Edwin Moses

Edwin Moses is an American former 400-metre hurdler who won Olympic gold in 1976 and 1984 and set world records during a long period of dominance.

1976 Summer Olympics: The Summer Olympic Games held in Montreal, where Edwin Moses won the 400 metres hurdles. Moses won his first Olympic title in Montreal at age 20.
400 metres hurdles: A track race covering one lap and requiring athletes to clear ten hurdles. This was Moses's event, demanding speed while preserving rhythm over ten barriers.
Amos Bior: A Kenyan 400-metre hurdler who competed against Edwin Moses in international athletics. Bior was among the rivals Moses faced during his period of dominance.
Amateurism in the Olympics: The principle that Olympic athletes should compete without receiving professional payment, historically enforced through eligibility rules. Moses challenged restrictive amateur rules that limited athletes' ability to earn from competition.
1984 Summer Olympics: The Summer Olympic Games held in Los Angeles, where Edwin Moses won the 400 metres hurdles. His second Olympic gold came eight years after his first.
Hurdling: A track-and-field discipline in which athletes sprint over a sequence of barriers. Moses's technique belongs to the broader discipline of hurdling.
Danny Harris: An American 400-metre hurdler who defeated Edwin Moses in the 1987 World Championships final. Harris ended Moses's 122-race winning streak in Rome.
International Amateur Athletic Federation: The former name of World Athletics, the international governing body for track and field. As an athlete representative, Moses pressed the federation on athlete rights and governance.
1980 Summer Olympics boycott: A United States-led boycott that kept many athletes from the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The boycott prevented Moses from defending his Olympic title in 1980.
Stride pattern: The planned number and rhythm of running steps between successive hurdles. Moses used a consistent 13-step pattern between hurdles for much of each race.

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Karsten WarholmRelated: Moses provides a historical benchmark for sustained dominance in Warholm's event.