Greatest Track and Field Moments

Sitting in front of the TV on sunday watching crap TV with the Energetic Environmentalist, (who after working out late morning, a long lazy beer lunch, still found time to do DIY around the house till 10pm). It occurred to me that I hadn't written about my favourite sport Track and Field athletics and decide to indulge in what I considered to be the greatest moments in Athletics, with links to the videos from Youtube, aside from the one I consider to be one of the greatest i.e Bert Cameron pulling up with a Hamstring after a 100m of the Semi-finals of the 400m at the LA Olympics, starting off again and catching up the field to qualify for the finals.

Here they are:

Jesse Owens

Breaking six world records in one day/Four Gold medals at the Berlin Olympics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48QF4dgDQqI&mode=related&search=

Roger Bannister

Breaking the 4-minute barrier for the mile

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz3ZLpCmKCM

Jonathan Edwards

Setting the World Triple Jump record- 18.49m

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4mBR2-bgNE

Michael Johnson

Breaking the World record, 200m 19.32 seconds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz2ce5Zzah0

Tommy Smith

Breaking the world record to win the 1968 Olympics- 19.68 seconds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO0D8QiYZxc

Renaldo Nehemiah

Breaking the 13.00 second barrier for the 110m Hurdles record- 12.93 seconds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqzhZOE5YQA

Sebastian Coe

Breaking the world record for 800m- 1.41.77 seconds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0e1yaMI

Emile Zatopek

Winning the 1952 Olympics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Irnx6Upmkg

Abebe Bikila

Winning the 1960 Rome Olympics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7ZLB1-OfywM08

Pietro Mennea

Breaking the world record for 200m- 19.72 seconds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p50o6gqAsYU

Bob Beamon

Setting the long jump world record-8.90m

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIgk75Jn9ZQ

Jeremy Wariner

Running the 3rd fastest 400m in history, the 2nd being by the Drugs tainted Butch Reynolds and the joint 3rd being the equally tainted Quincy Watts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBYr-Rx_B0M

Kip Keino

Winning the 1500m at the 1968 Olympics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6Lo7A9y9pU

Edwin Moses

Setting the unbelievable World record time of 47.02 seconds in the 400m Hurdles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT4BiY0IqNQ

Marita Koch

Setting the equally incredible 400m World record of 47.60seconds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD4OUTXvtRU

Asafa Powell

Twice setting the 100m World record of 9.77 seconds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEUD_LwsDUI

Bert Cameron

Qualifying for the 400m finals at the LA Olympics after pulling up with a Hamstring injury