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Moses (Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה, Modern Moshe Tiberian Mōšéh ISO 259-3 Moše; Greek: Mωϋσῆς Mōüsēs; Arabic: موسىٰ Mūsa) was, according to the Hebrew Bible and Qur'an, a religious leader, lawgiver and prophet, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed. Also called Moshe Rabbenu in Hebrew (מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּנוּ, Lit. "Moses our Teacher/Rabbi"), he is the most important prophet in Judaism, and is also considered an important prophet in Christianity and Islam, as well as a number of other faiths.
The existence of Moses as well as the veracity of the Exodus story is disputed amongst archaeologists and Egyptologists, with experts in the field of biblical criticism citing logical inconsistencies, new archaeological evidence, historical evidence, and related origin myths in Canaanite culture. Other historians maintain that the biographical details, and Egyptian background, attributed to Moses imply the existence of a historical political and religious leader who was involved in the consolidation of the Hebrew tribes in Canaan towards the end of the Bronze Age.
Edwin Corley Moses (born August 31, 1955) is a former American track and field athlete, who won gold medals in the 400 m hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 107 consecutive finals (122 consecutive races) and set the world record in his event four times. In addition to his running, Moses was also an innovative reformer in the areas of Olympic eligibility and drug testing. In 2000, he was elected the first Chairman of the Laureus World Sports Academy, an international service organization of world-class athletes.
Moses was born in Dayton, Ohio. Having accepted an academic scholarship to Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, he majored in physics and industrial engineering, while competing for the school track team. Morehouse did not have its own track, so he used public high school facilities around the city to train. Initially, Moses competed mostly in the 120-yard hurdles and 440-yard dash. Before March 1976, he ran only one 400 m hurdles race, but once he began focusing on the event he made remarkable progress. His trademark technique was to take a constant 13 steps between each of the hurdles, pulling away in the second half of the race as his rivals changed their stride pattern. That summer, he qualified for the US team for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. In his first international meet, Moses won the gold medal and set a world record of 47.63 seconds.
Ed Moses - Track and Field Documentary
The Perfect 400m Hurdler with Edwin Moses & Félix Sánchez | Faster Higher Stronger
Félix Sánchez on 400m hurdles legend Edwin Moses | Greats on Greats
1984 Olympic Games Track & Field - Men's 400 Meter Hurdles
Ed Moses Interview - High Performance Conference 2012
Edwin Moses 47.02 RM 400mv, Coblenza 31-Ag-1983
Edwin Moses vs. Danny Harris, Madrid 4-Jun-1987
1988 Olympics Men's 400m Hurdles Final, Seoul, South Korea
Closest Ever Finish!!Ed Moses-World Championships,Rome,1987. 400m.H.
Moscow 2013 - Edwin Moses USA - 400m Hurdles - Preview
Edwin Moses: 400m hurdles philosophy
1981 Superstars Final - Obstacle Course - Edwin Moses - Part 1/2
1981 Superstars Final - Obstacle Course - Edwin Moses - Part 2/2
Edwin Moses on Marion Jones