Edwin Moses
Track & Field · Hometown: Dayton, OH
- High school
- Fairview High School
- College
- Morehouse College
- Pro team(s)
- U.S. Olympic Team
- Hall of Fame
- ⭐ U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
Edwin Corley Moses was born on August 31, 1955, in Dayton, Ohio, and attended Fairview High School before earning a scholarship to Morehouse College in Atlanta, where he studied physics and engineering. Though Morehouse had no track facilities worthy of the name, Moses trained on his own — and arrived at the 1976 Montreal Olympics as a virtual unknown in the 400-meter hurdles. He left as an Olympic gold medalist, having shattered the world record in 47.64 seconds. What followed was one of the most extraordinary runs of dominance in the history of athletics: between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 122 consecutive races in the 400-meter hurdles without a loss — a streak spanning nearly ten years that stands as one of the most remarkable records in all of sport. He won a second Olympic gold in Los Angeles in 1984 (the United States boycotted the 1980 Moscow Games, denying him a chance at a third). Moses also won gold at the 1983 and 1987 World Championships. A fierce advocate for drug-free sport, he became chairman of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. Inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 1985. Attended Fairview High School in Dayton, Ohio.