Ikem "I was paid £10k not to beat Coe in his 1989 last UK race" Billy. So, as a minimum we know from his own words that Billy engaged in dishonesty. Does his comment have any credibility? Of course not
Kenya has been a great nation producing magnificent athletes but Ereng stands out, it appears that he mentored the great Asbel kiprop and the great steeplechaser Kemboi, they had the same finishing too
Ron Pickering was clearly astonished by Ereng's performance,and rightly so. This was a truly phenomenal performance. Paul Ereng was the greatest 800 metres runner I ever witnessed and that includes Seb Coe, David Rudisha and Jaochim Cruz.
Ereng is now the Cross Country coach at UTEP. I interviewed him in 2013, he told me someone had given him the wrong time for this final, he was told 6 pm instead of 16:00, and arrived thinking had 2 hours to spare, but it was only minutes. He used the first 2 laps as warm up and still managed to break a world record.
Fun fact: Ereng accidentally got the race time mixed up and nearly missed this race - he described his reason for staying so far in the back at the start was because he was treating the first part of the race as his warm up (he arrived so late that he literally didn't even have time to warm up before rushing onto the track)
If I remember correctly, the meet schedule was printed in military time, with the race scheduled for 15:00. Ereng misread it as 5:00, but UVA policy was to show up 2 hours prior to race time, and as such showed up at 3pm - juuuuuuust in time for the race as they had been kind and waited a few minutes for him to show up.
Kenya has produced great athletes, but Paul Ereng was something else! We are extremely proud of you Ereng especially after the uplifting performance of 1988 Seoul Olympics! Absolute Legend!!!!!
Ray Brown set my HS 800 meters record with the same time with which he won the ACCs. We used to love watching him train on the track (he was coaching at Episcopal HS in the first couple of years after UVa). So smooth.
The self confidence and discipline it takes to stick to your race plan no matter what. Ereng was so far back but KNEW everyone else had gone out too fast. He was faster and also quite a bit smarter than the rest of the field, no disrespect intended. And never underestimate the value of a knowledgeable, skilled commentator as in this race, adding to the goosebumps one gets watching and listening. U.S. commentators should listen and study because they are still vastly inferior in this the year 2017.
I remember watching this "live" an thinking what a class act Paul Ereng is It looks as great now as it did back then. What a smooth and stylish runner he was .. Awesome
@@mathematics5573 THAT'S TRUE BECAUSE 8 YEARS LATER WILSON KIPKETER MADE THIS RUN LOOK LIKE......SLOW,,,SMASHING THE WORLD RECORD TWICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND TO THIS DAY 1:42'6 STILL STANDS INDOORS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ikem "I was paid £10k not to beat Coe in his 1989 last UK race" Billy. So, as a minimum we know from his own words that Billy engaged in dishonesty. Does his comment have any credibility? Of course not
Insane finishing power
Dave Wottle was supposed to have run the best last 200 in a major 800. Paul Ereng: hold my beer.
Proudly Kenyan 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤❤
Kenya has been a great nation producing magnificent athletes but Ereng stands out, it appears that he mentored the great Asbel kiprop and the great steeplechaser Kemboi, they had the same finishing too
This guy is one of my coaches now 😳
Really?? Some sources says that he died 😢
Really?
@@nicholaskirui4123no I can assure you he’s alive and well. Search up his name with “ A&M track and field “
"It's 15 metres!" No Ron, more like 9 metres. Ereng also somewhat impeded Barbosa coming off the bend.
Now look at the best😂😂😂
That lethal finish was something else
Ron Pickering was clearly astonished by Ereng's performance,and rightly so. This was a truly phenomenal performance. Paul Ereng was the greatest 800 metres runner I ever witnessed and that includes Seb Coe, David Rudisha and Jaochim Cruz.
Paul Ereng was phenomenal.
Who was the commentator?
Somebody who worked at the BBC in that time..... The best commentator ever!
Ereng should have been dq'd for cutting in on Barbosa destroying his speed
Most Turkana & Maasai tribes of KENYA have devastating kicks in track & fields races
This man is an icon!I like his lightening KICK! WHERE is his son to inherit his dad's speed?
Watching this in 2022 and its great to see wonderful comeback from Paul Ereng. Where is this great Man.
Greatest
This man Ereng' has a stride equivalent to a horse's jump. He makes his fellow athletes look like they're walking. What a man!! Fantastic!!
Divid RUDISHA OF HIS TIME. That is kenyan sprit!
Am here again celebrating a Kenyan 800M Olympics gold medalist, Wanyonyi. The greatest of Kenya is yet to come.
This one gives me goose bumps each and everytime am watching it
Agree!
Ereng is now the Cross Country coach at UTEP. I interviewed him in 2013, he told me someone had given him the wrong time for this final, he was told 6 pm instead of 16:00, and arrived thinking had 2 hours to spare, but it was only minutes. He used the first 2 laps as warm up and still managed to break a world record.
Fun fact: Ereng accidentally got the race time mixed up and nearly missed this race - he described his reason for staying so far in the back at the start was because he was treating the first part of the race as his warm up (he arrived so late that he literally didn't even have time to warm up before rushing onto the track)
Unbelievable!
I can confirm this, he told me this story in 2013
If I remember correctly, the meet schedule was printed in military time, with the race scheduled for 15:00. Ereng misread it as 5:00, but UVA policy was to show up 2 hours prior to race time, and as such showed up at 3pm - juuuuuuust in time for the race as they had been kind and waited a few minutes for him to show up.
Amazing race with fantastic commentary.
Amazing. Saw this live on TV back in the day. Amazing & Vialli got the bronze. He was last with 200m to go I think.
its a great race and the guy who ran behind Ereng throughout the race managed third position.
Wow
Before the Chinese,Americans and Russians invented doping
Ray Brown made this dramatic race. He ran too fast in the first two laps.
The commentator is as good as the runner.
👍👍👍
Twas the late great Ron Pickering. Had such a command of his commentary
Very tough guy,that was awesome....
Paul Ereng what a tactician!
Kenya has produced great athletes, but Paul Ereng was something else! We are extremely proud of you Ereng especially after the uplifting performance of 1988 Seoul Olympics! Absolute Legend!!!!!
"Crack'in"!?! That was more than crack'in, that was fire crack'in! Incredible.
What a great kick at the end, considering he had to run wide for a lot of it !! 👍👍👍
Two UVa grads in this race. Ray Brown setting the pace and Ereng breaking the record.
Ray Brown set my HS 800 meters record with the same time with which he won the ACCs. We used to love watching him train on the track (he was coaching at Episcopal HS in the first couple of years after UVa). So smooth.
Erang wearing a UVa singlet and shorts because the Kenyan team uniform did not arrive in Budapest
i wonder how runners feel when racing against them
The self confidence and discipline it takes to stick to your race plan no matter what. Ereng was so far back but KNEW everyone else had gone out too fast. He was faster and also quite a bit smarter than the rest of the field, no disrespect intended. And never underestimate the value of a knowledgeable, skilled commentator as in this race, adding to the goosebumps one gets watching and listening. U.S. commentators should listen and study because they are still vastly inferior in this the year 2017.
if rudisha did that he could always be going under 1 40 coz he got more power than ereng to finish the race
Ooh, I'm not so sure about that.
I remember watching this "live" an thinking what a class act Paul Ereng is It looks as great now as it did back then. What a smooth and stylish runner he was .. Awesome
oh my God this is totally awesome - I always thought David Rudisha was the bomb but this is wonderful
ik but rudisha seems to have more body power
ereng uses his legs and tactics
long legs i meant
@@mathematics5573 THAT'S TRUE BECAUSE 8 YEARS LATER WILSON KIPKETER MADE THIS RUN LOOK LIKE......SLOW,,,SMASHING THE WORLD RECORD TWICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND TO THIS DAY 1:42'6 STILL STANDS INDOORS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!