Legendary Bob Schul- Last 3 laps in 1964 Tokyo Olympic 5km Final | Tokyo
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History was made with the running of the 5000m Final at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games. On this video clip you will see the final three laps of the race, perhaps the most exciting finish in American distance running history. More details please go and check : http://www.bobschul.net/ to see the contributions what our Bob still working on!
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I got a signature from him I saw him at one of my cross country meats
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Where was Gmoudi for this race? Anyone?
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I remember Mr. Schul showing us this race on film in class I think. He taught in Dayton Public schools and actually was a damn good teacher.
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They say "Michael Jazzy" Phonetically, it's "Michele Yatzee" if I'm not mistaken.
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Wow, I just saw this. How come I did not know about this? All I ever heard about from Tokyo is Billy Mills 10,000.
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Faster than Mo Farah. 50 years ago.. good luck
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From even before the race started, everyone but Schul was racing for 2nd place. Nobody was going to touch Schul in 1964. He went undefeated in every race he ran
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Great clip!
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I was 15 and saw this race thru a Walgreen's window at State St and Randolph St in Downtown Chicago. I was a HS runner at the time. It inspired all of us HS'er's that America could run with the best and win. Recommend the book by Kenny Moore: Bowerman and the Men of Oregon - more than a track book, its one of the finest biographies and historical treatments of America in the 50, 60s and 70s.
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There was no psychology coach back then. Jazy, who probably was the strongest in the field, is dissolving in the last 120 meters due to a panic attack (fear of winning) that had his mind betraying his legs, a result of coming into the race terrified by the stakes, confidence at bottom level, a condition we can well appreciate as he keeps turning his head checking on who's behind him. Later he admitted being totally flabbergasted seeing Schul unfazed, reading a cartoon, as the runners waited to get on the tracks. I was only 9 years old back then in France, we listened to the race on the radio, and that loss still hurts. He was such a great runner., by 1966, he owned 3 world records, mile, 1500 and 5000.
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Who coached the US distance runners in 64? Hats off to him.
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Great race. Thanks for posting.
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The last American to win the Olympic 5K run, while another American, Bill Dellinger, dives across the finish line to grab the bronze from Frenchman Michel Jazy, who turns his head just one time too many. Schul had a murderous finishing kick. The video doesn't show his beatific grin when he wins. And there's Kenya's legendary Kip Keino finishing behind Jazy. One heckuva race...that is, after that Olympics' 10K run!
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I went to the same high school as Bob Schul :)
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Great race...some BIG names of that era in their wake.
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"And Dellinger takes third!" Thanks for posting.