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The Allan Wells Book of Sprinting

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August 26, 2011 by Jimson Lee 4 Comments

Last Updated on November 24, 2011 by Jimson Lee

The Allan Wells Book of Sprinting

If you are a Allan Wells or Jim Bradley fan, you’ll love this little goldmine.

If you are a big of Allan Wells, you know his middle name is “Wipper”

He is best known for his 1980 Olympic Gold medal for Great Britain in the 100 meters (and Silver medal in the 200 meters behind Pietro Mennea) and the fact that he didn’t use starting blocks until they were mandatory by the IAAF just prior to the Moscow Olympics.

At the 1982 Commonwealth Games, he shared the 200 m title with Mike McFarlane of England in a rare dead heat.  Wells was competing for Scotland at those Games.

Don’t let the price tag scare you, as you can easily buy it used for under 20 bucks.  That’s what I did.

For more articles on Allan Wells, see:

  1. Training Tips: How to Use the Speedbag
  2. Allan Wells Speedbag Video (with Michael Johnson)
  3. Starting Blocks are Overrated!
  4. Ties in Sprinting History: 1982 Commonwealth 200m

See also  (Revised) Tokyo 2020 Olympic Timetable for Track & Field, and the 400-200 Double

Category iconBook Reviews,  Coaching,  Track & Field Tag iconAllan Wells

About Jimson Lee

I am a Masters Athlete and Coach currently based in London UK. My other projects include the Bud Winter Foundation, writer for the IAAF New Studies in Athletics Journal (NSA) and a member of the Track & Field Writers of America.

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  1. Fred says

    August 26, 2011 at 11:23 am

    Hi Jimson,

    There must have been a ‘rush’ on the book as the only copies I’ve found on the net are for $99US. I’ll keep searching. But thanks for the short review.

    Reply
    • Jimson Lee says

      August 26, 2011 at 11:29 am

      @Fred, sorry about that Chief. I’ll be doing a full review once I receive it. There was least 5 on sale for 20 bucks used when I bought mine.

      Reply
  2. Tom says

    August 26, 2011 at 1:44 pm

    Allan Wells also won the 100m at the 1982 Commonwealth Games, edging out Ben Johnson to win in 10.02sec.

    Reply
    • Jimson Lee says

      August 29, 2011 at 4:53 pm

      @Tom, yes, that is correct

      Reply

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