab is the Chairman of www.simlayoungs.com and helped built a Footballing Infrastructure for the Youth of Delhi !

[@marvingoodwin8770]

Wow, that's a lot of great information we didn't know about.

[@premarakkamparambil4025]

Respect Sriram Singh Sahab🙏🙏🙏

[@johnrogan9420]

Only Jim Ryun had a worse outcome at the Olympics than Rick Wollhouter's 3rd place finish...just beaten into submission by Alberto!!!

[@richardmilliken5651]

That's insane!! Rick ran a great race and no one would've beaten A.J. in the 800 m. on that day!! Van Damme ran an excellent race as well.

[@luizaakhsanieva6469]

Viva Cuba!!!

[@jontyarnold8522]

So you wouldn’t say it was the 400m then?