Edwin Moses Biography

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NAME: Edwin Moses
OCCUPATION: Track and Field Athlete
BIRTH DATE: August 31, 1955 (Age: 57)
EDUCATION: Morehouse College, Pepperdine University
PLACE OF BIRTH: Dayton, Ohio
ZODIAC SIGN: Virgo

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Olympic athlete Edwin Moses was unbeaten in the 400-meter hurdles from 1977 to 1987.

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Edwin Moses (born August 31, 1955) began running the 400-meter hurdles in 1976 at Morehouse College. That same year, he won Olympic gold and set the world record for the event. From 1977 to 1987 he was unbeatable. Moses turned to bobsledding in the early 1990s, then entered sports administration, with a focus on drug testing. He was inducted into the National Track & Field Hall of Fame in 1994.

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