Olympic Moments: John Walker - 1500m

18 Jul, 2012 02:52 AM

David Leggat The New Zealand Herald senior sports writer retells the story of the 1500m Olympic final in Montreal 1976. John Walker was the world mile record-holder, he had run the second fastest 1500m ever and was a warm favourite for the gold medal.

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