Barcelona Olympics Track Injury

File in this monday aug.

Barcelona olympics track injury. In 1988 redmond was forced to withdraw from the opening heat of the olympic 400m contest only two minutes before the race was scheduled to begin. 3 1992 file photo britain s derek redmond grimaces as he is helped from the track by his father jim redmond after an injury during the semifinals of the men s 400. But after the olympics barcelona picked up their. At the 1992 barcelona olympics redmond had qualified for the semifinal of the 400m with the fastest time in his heat.

By the time of the 1992 barcelona olympics he had undergone five operations including one on his achilles tendon less than four months before the games began. Derek anthony redmond didn t win a medal at the barcelona olympics. The official result alongside derek redmond s name in the 1992 olympic record book for the 400 meter semifinal reads dnf did not finish. The nba players who made up the dream team at the 1992 barcelona olympics will be remembered as perhaps the greatest collection of talent in the history of sport.

Champion of olympic values. Before going to the olympics there was an agreement with barcelona but i was struggling with injury so there were doubts about my ability. He was looking strong when suddenly he pulled up his hamstring had torn. Redmond arrived at the 1992 olympic summer games in barcelona determined to win a medal in the 400.

Try telling that to the 65 000 people inside barcelona. On one leg then slows down and falls to the track. But it was his determination to finish that will live forever in the minds of millions. In fact the british 400m runner didn t even make it past the semi final stage.

At the 1992 olympic games in barcelona redmond tore his hamstring in the 400 metres semi final but continued the race limping and with assistance from his father managed to complete a full lap of the track as the crowd gave him a standing ovation.