Madrid, April 23 -- Edwin Moses forever changed the way athletes trained with his use of biomechanics in sport. When athletes were exploring ways to raise performance levels, the champion US hurdler was drawing on his knowledge of science and engineering, devising innovative training methods.
At the 1976 Montreal Olympics, Moses won gold and set his first world record of 47.64 secs. He kept pushing the boundaries - 47.45 secs (1977), 47.13 secs (1980) and 47.02 secs (1983). His record stood for nine years. All that was possible due to his scientific training approach.
The US-led boycott of the 1980 Moscow Games kept him away at his prime, but he was still peerless at the 1984 Los Angeles, winning his second Olympic gold. Moses was also kn...