Top WC moments 1983-2009

walshb

Seeing as the WCs are approaching I thought I'd get a view of how you guys have seen the past championships.

So, top three events or highlights from Helsinki '83 to Berlin '09?

Mine:

1. Carl Lewis' world record performance in the 100 m 1991
2. The 4x400m mens relay 1991; wow, what a race.
3. 1991 mens long jump final

I know, all from the same meet, but those three just stand out big time for me

Honorable mentions: Sonia's win in 1995; Bolts 100 metres Berlin 2009; Bolt's 200 metres win Berlin 2009;

pconn062

I have to go with Bolt's 100 and 200m records at the 2009 championships. I know he's like the pin up of the athletics world now but the atmosphere before those two races was just incredible and not seen enough in athletics. (I wasn't there but just judging from the TV coverage alone it was incredible!!)

Brianderunner

1) France cutting down USA to win the womens 4 x 100m relay in Paris 2003 is the highlight for me. I was lucky enough to be in the stadium that night and never experienced an atmosphere like it since, in any sport.

2) Michael Johnson 400m WR in Seville '99.

3) Jonathon Edwards 18.29m in Gothenburg '95 has to be up there too.

Kris Akabusi overhauling the US 4 x 400m team in '91 and Coughlan in '83 too of course but they were before my time.

geld

1983 - Eamon Coughlan turning the corner looking at the Russian and saying to himself "This one's mine";)

walshb

geld wrote: »

1983 - Eamon Coughlan turning the corner looking at the Russian and saying to himself "This one's mine";)

I always thought that was quite arrogant and disrespectful to his opponent.
Don't like to see that, at least not in track and field.

TheRoadRunner

walshb wrote: »

I always thought that was quiet arrogant and disrespectful to his opponent.
Don't like to see that, at least not in track and field.

here we go again :rolleyes:

walshb

TheRoadRunner wrote: »

here we go again :rolleyes:

What?

geld

walshb wrote: »

I always thought that was quite arrogant and disrespectful to his opponent.
Don't like to see that, at least not in track and field.

It may have been arrogant but don't agree that it was disrespectful. As a boxing moderator I am sure you come across this all the time in your sport so why is a bit of confidence out of place in track and field?

From an irish point of view you would have to agree that it has to be a top moment.

walshb

geld wrote: »

It may have been arrogant but don't agree that it was disrespectful. As a boxing moderator I am sure you come across this all the time in your sport so why is a bit of confidence out of place in track and field?

From an irish point of view you would have to agree that it has to be a top moment.

I just thought it was a little disrespectful. Of course in boxing this happens. But, this is track and field, and to me it doesn't belong, as such.

I know ther sprinters are that bit different, and do strut around like warriors going into heated battle. That is
the nature of that event. Mauruice Greene really brought this to the table. Others then followed.

BTW, yes, what a win and what confidence and power Eamon showed. It must have felt so so exilerating to know that
although you had run 4900 metres, it felt like you were on a lazy jog with so so much left in the tank.

MrCreosote

My top moment, although not a good one, was seeing Sonia getting smoked be the Chinese express train in the '93 3000m. It was when I stopped believing and still is to me one of the best examples of the rot in all professional sports.

Long jump in '91 was my top good memory.

ecoli

One of my top memories is the minute figure of Kim Collins coming out of lane one to shock everyone in Paris 2003. Just showing us little guys can suprise everyone:D

TheRoadRunner

MrCreosote wrote: »

Long jump in '91 was my top good memory.

+1 Lewis was my idol when I was a kid and I wanted him to win so much. Was an incredible series of jumps he put together and still finished second.

Pisco Sour

First champs I watched was in 1995. Top moments I can think of off the top of my head are:

- Sonia in 1995
- Gillian in 2003
- Olive in 2009
- Derval in 2009
- Michael Johnson's WR in 1999
- Bolt's 100 and 200 WR's in 2009
- Eunice Barber winning long jump gold on the last jump in front of her home crowd in 2003
- Shaheen winning that epic steeplechase race in 2003
- Berlino the Bear
- Susan Smith in 1997 brings back good memories. The first big success for Irish sprinting.
- Carolina Kluft in 2003

Bad moments:

- Regina Jacobs and Sonia bust-up in 1997
- Kelli White in 2003
- Hayley Tullet running the race of her life in 2003 to get Bronze, and subsequently to find out she was beaten to gold by 2 drug cheats, Tomashova and Ayhan.

Best championships:

- 2009 in Berlin
- 2003 in Paris
- 2005 in Helsinki

Worst Championships

- 2001 in Edmonton