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Allan Wipper Wells MBE (born 3 May 1952) is a Scottish former track and field sprinter who became the 100 metres Olympic champion at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. In 1981, he was both the IAAF Golden Sprints and IAAF World Cup gold medallist. He is also a three-time European Cup gold medallist.
Apr 9, 2013 · He remains the last white athlete to win the men's 100m at the Olympic Games, and was the first Briton to win gold since Harold Abrahams back at the 1924 Games in Paris. Wells missed out by a ...
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Jul 23, 2020 · In 1980 the fastest man in the world was a Scot, Allan Wells sprinting to 100m gold at the Moscow Olympics.
Allan WELLS is a former British sprinter who won the 100 metres gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. He also held UK records in the 100 and 200 metres and coached the British bobsleigh teams after retirement.
Nov 5, 2011 · The Edinburgh Express winning the Golden Sprints title over 100m and 200m in Berlin in 1981, beating the World's top sprinters at that time.
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Oct 22, 2016 · 2016Oct 22. 📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe Prior to the Moscow 1980 Olympics, Allan Wells had to decide to follow the boycott or compete at the Olympic Games. Once in Moscow,...
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Allan Wells is a former British sprinter who won the 100 metres gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. He also won silver in the 200 metres and bronze in the relay, and set UK records in both events.
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