ecto is getting old, his fantasies of being female have surfaced because his weak old mind cant inhibit them, and so the creation of his alter ego accout, ruth. saddo.
those by Jim Hines and Calvin Smith in the 100m were in altitude too, so Tommie Smith and Don Quarrie's ones on the 200 m , not mentioning Lee Evans and Hemery on 400 and 400h .....
Ridiculous chichats and nonsensed rubbish spelled by 1way blind fans with a poor sense of logic and chauvinism too, I'd say !
You righlty recalled Mennea was also the fastest on 200m at sea level , which just cuts off any more objection .
@6400az Well, Mr Wells' PB time (for the 200 metres) was 20.21 ...... a very respectable time indeed back in 1980 (when the world record stood at 19.72A)
The big Scotsman's fastest (legitimate) time for the shorter sprint event was 10.11. Therefore, I think it is fair to say that, at the peak of his career, he possessed considerable speed endurance ...... as well as a high degree of pure speed.
That said, Wells obviously wasn't in the same league as people like [Tommie] Smith and [Michael]
Allan Wells will be able to tell his grandchildren that he beat the great Valeriy Borzov AND the great Carl Lewis during his career as an international sprinter ! There are very few, if any, other athletes on God's Earth who can truthfully say that.
@6400az 'Wellsy' beat Carl Lewis (in the 100 metres) on at least one occasion during the summer of 1981. I apologize for the fact that I can't give a more specific answer to your question at the present time.
@TheEctomorph Huy piece of shit trolling idiot , dont bother me anymore with your stupid nanny msgs in my channel , posting puerile insults like a spoilt little brat .....
grow up in your childish attitude , you do nothing but writing a huge amount of nonsensed statements and redundant bullshiting comments showing a total lack oabout track & field !!
I'm gonna block ur account, you clueless asshole .
@6400az [Continuing on from my previous 'post' about Mr Allan Wells] Johnson, in terms of his capacity for speed endurance. Mr Johnson's personal bests (for the two sprint distances) were: 10.09 and 19.32, respectively! Mr Smith's PB for the 200 metres was 19.83A (set at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico city), which compared very favourably indeed with his PB for the shorter sprint - which was only 10.45 !
@6400az Following on from a previous response to you Wells claimed that he did not train over distance on the track - i.e. 150/300m repeats - but that his fitness to run came from the gym. This could explain his tendency to tie up in some races.
@seanofafrica If only Wells had run that race in which the greatest european in the 200m set an unbelievable world record of 19.72 would have looked at Mennea's back as it happened one year after in moscow 1980
and in other races !
Wells had to be good to beat Mennea, like someone rightly said, and he was superior to the Italian in the 100m , but in the 200 m Mennea was the best in the world till the US clowns started their farse ....!
@Trulyloyale True, Mennea doesn't get the credit he deserves. People talk about his record being at altitude, but if all records at altitude were never ratified, Mennea would still have been world recorder holder, because when he ran his fastest-ever sea-level 200m, it was quicker than anyone else had ever ran at sea-level.
@seanofafrica Ehm, to tell the truth Mennea had much, much credit and still he has , at least here in Europe
'cos we all know the Americans give credit only to themselves and have the habit of overrating any man of theirs, no matter he's a poor cunt !
Only whining americans and some other clueless sore loosers in europe can talk the utter nonsense of his record being in altitude trying such a pathetic and bizarre argument : Bob Beamon's record was in altitude ,
@seanofafrica Yes, indeedy ! If Wellsy had run in that race - in Mexico city in September 1979 - he would almost certainly have run a lightning fast time. (By the standards of that era, at any rate.) Given that nearly all of the [200m] races that he had against Mr Mennea during the period between 1979 and '83 were very evenly matched contests, it is reasonable to speculate that the big Scotsman would have broken the 20 second barrier in Sept. '79 - IF he had taken part in that race in
@seanofafrica [Continuing on from my previous 'posts' about Mr Allan Wells]: Mexico city, in which Mennea broke the world mark with a time of 19.72A.
Funnily enough, I happen to remember that, back in 1982, Allan Wells was asked (by David Coleman, the distinguished BBC TV sports presenter and athletics commentator) why he had never chosen to compete in sprint races at high altitude. Wellsy - a man of high integrity - promptly replied: "That would be cheating, wouldn't it David?"
@TheEctomorph = keeping on posting your ridiculous, bizarre, contraditc. and nonsensed rubbish like a typical clueless multinicked troll of web , here like in other videos of the site ......
Funny the way you put into your massive number of asinine comments & utter nonsenses some childish lies and funny seeing ur efforts in inventing false " interviews " that have never been made by BBC or any TV else ....;-)
Once more : so in your clueless opinion Tommie Smith, Lee Evans, Bob Beamon
along with the whole 1968 Olympics and the hundreds of other athletes who have been competing and still compete on higher quote are all " cheaters " just 'cos your beloved scottish sprinter could never made any world record , both on the 200m in which he was below Mennea and on the 100m ...1 ;-)))))
Quite an hilarious,, not to say a farcical ,concept of track & field and sprinting performance ...!!!xDDD
Just leave off your dreamed and never made interviews , check instead when Wells
made his best times on the 100m , no matter it was at Commonwealth or World Cup or European Championships or any meeting : he made them as wind assisted sprinter ( which is like cheating for real and not in the excentric opinions of such a ridiculous typing man like you , in fact wind assisted records are not omologated ) , so your crappy and ludicrous theories and statements on altitude stand tall x jokes by a clueless and pathetic troll of the site .
As far as it may concern, I confirm what in my prev comment : if Alan Wells had eventually joined the 1979 race in which Mennea made the fantastic and unbeaten world record of 19.72, he would have looked at Mennea's back as it happened1 year later in Moscow Olympics and most of times when it came to 200m .....!!
Wells was too fast x Mennea in the 100m , Mennea was too fast x Wells ( and x anybody in the world on that time ) in the 200m , simple truth .
@The Ectomorph=6400az = ..... Ps : if you wanna play your troll's role, at least learn how to make ur quick researches on google in order not to make a fool of yourself like you're doing ....;-)))) !!
Read , child brain : Tommie Smith was not born Jamaican , as your embarrassing ignorance made you dream on just to suit your repertory of utter nonsenses , but he was born in Texas state , which means born in the USA .
At least try to respect such a legend of sports , at least ......
@Trulyloyale Two points: I have NEVER said (or stated on a You Tube discussion board) that Tommie Smith was born in Jamaica. I am well aware of the fact that Smithy was an American sprinter.
Secondly, I would like to make it clear that I have the utmost respect for this great sprinter of the 1960's. Indeed, I consider him to be one of the greatest 200m sprinters in the history of track and field athletics. His performance in the 200 metres final at the Mexico
@TheEctomorph [Continuing on from my previous 'post' about Mr Tommie Smith]: City Olympic Games was absolutely brilliant ... fantastic. Indeed, I consider Smithy to be one of the greatest 200 metre runners in the history of t rack and field athletics.
@TheEctomorph at least read on learning back all the amount of ridiculous rubbish & asinine comments you've been so smart to post NOT HAVING ANY IDEA AT ALL of track & field like that typical stupid clueless multinicked troll you are , in order not to make a foll of urself in such an embarrassing way ....!!! ))))
You can't even lie on your own lies ......
Only a nasty jackass like you could be so retard to call Tommie Smith " Jamaican " born !!
@Trulyloyale Oh, and just one more thing, sir: As a matter of fact, i ALWAYS use the pseudonym "The Ectomorph" when I post comments, opinions, etc on You Tube. I can assure you that I have NEVER 'posted' comments under the name "6400az". I do hope that I have made myself clear on this matter.
@MsRuth02 You tell him, Ruth! That Iti who calls himself "Trulyloyale" is an obnoxious, ill-mannered git, so he is. I have nothing against Italians ... but he really does seem to be a decidedly unsavoury character.
@Trulyloyale you are the KING OF TROLLS WAY AND TROLL OFF YOU NUMPTY1!!! I HAVE READ ALL OF TheEctomorphs comments and none of them are false, you just cant handle it because he knows so much about sport you NASTY NUMPTY!!!
@seanofafrica [Continuing on from my previous 'posts' about Allan Wells]: Clearly, Mr Wells thought at the time - and presumably still does - that sprinting times set at high altitude should not be regarded as legitimate performances - that is, for the purposes of records (whether national, continental or world). One feels that, that is a perfectly reasonable point of view to hold. There is no doubt that sprinters who compete at high altitude venues (e.g. Mexico City or Sestriere) are
@seanofafrica [Continuing on from my previous 'posts' about Mr Allan Wells]: likely to achieve times which, at sea level, are beyond their capabilities. That said, the experts are divided in their views about the effects of altitude on sprinting performances. For example, SOME scientists believe that a time of 9.95 (for 100m) set at high altitude is equivalent to a sea-level time of 10.05, or thereabouts. Others, however, would disagree ...... and estimate that 9.95A is equivalent to 9.99.
he was the best known professional in Britain & had ran on pro circuits internationally. Do you think he had an avenue to compete as an amateur that he was unaware of? I've never got that impression.
Me neither, but as you will have been aware he was in great demand, the Oceania tour of early 81 pays testament to that, then he himself quoted been given a large bunful of money after beating Lattany, Floyd, Lewis etc after Germany 80, after Moscow.
In all honesty mate i'm not that familiar with McNiel's career, i know he was one of the powderhall sprinters and i have heard of people mentioning him but thats about it i'm afraid.
No worries. In short, he ran 11.00 for 110m in 1971 at Meadowbank (Powderhall New Year Sprint); broke the pro world record for 120yards several times in one night at Meadowbank in 1970 (still holds it with 11.14); won the Stawell Gift in its centenary year of 1981 (he won Powderhall in its centenary year of 1970 too), and ran very competetively against the world's best pros throughout the 1970s - peaking in Olympic years...
@j0andc0 Yes, indeed he is ...... IF big Linford used illegal, performance-enhancing 'persian rugs' when he was at the peak of his career (and the evidence - considered objectively and in its entirety - does seem to suggest that he probably did use banned substances). And, in saying that, I would like to make it clear that I was at one time a great fan of the big Jamaican born sprinter - who performed brilliantly over 100 metres so many times, back in the 1980s and '90s.
You should remember Alan Wells had to go to a 40 hour a week engineering job and train in his spare time, If he was running today with good sponsorship, diet and modern training he would be up there with the best and so would Valery Borzov
Well, well, well, I am an italian HUGE Mennea's fan, but I have to admit that Pietro was remembered for awesome power gained with a maniacally followed training program, and for being not so elegant as, let's say, a Carl Lewis. Sometimes he was uncoordinated too, but all in all this makes me to see him more and more human and great!
Thanks for the vid, the last meters are highly exciting!!
@JoTheWelder Hear, hear. 'Wellsy' was a marvellous sprinter in 1979, 1980 and 1981. He was in the upper echelons of world class. I firmly believe that he deserves considerably more respect that Linford Christie - both as a sprinter and as a man.
As I have said before, when Mr Wells was in his prime as a sprinter - at the time of the Moscow Olympics, 31 years ago - he was ALMOST as fast as the great Valeriy Borzov had been when HE was in his prime - eight years earlier, in 1972.
See what you mean, it would of been interesting seeing him up against Wells back then. What a stable that would of made at the 82 Commonwealths, sadly not to be.
ecto is getting old, his fantasies of being female have surfaced because his weak old mind cant inhibit them, and so the creation of his alter ego accout, ruth. saddo.
sciencestudent342 4 months ago
those by Jim Hines and Calvin Smith in the 100m were in altitude too, so Tommie Smith and Don Quarrie's ones on the 200 m , not mentioning Lee Evans and Hemery on 400 and 400h .....
Ridiculous chichats and nonsensed rubbish spelled by 1way blind fans with a poor sense of logic and chauvinism too, I'd say !
You righlty recalled Mennea was also the fastest on 200m at sea level , which just cuts off any more objection .
Trulyloyale 5 months ago
Allan Wells was the best agonist I've ever seen.He was very tough to chew!
filosofia95 6 months ago
@GrizzlyBohemian
Very well. So it was then just a couple of isolated incidents we can say.Thank you.
6400az 8 months ago
@GrizzlyBohemian
Ok...thank you. Do you think was this something that dogged him in the 200 mtrs? Was it well known at the time he would fizzle towards the end.
6400az 8 months ago
@6400az Well, Mr Wells' PB time (for the 200 metres) was 20.21 ...... a very respectable time indeed back in 1980 (when the world record stood at 19.72A)
The big Scotsman's fastest (legitimate) time for the shorter sprint event was 10.11. Therefore, I think it is fair to say that, at the peak of his career, he possessed considerable speed endurance ...... as well as a high degree of pure speed.
That said, Wells obviously wasn't in the same league as people like [Tommie] Smith and [Michael]
TheEctomorph 4 months ago
@TheEctomorph
Very well, good observation.
Thanks.
6400az 4 months ago
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@6400az Don't mention it, sir.
Allan Wells will be able to tell his grandchildren that he beat the great Valeriy Borzov AND the great Carl Lewis during his career as an international sprinter ! There are very few, if any, other athletes on God's Earth who can truthfully say that.
TheEctomorph 4 months ago
@TheEctomorph
Yes, he will. But when did he beat Carl Lewis? I know he beat Borzov and also Ben Johnson.
6400az 4 months ago
@6400az 'Wellsy' beat Carl Lewis (in the 100 metres) on at least one occasion during the summer of 1981. I apologize for the fact that I can't give a more specific answer to your question at the present time.
TheEctomorph 4 months ago
@TheEctomorph Huy piece of shit trolling idiot , dont bother me anymore with your stupid nanny msgs in my channel , posting puerile insults like a spoilt little brat .....
grow up in your childish attitude , you do nothing but writing a huge amount of nonsensed statements and redundant bullshiting comments showing a total lack oabout track & field !!
I'm gonna block ur account, you clueless asshole .
Omg site's trolls, how typical
Kokka985 4 months ago
@Kokka985 STFU ... you filthy, repugnant c u next tuesday.
TheEctomorph 4 months ago
@Kokka985 Hey, you repulsive c*********g c u next tuesday ! How dare you accuse me of being an Internet troll?
Oh, and by the way, you arrogant, lippy c***, what makes you think that your knowledge of track and field athletics is superior to mine?
TheEctomorph 4 months ago
@TheEctomorph
Alright, let me know if you should happen to find footage.
6400az 4 months ago
@6400az [Continuing on from my previous 'post' about Mr Allan Wells] Johnson, in terms of his capacity for speed endurance. Mr Johnson's personal bests (for the two sprint distances) were: 10.09 and 19.32, respectively! Mr Smith's PB for the 200 metres was 19.83A (set at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico city), which compared very favourably indeed with his PB for the shorter sprint - which was only 10.45 !
TheEctomorph 4 months ago
Is it true, Wells would run out of gas towards the end of the 200mtrs ?? Anyone.
6400az 9 months ago
@6400az Following on from a previous response to you Wells claimed that he did not train over distance on the track - i.e. 150/300m repeats - but that his fitness to run came from the gym. This could explain his tendency to tie up in some races.
ewaf88 7 months ago
@ewaf88
I see, tha't may very well be the reason. Thank you .
6400az 7 months ago
Straight after this, Mennea set the world record at altitude. If only Wells had run THAT race!
seanofafrica 10 months ago
@seanofafrica If only Wells had run that race in which the greatest european in the 200m set an unbelievable world record of 19.72 would have looked at Mennea's back as it happened one year after in moscow 1980
and in other races !
Wells had to be good to beat Mennea, like someone rightly said, and he was superior to the Italian in the 100m , but in the 200 m Mennea was the best in the world till the US clowns started their farse ....!
Trulyloyale 5 months ago
@Trulyloyale True, Mennea doesn't get the credit he deserves. People talk about his record being at altitude, but if all records at altitude were never ratified, Mennea would still have been world recorder holder, because when he ran his fastest-ever sea-level 200m, it was quicker than anyone else had ever ran at sea-level.
seanofafrica 5 months ago
@seanofafrica Ehm, to tell the truth Mennea had much, much credit and still he has , at least here in Europe
'cos we all know the Americans give credit only to themselves and have the habit of overrating any man of theirs, no matter he's a poor cunt !
Only whining americans and some other clueless sore loosers in europe can talk the utter nonsense of his record being in altitude trying such a pathetic and bizarre argument : Bob Beamon's record was in altitude ,
Trulyloyale 5 months ago
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TheEctomorph 4 months ago
@seanofafrica Yes, indeedy ! If Wellsy had run in that race - in Mexico city in September 1979 - he would almost certainly have run a lightning fast time. (By the standards of that era, at any rate.) Given that nearly all of the [200m] races that he had against Mr Mennea during the period between 1979 and '83 were very evenly matched contests, it is reasonable to speculate that the big Scotsman would have broken the 20 second barrier in Sept. '79 - IF he had taken part in that race in
TheEctomorph 4 months ago
@seanofafrica [Continuing on from my previous 'posts' about Mr Allan Wells]: Mexico city, in which Mennea broke the world mark with a time of 19.72A.
Funnily enough, I happen to remember that, back in 1982, Allan Wells was asked (by David Coleman, the distinguished BBC TV sports presenter and athletics commentator) why he had never chosen to compete in sprint races at high altitude. Wellsy - a man of high integrity - promptly replied: "That would be cheating, wouldn't it David?"
TheEctomorph 4 months ago
@TheEctomorph = keeping on posting your ridiculous, bizarre, contraditc. and nonsensed rubbish like a typical clueless multinicked troll of web , here like in other videos of the site ......
Funny the way you put into your massive number of asinine comments & utter nonsenses some childish lies and funny seeing ur efforts in inventing false " interviews " that have never been made by BBC or any TV else ....;-)
Once more : so in your clueless opinion Tommie Smith, Lee Evans, Bob Beamon
Trulyloyale 4 months ago
along with the whole 1968 Olympics and the hundreds of other athletes who have been competing and still compete on higher quote are all " cheaters " just 'cos your beloved scottish sprinter could never made any world record , both on the 200m in which he was below Mennea and on the 100m ...1 ;-)))))
Quite an hilarious,, not to say a farcical ,concept of track & field and sprinting performance ...!!!xDDD
Just leave off your dreamed and never made interviews , check instead when Wells
Trulyloyale 4 months ago
made his best times on the 100m , no matter it was at Commonwealth or World Cup or European Championships or any meeting : he made them as wind assisted sprinter ( which is like cheating for real and not in the excentric opinions of such a ridiculous typing man like you , in fact wind assisted records are not omologated ) , so your crappy and ludicrous theories and statements on altitude stand tall x jokes by a clueless and pathetic troll of the site .
Trulyloyale 4 months ago
As far as it may concern, I confirm what in my prev comment : if Alan Wells had eventually joined the 1979 race in which Mennea made the fantastic and unbeaten world record of 19.72, he would have looked at Mennea's back as it happened1 year later in Moscow Olympics and most of times when it came to 200m .....!!
Wells was too fast x Mennea in the 100m , Mennea was too fast x Wells ( and x anybody in the world on that time ) in the 200m , simple truth .
No need to add more .
Trulyloyale 4 months ago
@The Ectomorph=6400az = ..... Ps : if you wanna play your troll's role, at least learn how to make ur quick researches on google in order not to make a fool of yourself like you're doing ....;-)))) !!
Read , child brain : Tommie Smith was not born Jamaican , as your embarrassing ignorance made you dream on just to suit your repertory of utter nonsenses , but he was born in Texas state , which means born in the USA .
At least try to respect such a legend of sports , at least ......
Trulyloyale 4 months ago
@Trulyloyale Two points: I have NEVER said (or stated on a You Tube discussion board) that Tommie Smith was born in Jamaica. I am well aware of the fact that Smithy was an American sprinter.
Secondly, I would like to make it clear that I have the utmost respect for this great sprinter of the 1960's. Indeed, I consider him to be one of the greatest 200m sprinters in the history of track and field athletics. His performance in the 200 metres final at the Mexico
TheEctomorph 4 months ago
@TheEctomorph [Continuing on from my previous 'post' about Mr Tommie Smith]: City Olympic Games was absolutely brilliant ... fantastic. Indeed, I consider Smithy to be one of the greatest 200 metre runners in the history of t rack and field athletics.
TheEctomorph 4 months ago
@TheEctomorph at least read on learning back all the amount of ridiculous rubbish & asinine comments you've been so smart to post NOT HAVING ANY IDEA AT ALL of track & field like that typical stupid clueless multinicked troll you are , in order not to make a foll of urself in such an embarrassing way ....!!! ))))
You can't even lie on your own lies ......
Only a nasty jackass like you could be so retard to call Tommie Smith " Jamaican " born !!
No need to waste more time on the rest
Trulyloyale 4 months ago
of multiple redudndant pointless bullshiting statements that you, as usual, have written down to dirt this space .....!!
Go on by yourself, ignorant troll , since you keep on making everyone laugh pretending to debate over a subject you know nothing about !!
Trulyloyale 4 months ago
@Trulyloyale Oh, and just one more thing, sir: As a matter of fact, i ALWAYS use the pseudonym "The Ectomorph" when I post comments, opinions, etc on You Tube. I can assure you that I have NEVER 'posted' comments under the name "6400az". I do hope that I have made myself clear on this matter.
TheEctomorph 4 months ago
@Trulyloyale WAY AND TROLL OF YOU NUMPTY!!!LOL
MsRuth02 4 months ago
@MsRuth02 You tell him, Ruth! That Iti who calls himself "Trulyloyale" is an obnoxious, ill-mannered git, so he is. I have nothing against Italians ... but he really does seem to be a decidedly unsavoury character.
TheEctomorph 4 months ago
@Trulyloyale Sir: I have NEVER expressed any opinions about Bob Beamon or Lee Evans on 'You Tube' discussion boards.
In future, would you PLEASE get your facts straight before you proceed to insult me online, and belittle my views (about track and field athletics).
TheEctomorph 4 months ago
@Trulyloyale you are the KING OF TROLLS WAY AND TROLL OFF YOU NUMPTY1!!! I HAVE READ ALL OF TheEctomorphs comments and none of them are false, you just cant handle it because he knows so much about sport you NASTY NUMPTY!!!
MsRuth02 4 months ago
@MsRuth02 = The Ectomorph= ...........I've yet replied to one of your accounts and shut your kid's mouth .
GROW UP POOR CHILD BRAIN , you really need it .....!
Stop botheirng us all with your trolling rubbish , you brainless idiot .
Trulyloyale 4 months ago
@Trulyloyale AS I SAID BEFORE WAY TROLL TO HELL OFF , YOU CANT EVAN SPELL BOTHERING ITS YOU WHO IS BRAINLESS, TROLL TROLL TROLL OFF LOL
MsRuth02 4 months ago
@Trulyloyale AS I SAID BEFORE WAY AND TROLL OFF NUMPTY TROLL TROLL TROLL LOL!!!
MsRuth02 4 months ago
@Trulyloyale yep id have to agree, ecto is blatently some sort of tranny/x dresser
sciencestudent342 4 months ago
@sciencestudent342 yeah that is , the bad of internet forums ......
Trulyloyale 4 months ago
@MsRuth02 do u just say the same thing to everyone?saddo
sciencestudent342 4 months ago
@seanofafrica [Continuing on from my previous 'posts' about Allan Wells]: Clearly, Mr Wells thought at the time - and presumably still does - that sprinting times set at high altitude should not be regarded as legitimate performances - that is, for the purposes of records (whether national, continental or world). One feels that, that is a perfectly reasonable point of view to hold. There is no doubt that sprinters who compete at high altitude venues (e.g. Mexico City or Sestriere) are
TheEctomorph 4 months ago
@seanofafrica [Continuing on from my previous 'posts' about Mr Allan Wells]: likely to achieve times which, at sea level, are beyond their capabilities. That said, the experts are divided in their views about the effects of altitude on sprinting performances. For example, SOME scientists believe that a time of 9.95 (for 100m) set at high altitude is equivalent to a sea-level time of 10.05, or thereabouts. Others, however, would disagree ...... and estimate that 9.95A is equivalent to 9.99.
TheEctomorph 4 months ago
You had to be good beating Mennea anywhere, but at his peak and in Italy!
Wells was magnificent here.
Woodlander65 1 year ago
it's a pity George McNeill couldn't run as an amateur in the 70s. That would have been quite a period for Scottish sprinting....
AllanWellsfanclub 2 years ago
I dont know why not, because by 81 Wells was been paid fees for attending meets.
Jo7welder 2 years ago
he was the best known professional in Britain & had ran on pro circuits internationally. Do you think he had an avenue to compete as an amateur that he was unaware of? I've never got that impression.
AllanWellsfanclub 2 years ago
Me neither, but as you will have been aware he was in great demand, the Oceania tour of early 81 pays testament to that, then he himself quoted been given a large bunful of money after beating Lattany, Floyd, Lewis etc after Germany 80, after Moscow.
Jo7welder 2 years ago
sorry, I was on about McNeill. I shoud have been clearer...
AllanWellsfanclub 2 years ago
In all honesty mate i'm not that familiar with McNiel's career, i know he was one of the powderhall sprinters and i have heard of people mentioning him but thats about it i'm afraid.
Jo7welder 2 years ago
No worries. In short, he ran 11.00 for 110m in 1971 at Meadowbank (Powderhall New Year Sprint); broke the pro world record for 120yards several times in one night at Meadowbank in 1970 (still holds it with 11.14); won the Stawell Gift in its centenary year of 1981 (he won Powderhall in its centenary year of 1970 too), and ran very competetively against the world's best pros throughout the 1970s - peaking in Olympic years...
AllanWellsfanclub 2 years ago
does anyone have wells' victory in the golden sprints in berlin in 1981?
04016970 2 years ago
Wells is the greatest sprinter ever to come out of Great Britain.
j0andc0 2 years ago
@j0andc0 Yes, indeed he is ...... IF big Linford used illegal, performance-enhancing 'persian rugs' when he was at the peak of his career (and the evidence - considered objectively and in its entirety - does seem to suggest that he probably did use banned substances). And, in saying that, I would like to make it clear that I was at one time a great fan of the big Jamaican born sprinter - who performed brilliantly over 100 metres so many times, back in the 1980s and '90s.
TheEctomorph 4 months ago
You should remember Alan Wells had to go to a 40 hour a week engineering job and train in his spare time, If he was running today with good sponsorship, diet and modern training he would be up there with the best and so would Valery Borzov
getarslim 2 years ago 11
If he was around today he'd be under 10s for sure.
Gonzoidz 2 years ago
3 rd Marian Woronin (POL) also with 10.00 record on 100 meteres in Poland. A great sprinter.
msulecki 2 years ago
It was always scintellating watching every race Wells and Mennea had against one another.
j0andc0 2 years ago
Allan Wells would have gone sub 10 if he ran today. What an athlete and also a hell of a nice guy.
PickeringFanSite 2 years ago 11
For sure, can you imagine if he had been funded with lottery back then!
They say his times in training were also incredible.
j0andc0 2 years ago
Well, well, well, I am an italian HUGE Mennea's fan, but I have to admit that Pietro was remembered for awesome power gained with a maniacally followed training program, and for being not so elegant as, let's say, a Carl Lewis. Sometimes he was uncoordinated too, but all in all this makes me to see him more and more human and great!
Thanks for the vid, the last meters are highly exciting!!
littlebritain64 2 years ago 2
What an incredible acheivement to beat the man that ran 19.72 that year.
JoTheWelder 3 years ago 40
@JoTheWelder Hear, hear. 'Wellsy' was a marvellous sprinter in 1979, 1980 and 1981. He was in the upper echelons of world class. I firmly believe that he deserves considerably more respect that Linford Christie - both as a sprinter and as a man.
As I have said before, when Mr Wells was in his prime as a sprinter - at the time of the Moscow Olympics, 31 years ago - he was ALMOST as fast as the great Valeriy Borzov had been when HE was in his prime - eight years earlier, in 1972.
TheEctomorph 4 months ago
no white man has ran sub 10 seconds before. craig pickering will be the first to do it
jigglyfidda125 3 years ago
sure... whatever
alex10delpiero10 2 years ago
LOL.
JamesBenwick 2 years ago
It was after this race Mennea nicknamed Wells the beast.
PintJohnBull 3 years ago 36
Wells was all power as I remember him right? Mennea was grace and tecnique.
cucumb 3 years ago 66
Incorrect, Wells literally didn't do any weighlifting.
Check out the "fastest men alive" vid with Michael Johnson, it's on youtube. I think part 2 or 3.
ronMexico121 3 years ago 3
I think he was referring to Wells been a powerhouse of a sprinter, more than the weights side.
But you are right Wells did mainly circuit training with his running.
JamesBenwick 3 years ago 13
Sorry to correct you bud.
I was around back in the day and Alan certainly did train with weights.
Not that there is anything wrong with that, but he did.
There was a documentary done with him doing leg and bench press.
osummuso 2 years ago
He may of done some weights, but he certainly emphasised more on Circuit training, i heard him say it countless times in interviews.
j0andc0 2 years ago
He used the Jim Bradley speedball method which had previously been used by the pros.
AllanWellsfanclub 2 years ago
See what you mean, it would of been interesting seeing him up against Wells back then. What a stable that would of made at the 82 Commonwealths, sadly not to be.
Jo7welder 2 years ago
Wells and Mennea would have such battles with each other in the 200 over the years.
JoTheWelder 3 years ago 109
Brilliant Victory for Wells.
RabCGiblet 3 years ago 121