"He's murdered it! He's taken it apart!" What a great call. What an incredible last 200 by Butch. I swear he was only about 21.5 at 200 and then ran 21.8 for the next 200. You never see splits that close in this event.
Please tell me your kidding. The record set by Lee Evans was set in 1968!!!!! And wasnt broken until 20 years later! In track & field thats astonishing.
@@JayB2 and by 57 hundredths of a second compared to Johnson's one tenth and the recent 43:03 -15 hundredths of course butch,s butchery of Evans 1968 is the greatest of all !!!!!!!!!!
@@JayB2 you are so right jay !!!!!!! What Reynolds did is like the equivalent of a 42:5/400 !!!!!!!!!!! That is what he did !!!!!!!! Bob beamonesqe ??????? Most fukkin DEFINITELY !!!!!!!!!!!!!🌟🌟🌟
That 400 meter world record Reynolds broke was set in Mexico City 20 years prior. That gave Lee Evans a huge advantage due to the high altitude. Reynolds was the only runner within those 20 years to come even close to it. Running in the low 44's and then finally running a 43.93 at the U.S. Trials a month prior. It was expected that he would break it at the Olympics along with taking the gold medal, but he ended up losing to the same man that he ran away from in this race. Nevertheless, this was a shocking run. Track performances like this don't happen very often.
still remember what a stunning time it was since as you mentioned some runners had flirted with 44 flat but not come close to Evan's record but when Reynolds broke it finally it was smashed-still the greatest 400 m IMO ever ran!
Too right mate. Ron commentated on Superstars when I was a kid and he even made that sound like the most exciting thing you'd ever seen. And not a bad commentary team with Coleman backing him up either!
Butch was my track coach at Ohio State 1999. He would run with us even came back and ran one of the last Jesse Owens Track meets against the then 400m Collegiate record holder at the time Andrew Pierce and beat him at this older age. Dude is a natural Beast!
Ron Pickering was a great commentator- loved athletics, and very knowledgable. Compare that to some American athletics commentators who, even for the Olympics, only know the American athletes name and refer to 'the russian athlete' even when they are world number 1.
Nice post, just thought about Ron Pickering whilst watching the Diamond League meeting at Zurich on the BBC. He was a brilliant commentator, who also coached Lynn Davies to Gold in 1964, so knew athletics inside out. Very much missed, regards to Ron's family!
It was a confirmed to be "false positive"...he tested clean 2 of the 3 tests! ...he got messed over, but is still standing strong doing great things today! (Track&FratBrothers4Life)
+Melle Mel (Melanin Male) Reynold's incident is THE poster case of administrative 'hard-headedness'! He proved his innocence, and that the testers botched the exam. The way the IAAF acted, it looked like it was afraid that admission to messing the exam up would open up a floodgate of litigation. They were afraid of being sued like crazy, instead of getting the test right! So, they took a hard line stance, and made threats to Reynolds, his competitors and USATF! To this day, I don't think they've admitted wrongdoing!
I just watched the ESPN 30 for 30 on Butch Reynolds, who had his track career and livelihood taken away from him based on a false positive by the IAAF and the USATF. Glad he had a great and strong upbringing to persevere. The way he ran this race is how this man fought to clear his and his family’s name. God Bless you and your family, faith, and all the many Blessings that make you better than your enemies.
Fun facts: 1) This still stands as the third fastest time in history, nearly 30 years on. Michael Johnson (43.18) and Wayde Van Niekerk (43.03) have only run faster than this time, only once each. 2) The previous record of 43.86 lasted for 20 years, having been set at altitude in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. Reynolds came close in the US olympic trials with 43.93 3) Despite this staggering performance, Steve Lewis (who finished behind Reynolds in this race) would defeat Reynolds in the Olympic final that year in the still-standing World Junior Record of 43.87 (Reynolds second in 43.93, the same time he'd run in the trials) 4) Reynolds would never run under 44 again until 8 years later, in the 1996 Olympic Trials (43.91, his second-fastest time) 5) This is the largest improvement to the world record in the 400m as well as the only record set with negative splits (21.9-21.4)
Reynolds ran the perfect race with a great closing 100m but he needs to thank Steve Lewis (and Innocent E.) for taking the race out hard--time was amazing considering Lee Evans '68 world record run was run 6000 feet higher! Shame that he never won individual gold in the Olympics...
Man, talk about a contrast in brilliant versus foolish tactics. Egbunike ran an absolutely terrible race. Amazing speed at the start but you could see him really start to lose it around 250 meters. I’m always wary of those runners who go out that hard in the first half of the race. You cannot maintain that kind of pace around the track. You could see he’d used it all up. Just no more explosion left. Then he got absolutely clobbered in the last 100 and ended up almost last. But Reynolds, man. He was so composed all the way through but didn't look like he kicked in the highest gear until about 275m. Ran that top bend so smartly and that finish. Wow. He was absolutely blazing.
Mee too, as a 100 meters runner one day I tried the 400. When I reached the second bend I started to sink. First thought after crossing the line was never do it again. My head was about to exploit.
@converse91970 [Continuing on from my previous 'posts' about Ron Pickering]: powerfully built, 'jumped up' 400 metres man - with very considerable sprinting ability and a personal best time of under 44.00 for the one lap event. Personally, I cannot see the elusive 100 second barrier being broken by a great 1500 metres runner - in the mould of Jim Ryun, Steve Ovett or Sebastian Coe. As Mr Pickering said, it will take a big, powerful man who can sprint fast to run two laps of an athletics
@converse91970 Big Ron Pickering was indeed a great athletics commentator, whose knowledge of the sport was exceptional. I can remember that, back in the 1970s, he predicted that one day (in the late 20th century or early 21st) an athlete capable of running 800 metres in less than 100 seconds - 1 minute, 40.00 - would emerge. At the present time, of course, the world record for that event is 1:41.01 - held by David Rudisha of Kenya. However, it is likely that someone will break the
@JamBar1873 No sorry, but I remember it I think, It was I think his first run in the UK. Jim Rosenthal said something like: "There's a new Johnson on the scene" And MJ replied: "And this one's clean!". Jim then said something about their statistican reckoning that Johnson would be better at the 400m.
@converse91970 [Continuing on from my previous 'posts' about Ron Pickering]: athlete, who sensationally won Gold medals in both the 400 metres and the 800m at the Montreal Olympics, back in '76. Over the past few years, I have often wondered whether big 'Butch Reynolds or Michael Johnson would have been capable of getting close to breaking the 100 second barrier in the 800 metres, had they taken a decision to train specifically for the two lap event at a relatively early stage in their
@TheEctomorph I loved Ron Pickering too, even if on occasion he was as blind as a bat (such as having no idea Calvin Smith retained the 200m World title in 1987, despite commentating on the race!).
@MITOGEN Do you have Michael Johnson's run at Meadowbank, Edinburgh? I guess late 80's, when he ran the 200m in 19.85?? I was there that night, was very cold and damp, and was an amazing run!!
@MITOGEN "Steve Cram is ok but he's no Ron Pickering." I presume that you are referring to Crammie's ability as a broadcaster - specifically, as an athletics commentator and pundit. Well, he probably never will be as good as the late Ron Pickering in that respect, I would agree. Then again, Crammie (when he was a young man, back in the 1980's) had more talent than Ron ever did as an ATHLETE. Different people have different areas of expertise.
That was an amazing run by Butch Reynolds...he was always consistent with his times, even though he went sub 44 only twice...he still was in the low 44 sec range. These days athletes are running sub 44 secs more regularly, mainly because of the advancement in track design and footwear... If you put today's 400m track athletes in a time machine and have them compete on the tracks of the 1980's and 1990's they wouldn't be running the times they do today.
i would rather have the world record at 400m not everybody can say they were a world record holder.at a event olympic champions come a dime dozen. its veryt rare that you will repeat as olympic champion. but being a world record holder you have room for your rep to grow by being faster and improving your time feel. me besides if your a wr in track odds are you probaly be on the medal stand any way. look at ryenolds he got silver in 88 in the 400m . then won 2 silver medals in the world champs
@converse91970 [Continuing on from my previous 'post' about Ron Pickering]: elusive 100 second barrier within the next decade. Mr Pickering believed that the first man to run 800 metres in under 100 seconds would be a powerfully built, 'jumped up 400 metres runner' ... with considerable sprinting ability and personal best of under 44.00 seconds for the one lap event. In other words, someone like Alberto Juantorena Danger ... but blessed with even more sprinting ability than the big Cuban
We really did have such a force of 400m sprinters for a long time, but now the rest of the world is passing us and we're trying to live off of old talents. We need some young guys to step up and hit some awesome times.
Great race by Harry a good 15 metres down at 200 but my god what a final 200m. I remember reading once he went thru 200m in 20.9sec but faded badly down d home straight but he done the complete opposite n the result speaks 4 himself. Pity about his ban shortly after this race which proved to be wrong. They stole his best form but he returned still a force to be wreckoned with 😉
Great post - I can't believe it's 23 years since Ron died. I know we have some great sprinters around now - but they were pretty advanced in terms of times back in the 80's. It took 11 years to be lowered to 43.18 by another track great. Where will it go to next? Perhaps 42.99 - but it would need the new Usain Bolt of 400m running to do it. Breaking the 43 second barrier would be amazing and I hope I live to see it. 15 years is a long time for a record to stand.
***** do you think we dont know that? Micheal was wel able to run under 43s, the fact he run it in relay just confirmed that...also in 200m was able to run faster than 19,3
abdel legendair Hi the problem is that you also use a lot of energy accelerating from a crouched start which does impact the overall time. It's not really fair to compare times from a flying start against a crouched start as they are two different things.
ewaf88 you have right about the start, however i sayed Michael did run 42,9 but actualy i think it was 42,7...after al i am not the only "expert" who beleaves that Michael was able of runing under 43s...he was runing for ages alone, never pushed by outsiders to run a full race..here in this clip without the participation of Egbuniki innocent never Rynolds was going to run this chrono.
@converse91970 [Continuing on from my previous 'posts' about Ron Pickering]: respective track careers - i.e. when they were in their late teens or early twenties. Of course, we will never know now whether Reynolds or Johnson had the physical potential to become brillliant 800 metres runners - as well as great quarter milers. However, I do believe that Ron Pickering was right when he predicted (some 40 years ago) that the first man to run 800 metres in under 100 seconds would be a
@seanofafrica lol! I seem to remember that big John Regis nearly (but not quite) won that race. If only it had been a 190 metres race (as opposed to 200m)!!
Yea because if you read the report about his suspension and failed test they botched his samples and tried to cover it up which is why he got $27 million in court from them. And they suspended him in his prime/ he was injury prone all during his career so you can hardly blame him for never getting back down there
Got my suspicions about this run.He failed a test a few years later and battled the IAAF in court. Was a 44.2, 44.3 man when he came back, still world class, but not 43.29.
@FranchiseIndustries Sir: For some time now, I have believed that Jeremy Wariner is an athlete who has excellent potential as an 800 metres runner. However, I think that he will probably decide to continue specialising in the 400 metres for the remaining years of his career in international track and field athletics Mr Wariner is now 27 years of age ... and is perhaps getting a little too old to take up a new event from scratch, as it were. I think that there is a strong possibility
Agree with everyone that has said how great Ron Pickering was. Steve Cram did well at the Olympics but Pickering and David Coleman were the best for me!
Does anyone know the name of the bearded guy who appears in a white cap at 2:53s during this video? Is it Willie Banks or Larry Myricks? I would really appreciate this info since my 2 small kids enjoy seeing this video and are curious to know the name of this guy with Reynolds? :)
Apparently that guy is his brother. This quote from an article about the race: "In the post-race mob scene, Reynolds was breathless and confused - uncertain what he had done. 'My brother rushed up to hug me and he told me I did it [erased Evans' 43.86 WR with his 43.29 clocking]. I just wanted to hit the ground. I was exhausted."' www.runblogrun.com/2015/03/reynolds-rap-reflections-from-the-400m-2-all-time-performer-by-dave-hunter.html
@FranchiseIndustries [Continuing on from my previous 'post' about Jeremy Wariner] that he will win two Gold medals at the Olympic Games in London next August (in the individual 400m and the 4 x 400m relay, respectively).
@bookert01 Not to much. Some charity work and stuff. I actually met him about a month ago at my high school's auction (he's an alum). Nice guy, still holds the school record by a good 2 seconds.
"He's murdered it! He's taken it apart!" What a great call. What an incredible last 200 by Butch. I swear he was only about 21.5 at 200 and then ran 21.8 for the next 200. You never see splits that close in this event.
Michael Johnson's was more perfect to even splits. WVN ran what can only be called a freaky race. No explantion whatsover.
His last 100 was 11.25 seconds which was actually faster than his first 100. Absolutely crazy
@@alansamuel2454 who is MVN?
@@iangarza990 I wrote WVN - Wayde Van Niekerk.
@@alansamuel2454 No, MJ's splits weren't in his WR race, so many people spreading false information. MJ split 21.22 and 21.96.
was standing at 300m (31secs) in letzigrund seeing this live. unbelievable atmosphere when butch reynolds crossed the line. privileged to be there!
😮 Oh WoW! what an honour to have witnessed this piece of sporting history!
Lee Evans held this record for 20 years until this incredible performance by Butch Reynolds. I respect both men
Mr. Lewis, it would have been great to see them both in their prime at altitude or sea level.
This broke one of the greatest track records of all time. The *43.86* set by Lee Evans in 1968 was comparable to Bob Beamons long jump record.
No, I don't think so
Please tell me your kidding. The record set by Lee Evans was set in 1968!!!!! And wasnt broken until 20 years later! In track & field thats astonishing.
@@JayB2 and by 57 hundredths of a second compared to Johnson's one tenth and the recent 43:03 -15 hundredths of course butch,s butchery of Evans 1968 is the greatest of all !!!!!!!!!!
@@JayB2 you are so right jay !!!!!!! What Reynolds did is like the equivalent of a 42:5/400 !!!!!!!!!!! That is what he did !!!!!!!! Bob beamonesqe ??????? Most fukkin DEFINITELY !!!!!!!!!!!!!🌟🌟🌟
@@jeremyhomewood9573 yea they call it "Beamonesque"..HAHAHA
“And he’s MURDERED it!” Hah
😂
I miss Ron's commentary. God bless him.
So do I, and the great David Coleman
dude that commentator is insane.
That 400 meter world record Reynolds broke was set in Mexico City 20 years prior. That gave Lee Evans a huge advantage due to the high altitude. Reynolds was the only runner within those 20 years to come even close to it. Running in the low 44's and then finally running a 43.93 at the U.S. Trials a month prior. It was expected that he would break it at the Olympics along with taking the gold medal, but he ended up losing to the same man that he ran away from in this race. Nevertheless, this was a shocking run. Track performances like this don't happen very often.
John Black thanks John, I did not know that.
still remember what a stunning time it was since as you mentioned some runners had flirted with 44 flat but not come close to Evan's record but when Reynolds broke it finally it was smashed-still the greatest 400 m IMO ever ran!
Better than Michael Johnson's? I don't think so
Epic commentary!!!!
Too right mate. Ron commentated on Superstars when I was a kid and he even made that sound like the most exciting thing you'd ever seen. And not a bad commentary team with Coleman backing him up either!
Butch was my track coach at Ohio State 1999. He would run with us even came back and ran one of the last Jesse Owens Track meets against the then 400m Collegiate record holder at the time Andrew Pierce and beat him at this older age. Dude is a natural Beast!
That's crazy. Interesting that he was a tall dude also, like Bolt.
For me he was the best 400m runner ever. Far better than what happened later.
Ron Pickering was a great commentator- loved athletics, and very knowledgable. Compare that to some American athletics commentators who, even for the Olympics, only know the American athletes name and refer to 'the russian athlete' even when they are world number 1.
Nice post, just thought about Ron Pickering whilst watching the Diamond League meeting at Zurich on the BBC. He was a brilliant commentator, who also coached Lynn Davies to Gold in 1964, so knew athletics inside out. Very much missed, regards to Ron's family!
It was a confirmed to be "false positive"...he tested clean 2 of the 3 tests! ...he got messed over, but is still standing strong doing great things today! (Track&FratBrothers4Life)
+Melle Mel (Melanin Male) Reynold's incident is THE poster case of administrative 'hard-headedness'! He proved his innocence, and that the testers botched the exam. The way the IAAF acted, it looked like it was afraid that admission to messing the exam up would open up a floodgate of litigation. They were afraid of being sued like crazy, instead of getting the test right! So, they took a hard line stance, and made threats to Reynolds, his competitors and USATF! To this day, I don't think they've admitted wrongdoing!
I suppose the testers planted the nandrolone two years later as well..
stevebbuk what do you mean...?
Melle Mel what fraternity is Butch in??
@@mikelarry3835 ...Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. (Ω)
I just watched the ESPN 30 for 30 on Butch Reynolds, who had his track career and livelihood taken away from him based on a false positive by the IAAF and the USATF. Glad he had a great and strong upbringing to persevere. The way he ran this race is how this man fought to clear his and his family’s name. God Bless you and your family, faith, and all the many Blessings that make you better than your enemies.
Butch Reynolds ! You mistakenly said Johnson.
@@markreeves2491 thank Bru… that autocorrect
Fun facts:
1) This still stands as the third fastest time in history, nearly 30 years on. Michael Johnson (43.18) and Wayde Van Niekerk (43.03) have only run faster than this time, only once each.
2) The previous record of 43.86 lasted for 20 years, having been set at altitude in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. Reynolds came close in the US olympic trials with 43.93
3) Despite this staggering performance, Steve Lewis (who finished behind Reynolds in this race) would defeat Reynolds in the Olympic final that year in the still-standing World Junior Record of 43.87 (Reynolds second in 43.93, the same time he'd run in the trials)
4) Reynolds would never run under 44 again until 8 years later, in the 1996 Olympic Trials (43.91, his second-fastest time)
5) This is the largest improvement to the world record in the 400m as well as the only record set with negative splits (21.9-21.4)
Reynolds was banned for several years.
Ron Pickering's commentary was superb as usual, as was this astonishing run by Reynolds.
The single most awesome call in sports history.
33 years ago today..ist was the 17.8.1988, and I saw it in the west German Programm that evening
Reynolds ran the perfect race with a great closing 100m but he needs to thank Steve Lewis (and Innocent E.) for taking the race out hard--time was amazing considering Lee Evans '68 world record run was run 6000 feet higher!
Shame that he never won individual gold in the Olympics...
Man, talk about a contrast in brilliant versus foolish tactics. Egbunike ran an absolutely terrible race. Amazing speed at the start but you could see him really start to lose it around 250 meters. I’m always wary of those runners who go out that hard in the first half of the race. You cannot maintain that kind of pace around the track. You could see he’d used it all up. Just no more explosion left. Then he got absolutely clobbered in the last 100 and ended up almost last. But Reynolds, man. He was so composed all the way through but didn't look like he kicked in the highest gear until about 275m. Ran that top bend so smartly and that finish. Wow. He was absolutely blazing.
Yeah that reminds me of myself running the 400 m first Time lol
-thomas1195 - Hahahaha! Right?!
I agree-he couldn't have ran it better-the perfect 400m race letting his competition go but having a killer finish...
Mee too, as a 100 meters runner one day I tried the 400. When I reached the second bend I started to sink. First thought after crossing the line was never do it again. My head was about to exploit.
pupsamson777 💯💯💯
Innocent Egbunike, after the crazy start, ended up only second to last with a time if 44.97
Reynolds is my all time favorite 400m athlete. Man he had so much heart and determination.
"He brings Steve Lewis with him?" There was NOBODY with Reynolds! ...in that race.
2021 and only Michael Johnson and Wayde van Niekerk have surpassed this.
An incredible run...
@converse91970 [Continuing on from my previous 'posts' about Ron Pickering]: powerfully built, 'jumped up' 400 metres man - with very considerable sprinting ability and a personal best time of under 44.00 for the one lap event. Personally, I cannot see the elusive 100 second barrier being broken by a great 1500 metres runner - in the mould of Jim Ryun, Steve Ovett or Sebastian Coe. As Mr Pickering said, it will take a big, powerful man who can sprint fast to run two laps of an athletics
@converse91970 Big Ron Pickering was indeed a great athletics commentator, whose knowledge of the sport was exceptional. I can remember that, back in the 1970s, he predicted that one day (in the late 20th century or early 21st) an athlete capable of running 800 metres in less than 100 seconds - 1 minute, 40.00 - would emerge. At the present time, of course, the world record for that event is 1:41.01 - held by David Rudisha of Kenya. However, it is likely that someone will break the
From what I recall the IAAF always stuck by their positive test and ban, and never paid Reynolds a penny of the $27m.
@MITOGEN Cheers for posting these vids, great to see these 'old' clips.
I know someone who murdered a WR too: Karsten Warholm, 45.94
One of my favourite performances
Arrrrrwww wow love the passion of Ron at the end. Brilliant
@Sdelosinfiernos True man, Reynolds' last 100m split here was 11.1s!
Unbelievable closing 50 metres
I love the change in tone. (1:50)
@JamBar1873 No sorry, but I remember it I think, It was I think his first run in the UK. Jim Rosenthal said something like: "There's a new Johnson on the scene" And MJ replied: "And this one's clean!". Jim then said something about their statistican reckoning that Johnson would be better at the 400m.
@converse91970 [Continuing on from my previous 'posts' about Ron Pickering]: athlete, who sensationally won Gold medals in both the 400 metres and the 800m at the Montreal Olympics, back in '76.
Over the past few years, I have often wondered whether big 'Butch Reynolds or Michael Johnson would have been capable of getting close to breaking the 100 second barrier in the 800 metres, had they taken a decision to train specifically for the two lap event at a relatively early stage in their
@TheEctomorph I loved Ron Pickering too, even if on occasion he was as blind as a bat (such as having no idea Calvin Smith retained the 200m World title in 1987, despite commentating on the race!).
@MITOGEN Do you have Michael Johnson's run at Meadowbank, Edinburgh? I guess late 80's, when he ran the 200m in 19.85?? I was there that night, was very cold and damp, and was an amazing run!!
@MITOGEN "Steve Cram is ok but he's no Ron Pickering."
I presume that you are referring to Crammie's ability as a broadcaster - specifically, as an athletics commentator and pundit. Well, he probably never will be as good as the late Ron Pickering in that respect, I would agree.
Then again, Crammie (when he was a young man, back in the 1980's) had more talent than Ron ever did as an ATHLETE. Different people have different areas of expertise.
"AND THAT OBLITERATES LEE EVANS FROM THE RECORD BOOKS!".......brilliant! :-)
Ron Pickering simply the best commentator of athletics on BBC :-)
Coleman a close second. No one close now. Same with cricket and football - Motson, Blofeld, Arnott; even boxing no longer has Guyteridge or Carpenter
@JamBar1873 Agreed 100%. Steve Cram is ok but he's no Ron Pickering.
He definetely had the fastest last 100m of all the 400m runners all time.
That was an amazing run by Butch Reynolds...he was always consistent with his times, even though he went sub 44 only twice...he still was in the low 44 sec range.
These days athletes are running sub 44 secs more regularly, mainly because of the advancement in track design and footwear...
If you put today's 400m track athletes in a time machine and have them compete on the tracks of the 1980's and 1990's they wouldn't be running the times they do today.
He went sub 44 four times at least, three in 1988 and one in 1996.
i would rather have the world record at 400m not everybody can say they were a world record holder.at a event olympic champions come a dime dozen. its veryt rare that you will repeat as olympic champion. but being a world record holder you have room for your rep to grow by being faster and improving your time feel. me besides if your a wr in track odds are you probaly be on the medal stand any way. look at ryenolds he got silver in 88 in the 400m . then won 2 silver medals in the world champs
@JamBar1873 Cheers, will hopefully post up some more in the near future. :)
I had a chance to race against Reynold in junior high school at Goodrich jr. high school in Akron, Ohio on the soccer field.
How fast then?
いつみてもブッチの走りは勇気をくれる
The only athletics commentator that comes close to the late Ron Pickering nowadays is Tim Hutchings.
11.2 last 100
A good club 100m sprinter wud be happy with 11.2sec some run by Harry huh.
Still the fastest last 100m split ever and it's not hard to see why.
What was it
@@aaronkoeppe9057 11.25s
@converse91970 [Continuing on from my previous 'post' about Ron Pickering]: elusive 100 second barrier within the next decade. Mr Pickering believed that the first man to run 800 metres in under 100 seconds would be a powerfully built, 'jumped up 400 metres runner' ... with considerable sprinting ability and personal best of under 44.00 seconds for the one lap event. In other words, someone like Alberto Juantorena Danger ... but blessed with even more sprinting ability than the big Cuban
We really did have such a force of 400m sprinters for a long time, but now the rest of the world is passing us and we're trying to live off of old talents. We need some young guys to step up and hit some awesome times.
Laff my ass off Ron Pickering shouting bloody howl
Butch is a King in this event!
@TheEctomorph Yes, the broadcasting side I was talking about.
So inspiring.
Great race by Harry a good 15 metres down at 200 but my god what a final 200m. I remember reading once he went thru 200m in 20.9sec but faded badly down d home straight but he done the complete opposite n the result speaks 4 himself. Pity about his ban shortly after this race which proved to be wrong. They stole his best form but he returned still a force to be wreckoned with 😉
Great post - I can't believe it's 23 years since Ron died. I know we have some great sprinters around now - but they were pretty advanced in terms of times back in the 80's. It took 11 years to be lowered to 43.18 by another track great. Where will it go to next? Perhaps 42.99 - but it would need the new Usain Bolt of 400m running to do it. Breaking the 43 second barrier would be amazing and I hope I live to see it. 15 years is a long time for a record to stand.
Michael johnson did run 42,9s in relay
abdel legendair relay legs don't count as open world records and they're off a flying start so of course the time will be faster
***** do you think we dont know that? Micheal was wel able to run under 43s, the fact he run it in relay just confirmed that...also in 200m was able to run faster than 19,3
abdel legendair Hi the problem is that you also use a lot of energy accelerating from a crouched start which does impact the overall time. It's not really fair to compare times from a flying start against a crouched start as they are two different things.
ewaf88
you have right about the start, however i sayed Michael did run 42,9 but actualy i think it was 42,7...after al i am not the only "expert" who beleaves that Michael was able of runing under 43s...he was runing for ages alone, never pushed by outsiders to run a full race..here in this clip without the participation of Egbuniki innocent never Rynolds was going to run this chrono.
Nice! One of the best ever at 400m. He trained hard.
@converse91970 [Continuing on from my previous 'posts' about Ron Pickering]: respective track careers - i.e. when they were in their late teens or early twenties.
Of course, we will never know now whether Reynolds or Johnson had the physical potential to become brillliant 800 metres runners - as well as great quarter milers. However, I do believe that Ron Pickering was right when he predicted (some 40 years ago) that the first man to run 800 metres in under 100 seconds would be a
I AGRRE WITH JIM RON PICKERING IS THE GREATEST TRACK COMMENTORS RVER. I WISH HE COULDVE BEEN HERE FOR USAIN BOLT .
YES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Most DEFINITELY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He's taken it apart...and justice has been done at last!!!
@seanofafrica lol! I seem to remember that big John Regis nearly (but not quite) won that race. If only it had been a 190 metres race (as opposed to 200m)!!
何故か評価されない化け物記録。1988年の記録だし、MJより更新幅とか偉大さは上。大きな大会で無双してたのはMJの方が長いけど。
Yea because if you read the report about his suspension and failed test they botched his samples and tried to cover it up which is why he got $27 million in court from them. And they suspended him in his prime/ he was injury prone all during his career so you can hardly blame him for never getting back down there
He never got the money on a technicality.
@TheEctomorph
You are pretty much describing Jeremy Wariner.
I counted 42 strides for the last 100. Estimate.
@thegorm1 [continuing on from my previous 'post']
Mr Federer and Mr Schumacher have made from their respective sports.
Innocent took them out so fast. I'll never forget that race.
Got my suspicions about this run.He failed a test a few years later and battled the IAAF in court. Was a 44.2, 44.3 man when he came back, still world class, but not 43.29.
Butch ran 43.91 as late as 1996, so your statement is not factual.
He never failed the test. He was framed.
@FranchiseIndustries Sir: For some time now, I have believed that Jeremy Wariner is an athlete who has excellent potential as an 800 metres runner. However, I think that he will probably decide to continue specialising in the 400 metres for the remaining years of his career in international track and field athletics Mr Wariner is now 27 years of age ... and is perhaps getting a little too old to take up a new event from scratch, as it were.
I think that there is a strong possibility
Hes my cousin to butch reynolds he knows my grandma francis ebehardt
Agree with everyone that has said how great Ron Pickering was. Steve Cram did well at the Olympics but Pickering and David Coleman were the best for me!
He goes to my schoo! He runs an after school program in serious
Rip ron he was great commentator
Cleannnnnnnnnnnnnn
"Lactate? what's that?"
Egbunike was a pacemaker for Butch in dis race. Sad, his glory days were behind him by dis time
Does anyone know the name of the bearded guy who appears in a white cap at 2:53s during this video? Is it Willie Banks or Larry Myricks? I would really appreciate this info since my 2 small kids enjoy seeing this video and are curious to know the name of this guy with Reynolds? :)
it is Brooks Johnson who was his coach at the time...
Apparently that guy is his brother. This quote from an article about the race: "In the post-race mob scene, Reynolds was breathless and confused - uncertain what he had done. 'My brother rushed up to hug me and he told me I did it [erased Evans' 43.86 WR with his 43.29 clocking]. I just wanted to hit the ground. I was exhausted."'
www.runblogrun.com/2015/03/reynolds-rap-reflections-from-the-400m-2-all-time-performer-by-dave-hunter.html
In 2024 still the 3rd fastest ever.
Insane the mark he set
Which would you rather have: an Olympic gold medal or a WR victory at the Weltklasse meet?
The last one !!!!!!!!
@FranchiseIndustries [Continuing on from my previous 'post' about Jeremy Wariner] that he will win two Gold medals at the Olympic Games in London next August (in the individual 400m and the 4 x 400m relay, respectively).
Butch was awesome 👌
@JamBar1873 he's no Jim Ross
Wow. Kimbo was there too.
It seems like they were able to run 43 easily back in those days.. you can hardly get guys to run 44.2
olympic gold medal.
'And he's MURDERED it!!!' God I miss Ron Pickering, not only a great athletics commentator, one of the best commentators on any sport.
Hold on lol, I know Butch is his nickname but I never knew his first name was Harry LMAO!!!
Juiced to the brim...
@JamBar1873 Well said!
What is Butch doing these days?
@bookert01 Not to much. Some charity work and stuff. I actually met him about a month ago at my high school's auction (he's an alum). Nice guy, still holds the school record by a good 2 seconds.
Hey thts my personal trainer
43.18 to 43.03
Butch Reynolds...clean?
@Sdelosinfiernos Haha I know!
that african guy sure misjudged his race but i bet he helped reynolds get that time by goin out so hard
43.03
Adolf fuck off
south africa now have thr record.
30 years later
drug