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Edwin Moses is an Olympian in track and field, known for his dominance in the 400-meter hurdles and his dedication to sports reform.
Director, Chairman, and Laureus Academy Member. Edwin Moses won Olympic gold medals in 1976 and 1984, three World Cup titles, two World Championships, and broke world records. He has been a driving force behind the work of Laureus, serving as global ambassador for Laureus Sport for Good and chairman of the Laureus World Sports Academy, an international service organization of world-class athletes.
Edwin Moses is available to be booked for corporate and speaking engagements. He delivers dynamic presentations drawing from his career in athletics, business, and global initiatives.
Edwin Moses partnered with the Atlanta Track Club to support additional opportunities for recruiting track and field events in Atlanta, advocating for the city to be a hub for the sport.
Edwin Moses was a founding partner in The Platinum Group, a management partnership that represented world-class athletes in their business endeavors and sought to reform international and Olympic eligibility rules.
Edwin Moses was sponsored by Adidas throughout his career, a relationship he is currently renewing, and he has a long history with the brand dating back to the time of Adi and Horst Dassler.
Edwin C. Moses, Olympic medalist and international sports diplomat, joined the Kettering Foundation board.
Edwin Moses was born on August 31, 1955, in Dayton, Ohio. He attended Morehouse College on an academic scholarship, majoring in physics and industrial engineering, where he also participated in track without a dedicated track facility. His rapid progression in the 400-meter hurdles led him to his first international competition at the Montreal 1976 Olympic Games, where he set a world record of 47.63 seconds and secured his first gold medal. This victory was notable as the only gold medal won by an American man in track and field at those games.
Moses achieved an unprecedented winning streak of 122 consecutive races, including 107 consecutive finals, in the 400-meter hurdles over nearly a decade. Despite the American boycott of the Moscow 1980 Olympic Games preventing him from defending his title, he returned to win his second Olympic gold medal at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games, where he also delivered the Olympic Oath. His winning streak concluded in 1987, and he earned a bronze medal at the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games, marking the end of his competitive career.
Beyond his athletic achievements, Moses became a leading advocate for sports reform. He earned a graduate degree from Pepperdine University and later became a prominent figure in the anti-doping movement, serving as chairman of the Laureus World Sports Academy. His efforts included advocating for fair compensation for athletes and designing the first random out-of-competition drug testing program for amateur sports in 1988, contributing to significantly reducing performance-enhancing drug use in athletics.
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