The Greatest Olympic Track and Field Final Ever

[Anbarandy]

Karsten Warholm of Norway destroys his own 400 meter hurdles world record as he beats Rai Benjamin of the USA, who also destroyed the previous world record, in the most monumental final of the ages.

Best race ever? Warholm wins record-setting hurdles race

Karsten Warholm of Norway obliterated his own world record in the Olympic 400-meter hurdles Tuesday, finishing in 45.94 to crack the old mark by .76.

apnews.com

 

[The Oracle]

To think that Edwin Moses dominated this event from 1977 to 1987 and set the world record 4 times in the process.

I consider Moses one of the best athletes that I have ever seen compete.

Warholm looks to be in that same conversation as well.......

 

[Nathan 88]

Great race!
Incredible performance by Warholm!
He’s a great athlete, a little bit too cocky for my liking but we’ll see how that works out for him.

 

[Insidious Von]

Warholm must keep grounded lest his cockiness turns to hubris...we saw what Ashley Lawrence did to the overbearing Megan Rapinoe.

 

[Born2Star]

Warholm indeed crushed the record.

But I heard the flooring also improved to enable better time.

 

[shack]

Warholm indeed crushed the record.

But I heard the flooring also improved to enable better time.

And that would be for every track event. Have there been any other WRs set?

 

[mjg1]

To think that Edwin Moses dominated this event from 1977 to 1987 and set the world record 4 times in the process.

I consider Moses one of the best athletes that I have ever seen compete.

Warholm looks to be in that same conversation as well.......

For great American Olympic track athletes these come to mind for me, Jim Thorpe, Jesse Owens, Rafer Johnson, Edwin Moses, Carl Lewis, Michael Johnson and Flo Jo. I know I am forgetting a lot of the best female track stars.

 

[Darts]

The cause of Flo Jo's premature death was controversial.

Stella Walsh had male genitals.

 

[poopypants]

Flo Jo wasn't juicing just like lance Armstrong and marion jones weren't lol.