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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.
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Allan Wells is a former British track and field sprinter who won the 100m in the Olympics in Moscow in 1980, becoming one of the only three British athletes to win the prestigious event. He followed up his Olympic victory by becoming the IAAF Golden Sprints and IAAF World Cup gold medalist the very next year.
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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.
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Allan WELLS is a British athlete who won the 100 metres gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. He also held UK records in the 100 and 200 metres and competed in the 1984 Games.
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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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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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Allan Wells is a former British track and field sprinter who won the 100m in the Olympics in Moscow in 1980, becoming one of the only three British athletes to win the prestigious event. He followed up his Olympic victory by becoming the IAAF Golden Sprints and IAAF World Cup gold medalist the very next year.

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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.

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How did Allan Wells start his athletic career?
Allan Wells began his athletic career by winning the 1970 Scottish Junior triple jump title and in 1972 he cleared a respectable 7.32 (24-0¼) in the long jump.

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The Olympic 100m final tends to be the place to settle the debate about the fastest man alive, but Allan Wells' coronation as the world's best sprinter perhaps only truly took place two weeks after his golden Olympic moment. The Scot had edged Cuban Silvio Leonard on the line to secure a stunning victory in Moscow and gold for Great Britain.

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Jun 2, 2017 · The sprinter, born in Edinburgh, became a household name in 1980 when he won gold in the 100 metres at the Moscow Olympics in 1980. Here are five facts you may, or may not, know about the...