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Majoring in physics and engineering, he had a GPA of 3.85 and later converted it to a master’s degree from Pepperdine University.
Moses held the world record hurdles record, winning the gold medal in the 400m hurdles at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
Moses qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but did not compete due to the boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
From 1977 to 1987, Moses won 122 consecutive races, competing in 107 consecutive finals.
FILE – In this June 21, 1980 file photo, Montreal 1976 gold medal winner Edwin Moses wins the 400 intermediate hurdles at the 1980 Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. Moses, the man who once won a remarkable 107 finals. consecutive years from 1977 to 1987 and who reduced the world record to 47.02 seconds in his prime, says he has enjoyed watching hurdlers break new hurdles for the past two years. (Photo/AP file)
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FILE – In this June 21, 1980 file photo, Montreal 1976 gold medal winner Edwin Moses wins the 400 intermediate hurdles at the 1980 Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. Moses, the man who once won a remarkable 107 finals. consecutive years from 1977 to 1987 and who reduced the world record to 47.02 seconds in his prime, says he has enjoyed watching hurdlers break new hurdles for the past two years. (Photo/AP file)
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During his racing career, Moses has won three World Championship titles and World Championship gold in addition to two Olympic gold medals. He set a world record four times in his sport.
Moses made his final run during the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul where he placed third in the 400m hurdles, the last race of his career.
Moses was forced to push doping out of the sport. He spoke out, encouraged out-of-competition drug testing, and eventually became involved with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).
FILE – Edwin Moses, Chairman of the US Anti-Doping Agency, speaks at a press conference during a White House event to reform the World Anti-Doping Agency in Washington, October 31, 2018. Moses, US Gold Medalist Hurdler who played a key role in investigating Russian scandals , remembered how he tried to explain Moscow’s point of view to anti-doping leaders. “One thing I always tried to get across to them was, ‘You don’t understand how important sports are to them,'” Moses said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)
Credit: J. Scott Applewhite.
Credit: J. Scott Applewhite.
FILE – Edwin Moses, Chairman of the US Anti-Doping Agency, speaks at a press conference during a White House event to reform the World Anti-Doping Agency in Washington, October 31, 2018. Moses, US Gold Medalist Hurdler who played a key role in investigating Russian scandals , remembered how he tried to explain Moscow’s point of view to anti-doping leaders. “One thing I always tried to get across to them was, ‘You don’t understand how important sports are to them,'” Moses said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)
Credit: J. Scott Applewhite.
Credit: J. Scott Applewhite.
Moses has graced the covers of Sports Illustrated, Newsweek, and Jet. He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, inducted into the National Athletics Hall of Fame, and featured on a box of Wheaties.
Edwin Moses on a box of Wheaties PHOTO PROVIDED
Edwin Moses on a box of Wheaties PHOTO PROVIDED
A parade honoring the two-time Olympic champion was held in downtown Dayton in 1984. Moses and his wife Mirella drove from Courthouse Square to Memorial Hall in a convertible with a patriotic banner on the hood.
A parade honoring the two-time Olympic champion was held in downtown Dayton in 1984. Edwin K. Moses and his wife Mirella drove from Courthouse Square to Memorial Hall in a convertible with a patriotic banner on the hood. More than 1,000 Dayton public school students marched alongside American flags raised high as Moses and his wife waved to the crowds in the streets. DAYTON NEWS ARCHIVE
A parade honoring the two-time Olympic champion was held in downtown Dayton in 1984. Edwin K. Moses and his wife Mirella drove from Courthouse Square to Memorial Hall in a convertible with a patriotic banner on the hood. More than 1,000 Dayton public school students marched alongside American flags raised high as Moses and his wife waved to the crowds in the streets. DAYTON NEWS ARCHIVE
More than 1,000 children from Dayton Public Schools marched alongside American flags raised high as Moses and his wife waved to the crowds in the streets.
A few days later, Mayor Paul Leonard and Moses smiled as they held a street sign for photographers on Edwin S. Moses Boulevard during a ceremony that ended the week of events in honor of the athlete.
“When they cut the ribbon for the new street, I will be very happy,” Moses told the Dayton Daily News. “Not everyone has a street named after them.”
Mayor Paul Leonard (left) and Edwin Moses hold Edwin S. Moses Boulevard. road sign for photographers during the ceremony of renaming the street in honor of the 1984 Olympic champion. DAYTON DAILY NEWS ARCHIVE
Mayor Paul Leonard (left) and Edwin Moses hold Edwin S. Moses Boulevard. road sign for photographers during the ceremony of renaming the street in honor of the 1984 Olympic champion. DAYTON DAILY NEWS ARCHIVE