Dave Wottle's Classic Comeback 800 Meter Gold Medal Performance at 1972 Olympics At the 1972 Munich Olympics, one of the greatest comeback performances in 800 meter race history occurred with the gold medal performance by American Dave Wottle. Wottle, with his trademark white cap, went from last place to win the race by only 0.03 seconds with his finishing kick, passing four runners in the last 100 meters of the race. Wottle was only 22 years old at the time. I vividly remember watching this rac

The most iconic comeback of all time? 🧢 Dave Wottle coming from last place to win the 800m gold amazed the world at Munich 1972. In our new series, '72 - A Gathering of Champions' we took him & his famous white cap to re-live that life-changing moment. Team USA I World Athletics | Olympics

Watch the guy in the cap. Is Dave Wottle's 1972 Munich Olympics 800m victory the most exciting race of all time to watch? One things for sure, it never gets old. | Sweat Elite

6.8K views · 76 reactions | Dave Wottle - Never Give Up, 1972 Olympic-800m Final | Sport Wallpaper | Facebook

La gara degli 800 metri alle Olimpiadi di Monaco del 1972 fu una delle più incredibili che la storia dei Giochi si ricordi. Il protagonista assoluto fu l'americano Dave Wottle, il quale si fece notare per il cappellino da golf col quale era solito scendere in pista. Dopo il via Wottle apparve lentissimo. In pochi metri la testa della corsa era già lontanissima e dopo il primo giro sembrava addirittura fuori dai giochi. La sua rimonta fu incredibile. Una strategia di gara, attuata anche nelle bat

396K views · 10K reactions | #OnThisDay 50 years ago, Dave Wottle showed the world what to do when things look hopeless.  @teamusa | @worldathletics | Olympics | Facebook