Yifter's greatest asset in the last lap sprint is his abrupt change of stride frequency. Equivalent of gear change from second gear to fifth gear . He almost doubles up the frequency of his stride per second while even appearing to increase his stride length at the same time as he is now floating in the air. That set him way apart from the rest. The Yifter the shifter name is a fitting label, I can not imagine a supposedly tired athlete at the end of a 25 round grueling race would fine mind boggling sprinting power. This man was truly unique.
His key was being able to stay below his lactic acid threshold until it was time to shift gears. As long as he could keep his blood lactic acid level from breaking upward he could preserve his famous kick. Many tried to "run the kick out of him", few succeeded. His real key was his aerobic fitness. When he changes speeds he switches energy systems. Many runners have that kind of leg speed, but it is good for about one minute. Most elite runners don't have the aerobic fitness to save it like he could.
@@Stacie45 That is about the objective of endurance training of all distance athletes. that they have to develop the ability to hold their breath, essentially run with limited oxygen maintaining low lactic acid threshold for longer distance and be able to accelerate towards the business end of the race , say with 4 or 5 rounds remaining in the 5km and 8-9 rounds in the 10 km race while in the end at the last lap or thereabout remain with strong devastating kicking speed. My limited experience in running tells me this requires huge daring and commitment in breaking that crazy barrier of tiredness and heavy breath that one faces during training especially when the tempo is increased going forward in training.
@@kirubeldagnachew1061 I have done treadmill testing and track testing for VO2max, with finger prick blood samples drawn at a series of speeds to measure blood lactic acid levels. For any athlete you can measure the pace at which the lactic acid curve breaks upward. This is the pace at which an athlete must switch from aerobic to anaerobic energy systems. The anaerobic system allows increased tempo, for a short duration. The higher the fitness level, the better the ability of the athlete to stay below the threshold.
And Brendan Foster running for G.B, he was a fantastic runner winning many many races and titles, but, he couldn’t live with the calibre of the legendary lineup in this race, it was the royalty of middle/distance running of the time. A really great look back to a golden age of world athletics, thanks for sharing. 👍😀🇬🇧🏴
Foster was well past his best at these games, his best chance at an Olympic gold was in 76 at the 10 k but he blew that by trying to double with the 5k as well and running a games record with Dixon in qualifying. In 72 he didn't have the basic speed to live with Vasala, Keino and Dixon in the final.
Olin pikkupoika, kun mummulassa kateltiin Moskovan olympialaisia. Suomalaisten juoksu oli niin mahtavaa, että muistan kisan vieläkin. Olipas mukava katsoa kisa jälleen! Viren on legenda!
Virén still at the world's top level in 1980, after winning 4 golds in 72 and 76. I think this proves he was one of the thoughest ever. Born in the year 1949, he was 23, 27 and 31 years old during these olympic games.
a different style of racing back in those days.. sit and kick.. Yifter NEVER tried to take the lead or set the tempo in any races I've watched him in. I couldn't understand why others didn't try to attack the race with 1000 to go and neutralize his kick and make it a battle of attrition .
@@kurtfrancis4621 Then that was his error. He was a great veteran and should have known better. But I also think he was on his decline and definitely not the same runner as he was in 76 or 72.
Interesting how often The Shifter would suddenly accelerate at the 300 metres (out) mark. But it always seemed to catch his opponents by surprise. Yifter's kick speed was so good that he would likely have won irrespective of when he 'went.'
i love how these guys raced back then. these days it's nothing but sit-and-kick, but the way these guys raced... back and forth, back and forth, exchanging the lead sometimes in the span of 100m. it's more exciting.
Who is Mohammed Kedier? Any one knows. Amazing teamwork by Kedier. He should be remembere as a master of tactician . That's way Ethiopian runners so good at teamwork till today.
Blood-doped or not, Viren ran a superb race. This was the last time he broke 28 minutes over 10,000 metres. In the awfully hot semifinals, he had run 55 seconds more slowly. By the way, on the second half of the race, the Ethiopians ran laps at an average of 66 to 67 seconds per lap, except for the last lap (about 54.5 seconds for Yifter). What exhausted most other runners was Kedir's and Yifter's constant accelerating, followed by a slight slowdown. Viren dropped with 300 metres to go.
Just a word about Lasse Viren. His performance was amazing. He was actually knocked out in the heats but then John Treacy collapsed 200m from the finish, and, boom, Viren was in the final. It was spooky seeing him in with a chance of winning at the end..
@@nullapinno There is no evidence to back that canard up . Arthur Lydiard left no stone unturned with Viren and was years ahead of his time, incorporating advanced plyometrics, strength training, threshold training and marathon level endurance work into his conditioning regimen. His 5th place finish in the 1976 Olympic Marathon is one of his greatest achievements. Compare Viren's running action and effiency of movement to that of his opponents, something often overlooked.
Yes, as David Coleman said in the English Commentary of this race, Viren ran a champion's race in this final- he was in a lot pain, which is clearly visible on his face, and he had a stomach patch, which forced him to drop out of this game's Olympic Marathon.
a great race. I wonder if Yifter could have run much faster times if he needed to. His last laps were as good as anything I've seen from Gebrselassie or Bekele.
@@siwadedumelyayet474 Lasse Viren always tried very hard. You could see the pain on his face all the way. Yifter was so gifted, a small man but with a huge stride and such a relaxed, smooth style.
@@pukulu Viren was way past his prime then and Yifter was at his best in Moscow. When Viren was at his best, he easily beat Yifter in Munich 1972. Viren fell, was 30m behind others, got up, caught up everyone and still made a new world record.
@@arcticfoxx6120 I remember it well. Nobody else has ever done anything quite that incredible in a distance race on the track. Viren was not a small guy either. He had to carry a lot of weight around, not so easy in distance races.
@@pukulu Agree, except that "not a small guy" :) I met the guy and got his his autograph when his statue was opened in Helsinki. That man is tiny :) When average finnish adult men is nearly 100kg, then Viren was under 60kg even 20 years after his career. His official height given in wiki is also wrong, he is not 180cm. 175cm at best.
@kmkfox12 I see. Just be careful when comparing cross country and track; although cross country is still long distance running, as many commentators said, "it's a different game on the track."
You can say what ever you want,but my opinion is Lasse Viren´s impact for Kaarlo Maaninka´s chance to get medal was prominent,and Maaninka has granted this.Lasse´s tactical and intelligent run,even the great olympic champion was not same form as in München and Montreal.
+Simo Lämsä Don't forget that Yifter was like 40 years old when he won his double at the Moscow olympics. I wonder what he could have done at Viren's age if he had Viren's opportunities. Besides Viren was blood doped (which was legal in those days) and he was still not able to match Yifter's destructive pace.
+Aaron tewelde Nobody knows Yifter´s exact age,perhaps he himself :) He was already bronze medalist in Münich 1972. African runners born and grow in mountainous areas,so they got the same kind of benefits inherent in.For me and many others Lasse Viren is great champion,whether he doped or not .
Simo Lämsä When Yifter competed at the Munich games, he had just started his professional career and he never had any of the opportunities and experience that Viren had. Nobody knew Yifter's exact age but 40 was a resonable estimate based on some research which the olympic committe did. You can even look at the man and tell he is old. He did not get to compete at the '76 olympics because of the boycott but everyone knew he was a serious threat to Viren. Blood doping has greater benefits than altitude -that is why the IAAF banned it. You may not like to admit it but Yifter was better than Viren.
And what is funny is that Viren virtually competed only in the olympics. He would simply tranfuse blood before a race. That way, he would have plenty of oxygen supply and still feel good on the last lap. He never had the natural talent of most of his competitors.
I can only wonder,that Lasse still victimizing after so many years.Viren participated 1971 and 1974 European Championships and reached 5000 meter bronze medal in Rome 1974.Athletics World Championships started 1983 in Helsinki.
The Ethios knew they had the faster kicks and so were trying to slow it down in the mid circuits, the Fins knew they needed a faster and sustained pace. That was where the struggle was. In the end Ethios got their win, the Fins came second.
By the 80s games Lasse had given up the reindeer milk and destroyed his speed by over training for the marathon, but he still moved like a Rolls-Royce. Only man in history who can clearly be the class of the field and come a long 5th...
@kmkfox12 Paul Tergat won the world cross country championships five years in a row... did he win Olympic gold on the track? How about Lopes? Radcliffe?
Actually, in these 1980 Olympics Viren's run was much better than expected on the basis of his previous mediocre results that year, whereas in 1972 and 1976 Olympics his performance was in line with his general excellent condition those years. Hence, for those who seek to explain his results on the basis of doping, Moscow 1980 would provide the most likely case!
When Craig Virgin lowered his American record in the 10,000m to 27:29.16 at Paris in 1980, it was the second fastest time in history behind Henry Rono’s 1978 world record of 27:22.47. The winning time in the ’80 Olympics, which the U.S. boycotted, was 27:42.69.
Why did Yifter have a different color jersey than his teammates? Such a great race - I had watched the previous two Olympics and had to just read about this one.
Mo Farah took a page out of Ethiopian tactic. Sit and kick. He knew he needed a 52 - 53 sec last lap to have a chance and so worked on it throughout. Not an easy feat but he showed it can be done. Not only you have to have incredible stamina but you also have to be an incredible sprinter after a 9.6KM run. Kenenisa, Haile, Miruts, the Debaba's, Mo and other top athletes can beat 99.999% of people on this planet on a 400M run after thier intense run of 9.6KM.
With 3 African runners running in Montreal against Viren the way they did in this race, he would have had a much more difficult time winning those races in 1976.
Mental game all over, these guys were not friendly at all. Mehammed Kedir sacrificed himself so Miruts has his time. Great tense race, exciting to watch.
@YiftertheShifter1 Ok, how did you get the email of YiftertheShifter, and why do you have it? Craig Virgin was the first person to name Yifter "the shifter" because of his blasting speed the last 300 meters.
Good Question ! The answer is, NO ! Though I like the Pre, he would have never made it to the final in this olympics. He was great at college cross-country, & track, but at the international level, well , that's another story, It's sad that he died at such a young age. Who knows what he may have accomplished.
As I watched this I kept asking myself that what was the "PEAK AGE" then. They all look like they are in mid 40's .Currently apart from Marathoners, you can hardly come across an athlete past the age of 32
The only one really old was Yifter. Viren retires that year but he was just 32 and the other medalists were in their 20s. It's the haircuts what make them look older, you had to rock the fro back then, this is before Jordan made shaving your head "cool".
My comment is purely based on the fact that Craig was at the top of his game from '79 - '81, and if there ever was a possibility of an Olympic gold, it would have been in 1980.
I'm from Lisbon and I don't smoke. I'll welcome your help to acknowledge how far behind Viren crossed the finishing line from Yifter in this race: I can't see it in this video clip. Thank you!
@kmkfox12 Kenenisa Bekele ran 12:37.35 in 2004. The winning time at the Olympic games that year was 13:14, but Kenenisa wasn't the winner. What does that tell you? I doubt he could beat Yifter in a last lap dash, which essentially what wins or loses a 10,000 at the Olympics.
Yes, that would have been very interesting. Too bad that Väätäinen and Yifter never competed against each other in major international championships. Väätäinen's best year of running was already 1971.
have never seen this race before, only heard about how quick yifter was - yes, quick he was - surprised that little twerp #178 didn't get tripped from behind doing that slowing tactic every time viren tried to pick up the pace - was also odd that 178 seemed to be sacrificing himself to help yifter do nothing but sit back and draft - did hear that viren was doing 180 miles or more a week to build up for this which is not going to be helpful, except to his competition.
"..And there comes the Ethiopians, they are like a dark thunderstorm full of electric energy..." Three Finns in 10 000 metres Olympic final, never gonna happen again. Maaninka, Viren, Vainio.
I freaking love watching these 10K track battles. :54 last lap. Wow. Great seeing Viren still in the mix. VirenKickedPresAss...not sure what your issue is. We'll never know how good Pre could've been, but I have little doubt he would've medaled in '76 or '80 in the 5 or perhaps the 10 (which was not his strong suit). He was just a heartbeat away in '72 5,000 when he was still short of his prime.
Additionally, a 21year-old in the Olympics 5000 meter final in 1972. Unheard of if they were a major contender. Pre was a major contender. Would have been great seeing him compete against yifter!!!!
MARDI 28 AVRIL 2020, 21H25, LA PLUS BELLE COURSE DE 10000 METRES. DE L' HISTOIRE OLYMPIQUE. ETHIOPIE, FINANCIEREMENT, KENYA. TACTIQUEMENT, PARFAITE. PAS UN REPIT, DES DEUX ETHIOPIENS, À '' VIREN ''. QUI BLUFFE, DURANT LES 5 DERNIERS TOURS.. SUBLIME ACCELERATION. 27' 28'', ROYAL
Yifter's greatest asset in the last lap sprint is his abrupt change of stride frequency. Equivalent of gear change from second gear to fifth gear . He almost doubles up the frequency of his stride per second while even appearing to increase his stride length at the same time as he is now floating in the air. That set him way apart from the rest. The Yifter the shifter name is a fitting label, I can not imagine a supposedly tired athlete at the end of a 25 round grueling race would fine mind boggling sprinting power. This man was truly unique.
His key was being able to stay below his lactic acid threshold until it was time to shift gears. As long as he could keep his blood lactic acid level from breaking upward he could preserve his famous kick. Many tried to "run the kick out of him", few succeeded. His real key was his aerobic fitness. When he changes speeds he switches energy systems. Many runners have that kind of leg speed, but it is good for about one minute. Most elite runners don't have the aerobic fitness to save it like he could.
@@Stacie45 That is about the objective of endurance training of all distance athletes. that they have to develop the ability to hold their breath, essentially run with limited oxygen maintaining low lactic acid threshold for longer distance and be able to accelerate towards the business end of the race , say with 4 or 5 rounds remaining in the 5km and 8-9 rounds in the 10 km race while in the end at the last lap or thereabout remain with strong devastating kicking speed. My limited experience in running tells me this requires huge daring and commitment in breaking that crazy barrier of tiredness and heavy breath that one faces during training especially when the tempo is increased going forward in training.
@@kirubeldagnachew1061 I have done treadmill testing and track testing for VO2max, with finger prick blood samples drawn at a series of speeds to measure blood lactic acid levels. For any athlete you can measure the pace at which the lactic acid curve breaks upward. This is the pace at which an athlete must switch from aerobic to anaerobic energy systems. The anaerobic system allows increased tempo, for a short duration. The higher the fitness level, the better the ability of the athlete to stay below the threshold.
ミルツアフター 懐かしい❗ラスト400㍍54秒台で走るスピード忘れられない
Thank you for making Ethiopia great Merutse Yifter the Shifter We proud of you🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹
Even though past his best and injured, Viren still comes 5th. Class.
That was one of the most exciting races id ever seen, what a blazing final 300m by Yifter
And Brendan Foster running for G.B, he was a fantastic runner winning many many races and titles, but, he couldn’t live with the calibre of the legendary lineup in this race, it was the royalty of middle/distance running of the time. A really great look back to a golden age of world athletics, thanks for sharing. 👍😀🇬🇧🏴
I think that was Brendan's last race, if not last season ? A golden age indeed
Foster was well past his best at these games, his best chance at an Olympic gold was in 76 at the 10 k but he blew that by trying to double with the 5k as well and running a games record with Dixon in qualifying. In 72 he didn't have the basic speed to live with Vasala, Keino and Dixon in the final.
And his nemesis Viren ,who he beat so many time's in the past, but it was a different attitude in the majors
VIREN A LEGEND GRATEST OF ALL TIMES 4 TIMES OLYMPIC CHAMPION
Olin pikkupoika, kun mummulassa kateltiin Moskovan olympialaisia.
Suomalaisten juoksu oli niin mahtavaa, että muistan kisan vieläkin.
Olipas mukava katsoa kisa jälleen!
Viren on legenda!
Virén still at the world's top level in 1980, after winning 4 golds in 72 and 76. I think this proves he was one of the thoughest ever. Born in the year 1949, he was 23, 27 and 31 years old during these olympic games.
Nobody knows the exact birth date from Miruts but he was probably older than 31 this day
Спасибо тебе, уважаемый Мирус Ифтер! И вечная память Человеку и Чемпиону!
When he died?
ወርቃማው የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን ዘር ሣይቆጠር በአንድ አላማ ሀገራቸውን ኢትዮጵያን ታላቅ ለማድረግ በፍቅርና በመከባበር የተደረገ ትውልድ የሚኮራበት የተጋድሎ ሥራ ነው ። ጀግኖቻችን ክብር ለእናንተ ይሁን ።
that burst of acceleration was something else, a great great runner
a different style of racing back in those days.. sit and kick.. Yifter NEVER tried to take the lead or set the tempo in any races I've watched him in. I couldn't understand why others didn't try to attack the race with 1000 to go and neutralize his kick and make it a battle of attrition .
The best lesson from this race is how working together helps the nation. Can today's politicians learn from this. R.I.P. our legend Miruts Yifter.
Solomon Wogayehu amen brother!
Who was Mohamed kedir running with miruts?
@@Lomi-Wuha I didnt know Mirus Yifter died. He was one hell of a quick runner
Viren's running action is so smooth and efficient. Great tactical race that all track and field fans would appreciate. 39 years ago!
The African runners looked just as smooth as Viren.
@@lipstickonapalin8360 They ran team tactics on Viren, and #178 could legitimately be called for interference & disqualified.
@@kurtfrancis4621 Then that was his error. He was a great veteran and should have known better. But I also think he was on his decline and definitely not the same runner as he was in 76 or 72.
I don't appreciate "tactical races". 39 years ago or now.
@@kurtfrancis4621Not at all. It’s within the rules. Besides, Viren admitted using ‘reindeer milk’.
Great race. Thanks for sharing.
Proud being my country Ethiopia!
What a great race!! Lots of change on speed and trategy, I love this olympic final.
Yea. It was like a suspense movie
The greatest kicker of all time. Yifter The Shifter
I appreciate what mahammed kedir did for team work and the gear shifters did as usual. 39 years ago it’s amazing
Growing up in Kenenisa and Tirunesh era,we really underappreciate the pioneers of Ethiopian athletics...May he rest in peace🙏
Interesting how often The Shifter would suddenly accelerate at the 300 metres (out) mark. But it always seemed to catch his opponents by surprise. Yifter's kick speed was so good that he would likely have won irrespective of when he 'went.'
i love how these guys raced back then. these days it's nothing but sit-and-kick, but the way these guys raced... back and forth, back and forth, exchanging the lead sometimes in the span of 100m. it's more exciting.
That's I enjoy a race with Ayana (Ethiopian) and Tadese (Eritrean); they race from the beginning; no waiting for last minutes...
Dios mio eds mi deporte favorito😢😢😢😢😢❤❤❤❤❤
Great job from Kedir
electrizante y emotiva la retransmisión de la final olímpica de 10000 metros masculino por parte de la televisión finlandesa..ojalá aprendan en España
Yifter the shifter.You guys taught us how much team work is invaluable.
Why was yifter wearing a red best and his countrymen green or are they from different countries
It’s not a team sport
If it was not for kedir he might have struggled.
@@michaelmcginley7930 idk the reason but they are from the same country
Who is Mohammed Kedier? Any one knows. Amazing teamwork by Kedier. He should be remembere as a master of tactician . That's way Ethiopian runners so good at teamwork till today.
Blood-doped or not, Viren ran a superb
race. This was the last time he broke 28
minutes over 10,000 metres. In the awfully hot semifinals, he had run 55 seconds more slowly. By the way, on the
second half of the race, the Ethiopians
ran laps at an average of 66 to 67 seconds per lap, except for the last lap
(about 54.5 seconds for Yifter). What
exhausted most other runners was
Kedir's and Yifter's constant accelerating,
followed by a slight slowdown. Viren dropped with 300 metres to go.
What are you talking about. Lasse made already 1972 a WR in 10k, 27.39 something
Just a word about Lasse Viren. His performance was amazing. He was actually knocked out in the heats but then John Treacy collapsed 200m from the finish, and, boom, Viren was in the final. It was spooky seeing him in with a chance of winning at the end..
Did John Treacy go on to win the silver medal behind Carlos Lopes of Portugal in the Marathon, Charlie Sledding of Brittain 3rd?
@@andrewdunne1735 4 years later, in LA!
Lassy viron..Blood doped...yes in 2 previous Olympics
@@nullapinno There is no evidence to back that canard up . Arthur Lydiard left no stone unturned with Viren and was years ahead of his time, incorporating advanced plyometrics, strength training, threshold training and marathon level endurance work into his conditioning regimen. His 5th place finish in the 1976 Olympic Marathon is one of his greatest achievements. Compare Viren's running action and effiency of movement to that of his opponents, something often overlooked.
A historical race which had it all; tactics and drama. In the end a winner who didn't know his own age.
many Ethiopians didn't know their age - particularly where he was born, same place I'm from, a nice city called Adigirat.
wikipedia says 15 may 1944 but admits there is doubt
Yes, as David Coleman said in the English Commentary of this race, Viren ran a champion's race in this final- he was in a lot pain, which is clearly visible on his face, and he had a stomach patch, which forced him to drop out of this game's Olympic Marathon.
👍Wow proud begin by my Country Ethiopia blessed🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹💚💛❤
💚💛❤Mirust yeftere long life bless you 💚💛❤💚💛❤
He must be a legend in Ethiopia
@@kurgatkogeiben5584 yes he is
a great race. I wonder if Yifter could have run much faster times if he needed to. His last laps were as good as anything I've seen from Gebrselassie or Bekele.
I agree
@@siwadedumelyayet474 Lasse Viren always tried very hard. You could see the pain on his face all the way. Yifter was so gifted, a small man but with a huge stride and such a relaxed, smooth style.
@@pukulu Viren was way past his prime then and Yifter was at his best in Moscow. When Viren was at his best, he easily beat Yifter in Munich 1972. Viren fell, was 30m behind others, got up, caught up everyone and still made a new world record.
@@arcticfoxx6120 I remember it well. Nobody else has ever done anything quite that incredible in a distance race on the track. Viren was not a small guy either. He had to carry a lot of weight around, not so easy in distance races.
@@pukulu Agree, except that "not a small guy" :) I met the guy and got his his autograph when his statue was opened in Helsinki. That man is tiny :) When average finnish adult men is nearly 100kg, then Viren was under 60kg even 20 years after his career. His official height given in wiki is also wrong, he is not 180cm. 175cm at best.
Yifter the shifter- what an athlete
Remember HENRY RONO of kenya the fastest and world record holder then was not competing because of
the boycott
FUKKIN BOYCOTT !!!!!!!!!
what a battle of the lead runners, and awesome sprint finish
Egziabher nefshin beget yanurat you are our hero all the time😍😍😍
Rest in Peace our hero. Mirtse yifiter
ኢትዮጵያዊው ጀግና
Acá comenzó el reinado de los Africanos, amos y reyes de las largas distancias.
Wow kadir big respect for you...
Yifter's acceleration was incredible
wow! what a race!
Miruts yifter last 400m.54.6s.!Juha Väätäinen EM-1971 Helsinki 10000m.53,9s.!
Thanks for both mirus yifter & Mohammed kedir!
Viren is a legend
@kmkfox12 I see. Just be careful when comparing cross country and track; although cross country is still long distance running, as many commentators said, "it's a different game on the track."
Espetacular corrida
You can say what ever you want,but my opinion is Lasse Viren´s impact for Kaarlo Maaninka´s chance to get medal was prominent,and Maaninka has granted this.Lasse´s tactical and intelligent run,even the great olympic champion was not same form as in München and Montreal.
+Simo Lämsä Don't forget that Yifter was like 40 years old when he won his double at the Moscow olympics. I wonder what he could have done at Viren's age if he had Viren's opportunities. Besides Viren was blood doped (which was legal in those days) and he was still not able to match Yifter's destructive pace.
+Aaron tewelde Nobody knows Yifter´s exact age,perhaps he himself :) He was already bronze medalist in Münich 1972. African runners born and grow in mountainous areas,so they got the same kind of benefits inherent in.For me and many others Lasse Viren is great champion,whether he doped or not .
Simo Lämsä When Yifter competed at the Munich games, he had just started his professional career and he never had any of the opportunities and experience that Viren had. Nobody knew Yifter's exact age but 40 was a resonable estimate based on some research which the olympic committe did. You can even look at the man and tell he is old. He did not get to compete at the '76 olympics because of the boycott but everyone knew he was a serious threat to Viren. Blood doping has greater benefits than altitude -that is why the IAAF banned it. You may not like to admit it but Yifter was better than Viren.
And what is funny is that Viren virtually competed only in the olympics. He would simply tranfuse blood before a race. That way, he would have plenty of oxygen supply and still feel good on the last lap. He never had the natural talent of most of his competitors.
I can only wonder,that Lasse still victimizing after so many years.Viren participated 1971 and 1974 European Championships and reached 5000 meter bronze medal in Rome 1974.Athletics World Championships started 1983 in Helsinki.
He won the world cross country championships in '80 & '81!
The Ethios knew they had the faster kicks and so were trying to slow it down in the mid circuits, the Fins knew they needed a faster and sustained pace. That was where the struggle was. In the end Ethios got their win, the Fins came second.
By the 80s games Lasse had given up the reindeer milk and destroyed his speed by over training for the marathon, but he still moved like a Rolls-Royce. Only man in history who can clearly be the class of the field and come a long 5th...
@Chocosizzles That is why he was called Yifter the Shifter!!!!! (from ethiopia)
@kmkfox12 Paul Tergat won the world cross country championships five years in a row... did he win Olympic gold on the track? How about Lopes? Radcliffe?
Actually, in these 1980 Olympics Viren's run was much better than expected on the basis of his previous mediocre results that year, whereas in 1972 and 1976 Olympics his performance was in line with his general excellent condition those years. Hence, for those who seek to explain his results on the basis of doping, Moscow 1980 would provide the most likely case!
When Craig Virgin lowered his American record in the 10,000m to 27:29.16 at Paris in 1980, it was the second fastest time in history behind Henry Rono’s 1978 world record of 27:22.47. The winning time in the ’80 Olympics, which the U.S. boycotted, was 27:42.69.
So what, doesn't mean he would have won the Olympics. Each race has it's own dynamic.
Yifter made Virgin look pedestrian in the World Cup the year before, 1979
@futuremodal: Craig Virgin had no speed?? He won the World XC Championship with a kick in the last hundred meters, did he not? =)
i am from mexico and i like alot this video it is perfec in evry way i dont no a the hell this guy runs like that
Why did Yifter have a different color jersey than his teammates? Such a great race - I had watched the previous two Olympics and had to just read about this one.
Kaarlo Maaninka won the silver
Ифтер супер класс!Мой друг Вова Шестеров не попал в финал,что то не пошло,Сэлик попал в финал.
my idol miruts yifter,. kaarlo maaninka and lasse viren
Great Yifter!
Great race.
AAAAAAAAH YIFTER THE SHIFTER !!!!!!!!!! LEGEND!!!!!!!!!!! MOHAMMED KADIR WAS ALSO FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!
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Lasse gave it a Pre-like effort. Watching some of the other 1980 events like the W800, there was a lot of juice flowing in those games.
A great man miruts yifter.
Funny seeing this race today. Today they would have a water station at each turn. This was back when the only race that had them was the marathon.
The days of the Afro :) These days you rarely see a runner with so much hair~
Mo Farah took a page out of Ethiopian tactic. Sit and kick. He knew he needed a 52 - 53 sec last lap to have a chance and so worked on it throughout. Not an easy feat but he showed it can be done. Not only you have to have incredible stamina but you also have to be an incredible sprinter after a 9.6KM run. Kenenisa, Haile, Miruts, the Debaba's, Mo and other top athletes can beat 99.999% of people on this planet on a 400M run after thier intense run of 9.6KM.
Geweldig Die Strijd van Kaarlo Maaninka!!!
With 3 African runners running in Montreal against Viren the way they did in this race, he would have had a much more difficult time winning those races in 1976.
Mental game all over, these guys were not friendly at all. Mehammed Kedir sacrificed himself so Miruts has his time. Great tense race, exciting to watch.
amazing teamwork!!!! specially mohammed kedir take the lion share.he'll be remembered in history.
@YiftertheShifter1
Ok, how did you get the email of YiftertheShifter, and why do you have it? Craig Virgin was the first person to name Yifter "the shifter" because of his blasting speed the last 300 meters.
Wow! Viren got blown away.
Good Question ! The answer is, NO ! Though I like the Pre, he would have never made it to the final in this olympics. He was great at college cross-country, & track, but at the international level, well , that's another story, It's sad that he died at such a young age. Who knows what he may have accomplished.
9:20 Yifter finds another gear in his gearbox and starts to run like a sprinter, been jogging there for some 9700 metres, time to start running.
Viva Africa viva Ethiopia
The great Miruts Yifter, he was the reason the likes of Haile Gebreselassie rose to be giants.
As I watched this I kept asking myself that what was the "PEAK AGE" then. They all look like they are in mid 40's .Currently apart from Marathoners, you can hardly come across an athlete past the age of 32
The only one really old was Yifter. Viren retires that year but he was just 32 and the other medalists were in their 20s. It's the haircuts what make them look older, you had to rock the fro back then, this is before Jordan made shaving your head "cool".
@@mbengaful thanks for this info. Really helpful
were those two guys in front trying to exhaust each other so the others in the back (team mates) could win?
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Dans la
Souffrance ❤❤
Yifter the Gifter. The Gift of Beating the competition when it counts
great race
That was all over in about four strides on that last lap.
My comment is purely based on the fact that Craig was at the top of his game from '79 - '81, and if there ever was a possibility of an Olympic gold, it would have been in 1980.
I'm from Lisbon and I don't smoke. I'll welcome your help to acknowledge how far behind Viren crossed the finishing line from Yifter in this race: I can't see it in this video clip. Thank you!
A certain advantage to be gained if you treat individual track events as a team sport...
@kmkfox12 Kenenisa Bekele ran 12:37.35 in 2004. The winning time at the Olympic games that year was 13:14, but Kenenisa wasn't the winner. What does that tell you? I doubt he could beat Yifter in a last lap dash, which essentially what wins or loses a 10,000 at the Olympics.
Yes, that would have been very interesting. Too bad that Väätäinen and Yifter never competed against each other in major international championships. Väätäinen's best year of running was already 1971.
Devastating kick by Yifter!
That's why they called him Yifter the Shifter. He could shift into another gear in nothing flat to destroy his opponents.
YES YES!!!!!!!!YIFTER THE SHIFTER !!!!!!!!!! LEGEND !!!!!!!!
Yfter...what strategy!
have never seen this race before, only heard about how quick yifter was - yes, quick he was - surprised that little twerp #178 didn't get tripped from behind doing that slowing tactic every time viren tried to pick up the pace - was also odd that 178 seemed to be sacrificing himself to help yifter do nothing but sit back and draft - did hear that viren was doing 180 miles or more a week to build up for this which is not going to be helpful, except to his competition.
That was team work
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"..And there comes the Ethiopians, they are like a dark thunderstorm full of electric energy..."
Three Finns in 10 000 metres Olympic final, never gonna happen again. Maaninka, Viren, Vainio.
I freaking love watching these 10K track battles. :54 last lap. Wow. Great seeing Viren still in the mix. VirenKickedPresAss...not sure what your issue is. We'll never know how good Pre could've been, but I have little doubt he would've medaled in '76 or '80 in the 5 or perhaps the 10 (which was not his strong suit). He was just a heartbeat away in '72 5,000 when he was still short of his prime.
Additionally, a 21year-old in the Olympics 5000 meter final in 1972. Unheard of if they were a major contender. Pre was a major contender. Would have been great seeing him compete against yifter!!!!
10000 was actually his best they say
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Kenenisa bukele ran the 10000 meters 1 minute plus faster than the winner, incredible.
I was rooting for Lasse Viren!!!
Yfter The Shifter, i understand why !