Mennea nearly blew it by not dipping at the end......Would have been one of the all time classic Olympic bloopers if Wells beat him, and probably used by coaches all over the world to show why you need to dip on the line.
Mennea was nervous because he had to start from the 4th row and instead they put him in the eighth (together with the front row the most disadvantaged)
Dips are negligible in improving position, the advantage gained is only from the torso which is mere inches and it sacrifices form, hence top speed, it's also psychologically detrimental as an athlete who dips has pretty much conceited defeat as a confident runner never relies on such tactics
one of the most beautiful comebacks in the history of sport made by one of the greatest athletes in history, it was his last chance to win the gold medal and he did it
after gold medal in moscow i saw mennea at the meeting in barletta in august 1980 ...19.96 at sea level💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻... the city of Mennea, Barletta, is the city of my mother😍...rip Mennea alias "la Freccia del Sud"😎
Pietro Mennea greatest of all time. Sacrifice, backbreaking workouts in Formia. 178 cm tall, 69 kg. He achieved the world record in the 200 meters which lasted for 17 years (today it is still a European record after 42 years). Also bronze medal at the Olympics at 20, and finally with the most beautiful race of all time he won the gold medal.
He admitted taking Human Growth Hormone, which wasn't illegal until 1989. It's possible that this led to his tragic early death at the age of 60 in 2013.
@@stevebbuk it is a colossal lie and infamy. He as a European parliamentarian (he also has 4 degrees) has always fought against the use of doping substances, because his only doping substance was fatigue. He died of cancer at 60, it has nothing to do with what you said.
@@darioesposito1258 I can't prove the cause of death. As for drugs, you may as well say Marion Jones' medals in Sydney were obtained honestly because the authorities couldn't detect Tetrahydrogestrinone.
@@stevebbuk you cannot prove the cause of his death, but you can see how his body was consumed by the disease. You think that in the last years of his career (he also holds the record for participation in the Olympics: 1972,1976,1980,1984,1988) blood came out of his ass.
@@stevebbuk also I suggest you to see this series of two episodes, entitled "the arrow of the south". He represented the desire for redemption of all of southern Italy, which seeks to emerge despite the injustice of not having the same opportunities as northern Italy. www.raiplay.it/video/2016/06/PIETRO-MENNEA---LA-FRECCIA-DEL-SUD---STAGIONE-1---EPISODIO-1-ac485a4f-9e12-42f5-88ab-f17e7043d79e.html
World record holder since 1979, European champion in 1974 and 1978, strong favorite coming into the final, yet the Anglo broadcaster still butchered his surname, jeez. Gone but not forgotten, Pietro.
What a race! I remember it so clearly from the time. As a Scot, Allan Wells was such a hero of mine...but I also really admired Pietro Mennea. I wasn't that disappointed Allan missed out here...maybe because his 100m gold was already in the bag. They has some ding dong tussles in their time...the muscle-bound beast v the skinny rocket...magic stuff.
Should watch the italian tv commentator of that time Paolo Rosi almost "pushing" him with his voice "recupera... recupera... recupera...". ruclips.net/video/Fr5U7t-HR9A/видео.html
Ahahahahahah and they gave him the silver medal of course ! You should know before posting ! The torso is the part that must cross the finish line, not the head. Got the point???
It’s a great honor to me that i have met Mennea years later, i spoke to him . It was really a very simple man
Fantastic final.
It happened again in 4x100m relay final at Tokyo, when Filipo Tortu of Italy came from behind to beat GBR's anchor.
Mennea nearly blew it by not dipping at the end......Would have been one of the all time classic Olympic bloopers if Wells beat him, and probably used by coaches all over the world to show why you need to dip on the line.
Mennea was nervous because he had to start from the 4th row and instead they put him in the eighth (together with the front row the most disadvantaged)
Dips are negligible in improving position, the advantage gained is only from the torso which is mere inches and it sacrifices form, hence top speed, it's also psychologically detrimental as an athlete who dips has pretty much conceited defeat as a confident runner never relies on such tactics
this is one of the greatest comeback in sport history by one of the greatest athletes in history
Mennea wos far better than wells,win lose or draw in moscow
one of the most beautiful comebacks in the history of sport made by one of the greatest athletes in history, it was his last chance to win the gold medal and he did it
after gold medal in moscow i saw mennea at the meeting in barletta in august 1980 ...19.96 at sea level💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻... the city of Mennea, Barletta, is the city of my mother😍...rip Mennea alias "la Freccia del Sud"😎
Wells was awesome!!
No, Mennea was awesome....look how much ground he clawed back from Wells to win it over the last few metres!
Don't forget, though, Wells had already won the main event.
@@fabianpatrizio2865Wells destroyed Mennea in the 100
Wells is a class act
Masterpiece!
Pietro Mennea greatest of all time. Sacrifice, backbreaking workouts in Formia. 178 cm tall, 69 kg. He achieved the world record in the 200 meters which lasted for 17 years (today it is still a European record after 42 years). Also bronze medal at the Olympics at 20, and finally with the most beautiful race of all time he won the gold medal.
He admitted taking Human Growth Hormone, which wasn't illegal until 1989. It's possible that this led to his tragic early death at the age of 60 in 2013.
@@stevebbuk it is a colossal lie and infamy. He as a European parliamentarian (he also has 4 degrees) has always fought against the use of doping substances, because his only doping substance was fatigue. He died of cancer at 60, it has nothing to do with what you said.
@@darioesposito1258 I can't prove the cause of death. As for drugs, you may as well say Marion Jones' medals in Sydney were obtained honestly because the authorities couldn't detect Tetrahydrogestrinone.
@@stevebbuk you cannot prove the cause of his death, but you can see how his body was consumed by the disease. You think that in the last years of his career (he also holds the record for participation in the Olympics: 1972,1976,1980,1984,1988) blood came out of his ass.
@@stevebbuk also I suggest you to see this series of two episodes, entitled "the arrow of the south". He represented the desire for redemption of all of southern Italy, which seeks to emerge despite the injustice of not having the same opportunities as northern Italy. www.raiplay.it/video/2016/06/PIETRO-MENNEA---LA-FRECCIA-DEL-SUD---STAGIONE-1---EPISODIO-1-ac485a4f-9e12-42f5-88ab-f17e7043d79e.html
World record holder since 1979, European champion in 1974 and 1978, strong favorite coming into the final, yet the Anglo broadcaster still butchered his surname, jeez. Gone but not forgotten, Pietro.
They did the same in Tokio last year at the 4x100 relay when Italy was in front of GB at the 100 and 200 meters but they failed to mention them once 😂
Mennea got the worst start ever, and still won
What a man.
In that broadcast, the special comments are by the late, great Ron Clarke.
Mennea slowed down and leaned back at the line. He did all he could to lose, yet narrowly won. I still find it hard to believe how dumb that was
Menea RIP
its coming home
its coming home
its coming coming ... oh no . . . its coming Rome
Wells is Scottish
Fantastic race.
Wells won the 100m?
Mennea, greatest 200m sprinter of all time
until his record was shattered by Bolt and Johnson ... thats what records are for
Emocinante
Exactly 1 whole second behind Usain Bolt’s WR
Aye maybe...but Wells and Mennea were still fantastic athletes of their time.
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What a race! I remember it so clearly from the time. As a Scot, Allan Wells was such a hero of mine...but I also really admired Pietro Mennea. I wasn't that disappointed Allan missed out here...maybe because his 100m gold was already in the bag. They has some ding dong tussles in their time...the muscle-bound beast v the skinny rocket...magic stuff.
Didn't realise how close it was on the line
If photo finish was used, I think Wells head crossed first the line.
As a proud Scot, thats irrelevant, its always been the torso, and Mennea won. Outstanding after having such a slow bend compared to Allan Wells
@@stephenmcmanua6251you're right. It's the torso and not the head that must be compared in athletics. Thanks for the clarification.
@@stephenmcmanua6251but I think Wells went too fast in the first half, so he was gassed in the second half
Should watch the italian tv commentator of that time Paolo Rosi almost "pushing" him with his voice "recupera... recupera... recupera...".
ruclips.net/video/Fr5U7t-HR9A/видео.html
Seen it, what’s Bella Bella mean?
@@adelef8280 at what second of the video? I don't seem to hear it.
Exactly 1 second and 100ms behind Usain bolts wr in 2009
wells won that
Ahahahahahah and they gave him the silver medal of course !
You should know before posting ! The torso is the part that must cross the finish line, not the head. Got the point???
Per che Pietro? Per che?