Tokyo Olympics End, US Teams Win Medal Honors 1964/10/26

[DashieMGO]

Excelente participacion de la cuarteta de Venezuela en su segunda final olimpica consecutiva

[noahawk07]

Bob Hayes was a superman. It's risky to try and compare athletes from different eras but there was no doubt that The Bullet was one of the greatest of all time.

[aric2007]

Good luck for Tokyo's bid in hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics!

[bossofalltime]

The first three USA runners of the 4x100m were slowed by injuries and mediocre to poor passing, but Hayes was such a beast ''just give it to me close'' ;-)

[PihaSandDunes]

Yeah, the first three legs by the U.S. were decidedly average, and the French did very well, then Hayes just explodes. His physique dwarfs the rest of the field. His speed at the 60-70 metres mark is stunning. Can only imagine what he would've run on all weather tracks.

[j0wled]

The win was made easier by the fact there were no other teams on the track. Or did the guy commenting just forget about them?

He does Hayes' effort a disservice by not mentioning the 15 metre gap he made up on the French - who ran a fantastic race to be well ahead at 300m.

[royfan3035]

Bob hayes ran his leg of the event in 8.6 seconds, that was just insane.

[DeputyDawg999]

Hayes was the fastest sprinter of the modern era. Faster than anyone since, including Michael Johnson. I'm talking instantious top speed, not records. By the way, I admire Johnson very much. But Hayes charge was undeniable.

[doointhedoo]

Hayes' top speed was undeniable but now there is one by the name of Tyson Gay that has the fastest top speed EVER at an unheard of 28 mph and that was measured with a head wind. He WIll win the next olypics no questions asked.

[mistersucker]

wot amazing athletes the drug cheating americans are. the whole world knows yet y'all live in denial.

[jp28hc]

@mistersucker the same drugs your athletes are taking and still losing with.

[tranurse]

bob hayes was clocked at 28mph in 1963 and 1964. and he ran on a nasty gravel track.

[agonafir]

Abebe Bikila is the correct spelling :)

[juan833blue]

Trust me, winning back to back Marathons in the Olympics is something special, no wonder Abebe Bikila was one of the greatest marathon runners of Olympic History, R.I.P.

[rytkonen]

Sorry, but it is Abebe BIKILA

[Bagingito]

Wow Bob Hayes is just ridiculous. He started off meters behind the BEST anchor leg runners in the world and smoked them all.

[Yungclutch]

abebe bekele

is his name