德里克•雷德蒙derek redmond (田径 英国)
barcelona, august 1992: derek redmond of great britain suffers an injury in the 400m semifinal at the games of the xxv olympiad.
born: 3 september 1965
birthplace: bletchley (united kingdom)
nationality: united kingdom
sport: athletics
attendance at the olympic games
seoul 1988
barcelona 1992
awards
no awards other results:
world championships
gold: 1 (91)
silver: 1 (87)
finishing at any cost
derek redmond's running career was frustrated by injury. in 1988, redmond was forced to withdraw from the opening heat of the olympic 400m contest only two minutes before the race was scheduled to begin. by the time of the 1992 barcelona olympics, he had undergone five operations, including one on his achilles tendon less than four months before the games began. in barcelona, everything seemed to be coming together for redmond at last. he was running well: he recorded the fastest time of the first round and he won his quarterfinal heat. as he settled into the blocks for the start of his semifinal race, redmond's thoughts turned to his father, jim, and the support he had always given derek. derek got off to a clean start and was running smoothly when, about 150m into the race, his right hamstring muscle tore and he fell to the ground. when he saw the stretcher-bearers rushing towards him, he knew he had to finish the race. redmond jumped up and began hobbling forward despite the pain he felt. his father ran out of the stands and joined him on the track. hand in hand, with derek sobbing, they continued. just before the finish, jim let go of his son and derek completed the course on his own, as the crowd of 65,000 gave him a standing ovation.
生日：1965年9月3日
出生地：布莱奇利，英国
国籍: 英国
项目: 田径
参加奥运会时间：
1988年韩国汉城夏季奥运会
1992年西班牙巴塞罗纳夏季奥运会
其他成绩:
世界锦标赛
金牌1 枚 1991年
银牌1 枚 1987年
德里克•雷德蒙的运动生涯被伤病拖累，1988年雷德蒙在汉城奥运会400米比赛开始前两分钟被迫弃权。1992年西班牙巴塞罗纳奥运会之前，雷德蒙接受了五次手术，直到开赛前四个月时间，他才重返训练场。在巴塞罗纳，雷德蒙表现得很好，在第一轮比赛中，他名列第一，并且进入半决赛。半决赛比赛中，雷德蒙的起跑很不错，在还离终点还有150米的时候，他的右脚跟键伤势复发，他无法站立倒在赛场上，当他看见医护人员拿着担架朝他奔来的时候，他下决心一定要完成比赛，他跳着站起来，回到他的跑道，强忍著疼痛，但他已经没有办法再跑，只能一跳一拐的慢步向前，他要把这段赛程比完。这个时候，在看台上为雷德蒙加油的父亲吉姆看着自己儿子再次受到脚伤所苦，也忍不住跳下看台，冲过警卫，心急的跑到雷德蒙面前。雷德蒙此时已经自己站起来，忍著疼痛要完成最后这一段赛程。他的父亲也跑到赛道旁边，父子两人慢慢的走向终点。就在离终点前不远处，老爸放手让儿子自己来完成最后一段，自己通过终点线。现场65000名观众被这画面所感动，所有人都起立为这位坚持奥林匹克精神的运动员鼓掌致敬，也为这位伟大的父亲所表现出的父爱致敬。