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on the topic of T&F in olympics, name your top 5 olympic moments in T&F
1) 1988 100m mens olympic final - for me as a 10 year old i remember watching the 100m final in 1988 and although i wasnt really into athletics then, i knew i had witnessed history. of course it went on to be arguably the most infamous moment in olympic history. as it turned out its was probably the most drug laden race ever run.
2) Hicham El guerrouj winning the 1500m at the Athens Olypics. after the collsion which saw Morcelli win the previous the previous olympics, Hichams dream finally came true where he won the olympic gold medal. he had been at the top of his distance for so long without having won gold. his 1.46 in the last 800m was amazing and his come back in the last 100m after being passed by bekele was unbelievable. i was moved to tears watching his emotions after the race - a sidenote would be El guerrouj winning the 1500/500m double at athens
3) Michael Johnson winning the 200m/400m Double at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in golden shoes.
4) Jesse Owens winning 4 gold medals in all places but Berlin in 1936
5) Bob Beamon jumping 8.90m at the 1968 Olympics in a freakish jump beating his closest competitor by almost a metre. His olympic record still stands till today, bettered only by mike powell in his long jump duel with carl lewis in the 1991 world championships in tokyo.
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