Top 10 Sprint Races - #7 - Quincy Watts 400m in Barcelona 1992

September 28, 2007 by Jimson Lee

Barcelona 1992. The Men’s 400-meter Olympic final.

You knew something special was going to happen when Quincy ran 43.71 in the semi-finals!

An American sweep in the individual 400 meters was not possible as in 1988 (or 1968), as Danny Everett’s achilles problems prevented him from advancing past the semi-finals.

Quincy Watts destroyed the field running the classic very fast opening 200m like a true sprinter.. high knees, powerful upper body…

He makes up the stagger on several runners by 150m. Only Steve Lewis was the threat. You can view Steve Lewis’ 1988 Olympic Gold medal race here.

You can see the pain and strain over the last 50 meters. This was a 100% maximal effort.

Well done Quincy!

Both videos are presented here.




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One Response to “Top 10 Sprint Races - #7 - Quincy Watts 400m in Barcelona 1992”

  1. Tyler Christopher in, Johan Wissman Questionable | SpeedEndurance.com on March 6th, 2008 8:19 pm

    […] 100m to the 400m because he was prone to injury from the 100m training. Here is the video from the Barcelona 1992 Olympics. Just take a look at Quincy’s opening 200 […]

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