Born August 31, 1955, in Dayton, Ohio.

As the dominant intermediate hurdler for more than a decade, Edwin Moses authored one of sport's most famous winning streaks. Moses burst onto the world scene with a win at the 1976 U.S. Olympic Trials. Competing in his first international meet a month later, Moses won the Olympic title with a world record time (47.64). The following year, he won the U.S. title with another world record performance (47.45). That August, West German Harald Schmid beat Moses in Berlin. Moses won his next race on September 2, 1977, and kept right on winning. He didn't lose again until June 4, 1987 (when Danny Harris beat Moses in Madrid). During that span, he won 107 consecutive finals. During the streak, Moses set another world record (47.02 on his birthday in 1983); won five more U.S./U.S. Olympic Trials titles; took three World Cup titles; and another Olympic gold medal in 1984. Moses missed a chance for a third Olympic triumph at the 1988 Games, taking a bronze medal in what would be the final race of his career. Among the many honors won by Moses are the Sullivan and Jesse Owens Awards.