Legends live forever…

Inspirational icons. Moments in time. Impossible to forget.

KEVIN YOUNG

A male athlete from the USA running and jumping over a hurdle during a track and field race at an outdoor stadium. He is wearing a white and blue uniform with red accents and number 1354.

Kevin Young - 400m Hurdles

Born in Watts, a district of South Central Los Angeles, attending the world renowned UCLA, winning two NCAA titles, before finishing 4th at the 1988 Seoul Olympics behind compatriots (and training partner) Andre Phillips, and Edwin Moses.

Dominance and a Gold-medal winning performance at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, becoming the first man under 47 seconds and setting a world record that would last almost 30 years until 2021. Kevin was World athlete of the year in 1992. World gold followed in 1993, cementing his legacy as a hurdles icon.

ALLAN wells

Two male track athletes at a starting line, preparing for a race, with officials sitting behind them and holding clipboards. One athlete wears a red jersey with 'USA' and the number 915, the other wears a white jersey with red and blue accents and the number 403. They are on a running track in an outdoor stadium.

Allan Wells - 100m/200m

Success came relatively late for Scotsman, Allan Wells, when he took the 1980 Olympic gold medal in the blue riband 100m event at the Moscow Olympic Games at the age of 28. World Cup success followed in 1981, a 4-time Commonwealth Games champion in 1978/1982, and owner of the title of World’s fastest man between 1980-1981! Allan was also the first major athlete to wear lycra shorts - which he wore for the first time in 1986 defeating Commonwealth Games champions Ben Johnson (100m) & Atlee Mahorn (200m) on the same day in Gateshead.

Dayron Robles

A man wearing a British flag scarf and red sports gear, holding a race bib with the number 6, raising his right index finger in the air at a stadium event with photographers capturing his image.

Dayron Robles - 110m Hurdles

Beijing 2008 Olympic hurdles champion - World record holder 2008-2012 - 12.87s. Hailing from Cuba, the unassuming Robles, was so technically proficient, he rarely touched the hurdles. Dayron claimed World Indoor Championship Gold in 2010. Suffering from a number of injuries after his Olympic triumph, his form was unfortunately too frequently interrupted, including pulling up with a hamstring pull during the London 2012 Olympics in his attempt to defend his title. Dayron remains one of the best of all-time and certainly the smoothest to ever hurdle!

Javier Sotomayor

A male athlete in a red and white uniform celebrating during a track and field event, with a large crowd in the background and officials or helpers nearby.

Javier Sotomayor - High Jump

Without doubt the GREATEST high jumper of all time and still the world record holder - the only man to ever jump over 8 feet - Javier did it twice in 1989 and 1993. He won Olympic Gold in 1992 and set his last of 4 world records in 1993, still standing today - 2.45m - the height of a football crossbar.

The next time you are playing football, look up at the crossbar and imagine Javier sailing over it - I guarantee you will shake your head in disbelief!

More legends coming soon….