1976 Olympics Men's 800m Final

Incredible Alberto Juantorena (1:43:50) and respect to Ivo Van Damme (1:43:86)...
What a race !

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[goodlife]

This is the first time I've watched this since 1976, thanks for sharing. Juantorena is still one of the all-time greats.

[jozefserf]

He broke the world record in one of his first races at 800m. Unforgettable.

[gtrdoc]

Only man ever to win 400 and 800 in same Olympics. There is actually a huge difference in the training methods for the 4 and the 8. That's why this is so rare. Andale caballo!

[jeffryhammel]

Thanks! Alberto was a supreme athlete. To complete the double was amazing. Why don't more folks know about this?

[ricardogonzalez]

My favorite athlete ever!! He was discovered, practiced hard for several months and broke WR in 800m at his first major competition ever. Unbelievable athlete!

[jeffallinson]

One of the all time greats and I remember Juantorena at this Olympics like it was yesterday, such is the impact he had.

[roybean]

Anyone heard of Marcello Fiasconaro, south african 400, 800m runner. Broke world record in 1973, 1 min 43 7, running for italy. His world record was broken by the Cuban. Most track followers today have never heard of Fiasconaro. He was a great athlete, a big hero in south africa and italy in those days. Roy b, CapeTown south africa 🇿🇦

[soundking]

Juantorena's 400 - 800 double was soo badass, like Michael Johnson's 200-400 and Lasse Viren's 5, 000-10, 000.

[acetofresh]

To understand how fast these men were, they'd have won gold at 2023 World Championships Eugene! Legends! Memorial Van Damme is named after this man! RIP.

[franciscomorillomontano]

El atleta más elegante de la Historia. ¡Qué zancada tenía este hombre!

[ColinH]

He was also an incredible 400m runner.

[peterpereira]

Alberto Juantorena was a special athlete, to do that 400m and 800m Olympic games gold winning double was just incredible.

[errcoche]

Impressive that a man that big could do another lap and still run away from the field. He has long legs but the stride length is just incredible. I would be taking two strides for one of his.

[deansiephillips]

Wonderful love this race
I do remember watching this race on TV outstanding x x 👏 👌

[LogansRun]

Great to see Alberto doing the double eating up the ground, with that incredible stride.

Digging the Wolverine head on him!

[zabaleta]

Juantorena was an awesome physical beast in his prime! What a pity injuries held him back for much of his career after this.

[stormyahu]

I wqtched him in '76 as a boy and he was one of the most beautifully fluid runners of all time! Absolute poetry and strength in motion.

[michaelschapira]

Ivo van damme, belgium, who finished second in 800 and 1500, died one year later by car accident. Since then memorial van damme meeting in brussels.

[europaeuropa]

I've never seen any runner(middle distance or sprinter) with stride like Juantorena's.

[Adam-usmx]

My uncle Zygmunt Zabierzowski was Juantorena's coach