By the time the Olympics in Barcelona came around, Redmond was a favorite to take home gold in the 400m contest. His incredible track record proved he was ready to go all the way, having his best time set at 44.50 seconds in the 400m, which was a British record at the time. He won gold in the 4×400m relay at the 1991 World Championships and at the 1986 European Championships.
Despite that, everything was coming together for the sprinter, and he recorded his fastest time during the first round. He also won his quarterfinal heat, which landed him in the semi-finals. Redmond was off to a good start until tragedy struck at the back straight about 250 metres from the finish.
The Olympic sprinter tore his hamstring just moments before the finish line
“I got up quicker than I got out of my blocks,” he said, according to The Guardian. “I said to myself: ‘There’s no way I’m going to be stretchered out of these Olympics.’ I didn’t know where I was. I really, really believed I could still qualify.”
“Even now, it’s hard to say how or why I did it,” said Jim. “It was a spontaneous reaction, as if I had seen him hit by a car. I certainly didn’t run down to help him finish – if anything, it was to stop him. I could accept the fact that my son was injured, but not that he was going to carry on in pain, causing himself even greater damage.”
Due to his injuries, Redmond decided to focus on new chapters of his career and played professional basketball for the Birmingham Bullets and the England national team. He would also become a motivational speaker. Jimc carried the Olympic torch in 2012 and died years later in 2022.
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