Butch Reynolds 43.29 RM 400m Zúrich 17-8-1988

[kozmon0t]

Butch Reynolds was fast.



[1976stoney]

In Michael Johnsons 'Gold Rush' book he opines on Renolyds, and as usual, I think he's spot on; Renolyds was a supremely talented, but inconsistent runner.This may have led to some results that would have appeared questionable in the way they yo-yoed.Watch this race a few times.Renolyds never got it more emphatically right than this.This is an almost perfectly executed race, which makes his misjudgement in Seoul all the more mystifying.No wonder even the great Johnson found this record tough.

[MicahLeviClark]

Nice finish!!!

[TheTzdope]

this was probably the world record which knocked lee evans 20 year mark off the record books!

[munkhut]

every country dope with anabolika drugs in the 80´s east german,ussr,usa..impossible to run this time without any doping!

[Bajinjo]

You can't pretend every athlete can lead for as much time as Ed moses or Carl Lewis did...Some great athletes only were the best for 1-2-3 years.

I Think Bolt will be a legend as Moses,Lewis,Sotomayor...if he continues to win till the next olympics.

Sometimes injuries,bad trainings or bad luck can make the difference.

[charris614]

butch lives in my neighbodhood

[TheSpeedyDude]

@charris614 Is there a school where you can learn english in this 'neighbodhood?'

[shamrock141414]

Like Many people said before. Even Nobodys can come from NO WHERE and have a GREAT DAY.! Let alone "RUN" ONLY 1.04 SECONDS slower than his WR ---- 8 YEARS LATER!!!!!. Anybody who has "RAN" TRACK = Knows this makes PERFECT SENSE. --- FUCK "WINE BOY = 'merlotman41' " !!!! --- Here is a clue ---- Drink a beer sometime WINE BOY !!!!

[shamrock141414]

in 1996 Butch ran a 44.33! That is 8 YEARS & 1.04 SECONDS! (SECONDS!!!!) more than his 43.29! 22 years old vs. 31 years old and ONLY 1.04 SECONDS. Wake up any ASS HOLES OUT THERE.!!!!!

[kingkong746]

@shamrock141414 he actually run 43.91 at the olympic trials in 1996

[shamrock141414]

The # 4 Name ENDED up being # 3 Name of "THE SHOW UPS" ---- " WHICH made Butch #5 Name being #4 SAMPLE"!

#4 Name Guy (who ended up being #3 Sample) = screwed BUTCH out of 1992 Olympics!

[shamrock141414]

That is why Oympic Officals PAID BUTCH OFF to KEEP SILENT. Butch not only "took one for the TEAM" -- "He took one for THE WORLD". Olympics would : "Have No Leg To Stand On" -- if it wasn't for Butch.

[shamrock141414]

INSIDE IMFO: BUTCH was # 5 on "THE LIST OF NAMES TO SHOW FOR PEE TEST" -- the # 3 GUY NEVER SHOWED for PEE TEST -- So on final results = 4th Name "is positive" = yeah 4th SAMPLE! =DOESN'T MATCH THE NAMES! OLYLMIPS messed up by forgetting abt THE NO SHOW.!

[shamrock141414]

Anybody who thinks BUTCH was illegal IS FUCKING STUBID. Especaially "merlotman41" -- I OFFER PROOF! ----- read on

[Cabbagemonkey99]

Erm...I know - lets post loads of messages and every now and then use capitals. Yeah - that would be cool and clever and everyone will think I'm great. Oh... hang on - that didn't work.

[speedyslime93]

wow, he absolutely stormed that last 150, great timing

[munkhut]

Nobody can run the 400m under 45sec.

without doped!

[bnewman227]

you must be on drugs..ppl were running 45.x before steroids were invented and athletes knew how to train. There are 16-18 year olds running 45 second 400s...Butch may have been gassed, but it doesnt mean others, 20 years later are...

[fruitsandpi]

can you do that?

[munkhut]

everybody was doped in the 80´s with anabol steriods in east and west!!!

[fruitsandpi]

wow this is awsome, barley oneone post video's of the second fastest guy to ruun the 400

[TRS125]

I don't believe he was doped up. If you watched Butch Reynolds run over the years when he competed, he always had a strong kick at the end. He always ran in the 44's and it was only a matter of time that he was going to get the record. All he needed was one good race and this was it. In this race he had someone who took it out fast which helped him with his ending kick.

[bnewman227]

seriously, butch got busted and he probably was using...but levels werent like they were in the 70s and early 80s...today, with retro testing, most are clean

[merlotman41]

Hmmm...I think Reynolds was doped up when he set the WR. You notice that he never went near that time ever again and was incosistent with his times after that..

Michael Johnson always kept in mid 43's consistently.....he was a true world champion and deservedly is the world record holder.....congrats MJ

[shnrrr]

Michael Johnson never ran close to 19,32 for the 200 before or after he set it, either.

It doesn't mean he doped

[bnewman227]

Bob Beamon never jumped near 8.90 either...

[vc96]

wow the guy outside of reynolds was running well till the end

and what a bad start lol