Moses, Edwin C. (Edwin Corley), 1955-

LC control no.	no2003037575
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Personal name heading	Moses, Edwin C. (Edwin Corley), 1955- *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Associated country	United States
Birth date	1955
Place of birth	Dayton (Ohio)
Affiliation	Morehouse College (Atlanta, Ga.) Pepperdine University World Sports Academy
Profession or occupation	Track and field athletes
Found in	The Morehouse men, c1994: discussed during documentary (Edwin Moses) Major Taylor Assoc., Inc., website (Edwin C. Moses, an Olympic champion, sports administrator and diplomat, and businessman; b. Aug. 31, 1955, in Dayton, Ohio) Cartage Org. website (Moses, Edwin Corley; American track athlete; for more than 10 years (1977-87) he was undefeated in hurdling; winner of two gold medals at the Summer Olympic Games, 1976 and 1984) Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience, Second Edition, accessed February 27, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Moses, Edwin Corley; Olympic medalist, track and field athlete; born in 1955 in Dayton, Ohio, United States; studied physics and engineering at Morehouse College; MA degree at Pepperdine University (1994); set a world record with largest winning margin ever in the Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada for the 400-meter high hurdle (1976) and a world-record performance (1977); lost to Harald Schmid of West Germany in Berlin and shortly after, beat Schmid and did not lose another 400-meter high hurdle race for nine years (1977); set the third world record with a winning time (1980) and fourth world record with best time ever (1983); became a founding member of the World Sports Academy (2000); honors include, two Olympic gold medals and achieved world record for most consecutive victories in the history of track and field sports; won the James E. Sullivan award, which goes to the best U.S. amateur athlete (1983); was named Sportsman of the Year by the U.S. Olympic Committee and Sports Illustrated (1984))