Carl Lewis vs. Dennis Mitchell vs. Leroy Burrell in 2007!
Can’t believe I just heard of this, but it almost defies belief: Last August in Japan, former superstar sprinters Carl Lewis, Leroy Burrell and Dennis Mitchell (respective ages 46, 40 and 41) lined up against each other in a 100-meter showdown. No kidding. The proof is in this YouTube video. The “dream match” doesn’t begin until about 5 minutes into the video, so skip ahead of the froufrou.
My thanks to Dave Brown of Canada, who sent me the link and this note: “In case you haven’t seen this — further proof as to why these three probably won’t make an appearance in Spokane. Found it on the Aussie Lollylegs site.”
Of course, we masters NEVER make fun of fellow geezer sprinters.
But just this once: HahahahaheheheHOOOOOOOWHOOOOOOhehehe! What a hoot!
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Oh my! Thanks for posting this, Ken!
I guess they are mere mortals after all… Good for them…AND I wonder how much money they got.
This clip shows that genetics will only take you so far. These guys were some of the greatest of all time. Yet the winning time of 11.6 is way down on the world ranking for masters sprinters. It would be great for the sport if one or all of them trained seriously for the event.
I watched this last summer when I was in Japan. (Sorry, I should’ve mentioned it here.) They also had a long jump showdown. I’m trying to think who the jumpers were. One could be Mike Powell. These were part of the Osaka World Champ coverage.
Do you know how to find this video again?
It has been erased from youtube.
Thank you.
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