Edwin Moses

Biography

Edwin Moses won 122 consecutive races in the 400m hurdles over nearly a decade — a streak so absurd it would be unbelievable in fiction. From 1977 to 1987, nobody beat him. He won Olympic gold at Montreal 1976 as a virtual unknown, would almost certainly have won again in Moscow had the US not boycotted, and then proved it by winning gold in Los Angeles in 1984. He lowered the world record four times and revolutionized the event with his 13-stride technique between hurdles. The anti-doping advocate who was too clean and too good for his own era.

Career Highlights

• 122 consecutive race wins (1977-1987)
• 2 Olympic golds (1976, 1984)
• 1 Olympic bronze (1988 at age 33)
• 2 World Championship golds
• Lowered 400mH WR 4 times

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