Norpoth actually was a very good runner, winning the silver medal in the 5000 meters at the 1964 Olympics, and setting the world record at the difficult and seldom-run 2000 meters distance.
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Hollywood lost an opportunity
Back in my high school and college days I followed track and field pretty closely. German runner Harald Norpoth was usually described as "cadaverous," which was fairly accurate. There was not a spare ounce of flesh on him. I have thought that Hollywood lost an opportunity to produce a movie about an escapee from a concentration camp who later makes good in the sports world. Norpoth could have played the lead role admirably - at least from a visual standpoint.
Norpoth actually was a very good runner, winning the silver medal in the 5000 meters at the 1964 Olympics, and setting the world record at the difficult and seldom-run 2000 meters distance.
Norpoth actually was a very good runner, winning the silver medal in the 5000 meters at the 1964 Olympics, and setting the world record at the difficult and seldom-run 2000 meters distance.
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