Harold Schmidt ran second leg for West Germany. One of the most underrated runners of all time. Had it not been for Edwin Moses, who knows how many Olympic and World golds he would've had. 1987 400 hurdles, one of the greatest races of all time!!
In fact Schmidt ran a fantastic second leg here, wich in my opinion was vital for the german victory. You may have noticed, that Skamral was only third after his leg, but Schmidt ran the first bend so fast in order to be in the lead, when the runners reached the breaking point, where they were allowed to change to the inside lane. That's one great thing about Harald Schmid: He gave it all in the Relays.
Always admired Schmidt; must be tough to be second most of the time; think he also ran the 800m at least on one occasion & remember he & another (Frenchman?) giving Moses a very hard time of it on one (Olympic?) final
Todd Bennett ran the best leg there for GB Team. I was lucky enough to of ran against todd in 4x100m relays and 4x400m and a couple o 100m races too. He was a flyer and he noticed me getting better in each race and was very encouraging to me to keep doing what I was doing as in the 4x100m race we had I was on the same leg as him and I was able to keep up with him on that leg of the relay. I moved to Ireland that year 1993 and 1 last race of the ur and managed 11.1sec which was so close to breaking that magical barrier for a sprinter of 11 sec and firmly put me in the no 1 slot for my County for the nxt 10yrs with my best being 10.70sec. God I wud of love to of beaten todd back then. But what a gent, I wud of loved to of had him as my coach as I'm sure he cud of got me to run faster no problem??
Harmut Weber who ran the West German anchor here and was the individual 400 meter champion from these championships finished 5th the year later in the Helsinki world championships plus a silver in the relay and just disappeared after that.
I think (but I'm not sure) that he gave priority to his studies. Ehy would he do that just before the LA Olympics I don't know. But that is what I remember.
It was, he fnished 5th in the world championships a year later and I never saw him compete again after that. He just dissapeared. Always reminded me a bit of Schonlebe looks wise.
Great footage. I can picture an increasingly frustrated producer (or whoever) trying to remind David Coleman that Britain’s anchor leg man was Phil Brown, who as far I can recall never played fly half for Wales.
Jenkins was probably on something that year - I saw him at a training session in Nottingham in 1982 on the ground roaring in pain, clutching a calf muscle before he even started the session.
@@redrum4100 HI DAVID JENKINS HERE. I DID NOT USE STEROIDS UNTIL LATE 1975. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THEM TO ANY ONE AT ALL - WHEN YOU SEE THE LAST PHOTOS OF JUANTORENA AND YOU WILL SEE WHY. VERY SAD TODAY :(
Jenkins said he started taking steriods in the winter of 1975, which was why he was number one in the world pre-drugs, but not after! Total shame, brilliant athlete.
Jenkins was always a good anchor-leg runner; one of the reasons I became interested in athletics; no idea why he started with drugs.... couldn't see any other way to improve?
THE TOTALLY CLEAN VERY COOL 4X400m UK MENS RELAY IN MUNICH 1972 - WAS THE BUSINESS. KENYA HAD THE HORSES FROM 1968 / 70 .....THEY SCORCHED IT AT MUNICH. RIP JULIUS SANG :( FABULOUS ANCHOR LEG.
Phil Brown should have waited until the homestraight and then drifted into lane three. Not sure he would have passed the winner but he would have been much closer.
@@timrobinson100 TIM WE ALL SAW DAVID C AT EVERY ATHLETICS MEETING ALL THRU' EUROPE ETC.. COLEMAN AND PICKERING WERE PARTY ANIMALS. ALWAYS BROUGHT THEIR OWN CRUMPET ALONE FOR THE "RIDE" / "RIDES" :) THE TALES WE COULD TELL. BUT WON"T......DAVID JENKINS -
Coleman was a superb commentator. People always bring up the little gaffes he occasionally made rather than the 95% of brilliant commentaries he produced.
Put a baton in Phil Brown's hand for a relay, and he was an incredible anchor leg runner.
Harold Schmidt ran second leg for West Germany. One of the most underrated runners of all time. Had it not been for Edwin Moses, who knows how many Olympic and World golds he would've had.
1987 400 hurdles, one of the greatest races of all time!!
In fact Schmidt ran a fantastic second leg here, wich in my opinion was vital for the german victory. You may have noticed, that Skamral was only third after his leg, but Schmidt ran the first bend so fast in order to be in the lead, when the runners reached the breaking point, where they were allowed to change to the inside lane. That's one great thing about Harald Schmid: He gave it all in the Relays.
Always admired Schmidt; must be tough to be second most of the time; think he also ran the 800m at least on one occasion & remember he & another (Frenchman?) giving Moses a very hard time of it on one (Olympic?) final
Second best
what a fantastic era I grew up in .
David Coleman couldn't decide if the last leg was run by Phil Bennett,Todd Bennett or Phil Brown.😂
Bloody ridiculous
I thought it was Phil Brown but Coleman didn't get his name right until after he had finished!
Todd Brown didn't quite get a look in
Tod was a master of disguise
Brilliant, Todd, RIP
great run by gary cook against scmidt
Todd Bennett ran the best leg there for GB Team. I was lucky enough to of ran against todd in 4x100m relays and 4x400m and a couple o 100m races too. He was a flyer and he noticed me getting better in each race and was very encouraging to me to keep doing what I was doing as in the 4x100m race we had I was on the same leg as him and I was able to keep up with him on that leg of the relay. I moved to Ireland that year 1993 and 1 last race of the ur and managed 11.1sec which was so close to breaking that magical barrier for a sprinter of 11 sec and firmly put me in the no 1 slot for my County for the nxt 10yrs with my best being 10.70sec. God I wud of love to of beaten todd back then. But what a gent, I wud of loved to of had him as my coach as I'm sure he cud of got me to run faster no problem??
Harmut Weber who ran the West German anchor here and was the individual 400 meter champion from these championships finished 5th the year later in the Helsinki world championships plus a silver in the relay and just disappeared after that.
I don't know how or why his carrier endet, but now he is a sport teacher in Germany.
Liv I looked him up on the IAAF lists, it seems he continued running until 88 but did not get back to his 82 or 83 level
I think (but I'm not sure) that he gave priority to his studies. Ehy would he do that just before the LA Olympics I don't know. But that is what I remember.
Todd Bennett is my friend daenas dad ! he is an incredible coach !
great run by weber
It was, he fnished 5th in the world championships a year later and I never saw him compete again after that. He just dissapeared. Always reminded me a bit of Schonlebe looks wise.
@@darrenshaw767 I don't know much about his career ending or something, but now he is a sport teacher in Germany.
gary cook was a true great relay 2nd leg runner
The greatest prize he got was Kathy Smallwood!
@@archiewoosung5062 Both Gary and Kathy were / are supper classy, competitive, gracious and cool. David Jenkins :)
Great footage. I can picture an increasingly frustrated producer (or whoever) trying to remind David Coleman that Britain’s anchor leg man was Phil Brown, who as far I can recall never played fly half for Wales.
COLEMAN BALLS THEY USED TO CALL his crazy comments. Example about Juantorena...He spreads his legs and shows his class.
das waren noch sportler...einfach nur weltklasse und das werden wir nieeeee wieder erleben
scheint leider zu stimmen. Jedenfalls nicht in dieser Breite.
Phil Brown the greatest 4 x 400 runner we ever had. I just love that guy
Mgnificent. Thnx for posting.
My dad ran the 1st round for the Soviet Union
Jenkins was probably on something that year - I saw him at a training session in Nottingham in 1982 on the ground roaring in pain, clutching a calf muscle before he even started the session.
Not probably at all, definitely. He admits this himself.
@@redrum4100 HI DAVID JENKINS HERE. I DID NOT USE STEROIDS UNTIL LATE 1975. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THEM TO ANY ONE AT ALL - WHEN YOU SEE THE LAST PHOTOS OF JUANTORENA AND YOU WILL SEE WHY. VERY SAD TODAY :(
latz Staffel Besetzung Zeit (min)
1 BR Deutschland BR Deutschland Erwin Skamrahl
Harald Schmid
Thomas Giessing (Finale)
Hartmut Weber
im Vorlauf außerdem:
Edgar Nakladal 3:00,51 CR
2 Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien David Jenkins
Garry Cook
Todd Bennett
Philip Brown 3:00,67 SB
3 Sowjetunion Sowjetunion Alexander Troschtschilo
Pawel Roschtschin
Pawel Konowalow
Wiktor Markin (Finale)
im Vorlauf außerdem:
Wladimir Pronin 3:00,79 SB
4 Polen Polen Ryszard Wichrowski
Ryszard Szparak
Andrzej Stepien
Ryszard Podlas 3:02,77 SB
5 Tschechoslowakei Tschechoslowakei Miroslav Zahorak
Frantisek Brecka
Dusan Malovec
Stanislav Sajdok 3:02,82 SB
6 Italien Italien Pietro Mennea
Gianni Tozzi
Roberto Ribaud
Mauro Zuliani 3:03,21 SB
7 Frankreich Frankreich Paul Bourdin
Aldo Canti
Didier Dubois
Pascal Barré 3:04,73 SB
8 Schweden Schweden Sven Nylander
Erik Josjö
Per-Ola Olsson
Staffan Blomstrand 3:06,91
Coleman keeps calling Brown Bennett.....that unintentional block at the bend cost him
Phil Brown - Top Brummie
Bennett ran two legs - amazing!
Nice to see Mr Kathy Cook running the second leg for GB.....😜😅
Great runner too. Was a world recorder holder one time over.
Who was a world record holder? not David Jenkins
Todd Bennett was world indoor 400m recorder holder in 1985.
@@cashcrop70 He made the record in the final of the 1985 European Indoors Championship, in Piraeus.
Классный забег!
Great Britain done well in this race
Mennea was in the forth leg for Italy, he ran fine, as usual, but was too fare away.
Pietro was not his usual cordial self in Athens 1982. Unless as his coach Professori Vittori was always a class act. R.I.P. Pietro :(
Anchor leg by Phil Bennet...the Welsh rugby player..how versatile !
Unusual skin condition post rugby
Jenkins said he started taking steriods in the winter of 1975, which was why he was number one in the world pre-drugs, but not after! Total shame, brilliant athlete.
He was in plenty of good company. The whole sport was riddled with it as we now know.
Only David Coleman could get Todd Bennett and Phil Brown mixed up.
Didn't the Polish runner cross in front of the GB runner before the 3rd() chageover; causing GB to lose a place? Were they dq'd?
"Oh , that could've been suicidal...". Xxx
Gordon Bennett?
Great silver by Phil Bennet, I mean Todd Bennett, I mean Phil Brown, sorry about that. Really unprofessional of me
Jenkins was always a good anchor-leg runner; one of the reasons I became interested in athletics; no idea why he started with drugs.... couldn't see any other way to improve?
Ditto all that.
THE TOTALLY CLEAN VERY COOL 4X400m UK MENS RELAY IN MUNICH 1972 - WAS THE BUSINESS.
KENYA HAD THE HORSES FROM 1968 / 70 .....THEY SCORCHED IT AT MUNICH. RIP JULIUS SANG :( FABULOUS ANCHOR LEG.
Harald Weber!!!
Two British athletes . David Jenkins and Todd Bennett. Know who I prefer. Rip todd
YES RIP Todd !! Great bloke. Gusty and fast. Very sad to see the video of him as his illness increased. I like Todd a lot. David Jenkins.
what do u mean by "i lost"..?..are u one of the USSR runners?
Any individual 400m men for this championship?
medalists - Hartmut Weber (West Germany), Andreas Knebel (East Germany), Viktor Markin (Soviet Union)
Phil Brown should have waited until the homestraight and then drifted into lane three. Not sure he would have passed the winner but he would have been much closer.
With better baton changes GB would have won - Phil was cruising and probably should have trusted himself to go for the win slightly sooner
Possibly the most cringe commentary in the history of athletics. 🙄
You had one job which involved 4 names! 🤨
Typical rubbish commentary from Coleman. "Phil Bennett". The guy always ballsed people's names up.
he was a great man great commentator, your being disrespectful
there wasnt anyone better than the great david coleman
@@timrobinson100 DAVID COLEMAN WAS A RAGING ALCOHOLIC , SMASHED MOST OF THE TIME. AND IT GOT WORSE.
@@timrobinson100 TIM WE ALL SAW DAVID C AT EVERY ATHLETICS MEETING ALL THRU' EUROPE ETC.. COLEMAN AND PICKERING WERE PARTY ANIMALS. ALWAYS BROUGHT THEIR OWN CRUMPET ALONE FOR THE "RIDE" / "RIDES" :) THE TALES WE COULD TELL. BUT WON"T......DAVID JENKINS -
Coleman was a superb commentator. People always bring up the little gaffes he occasionally made rather than the 95% of brilliant commentaries he produced.