Jim Redmond, the daddy of British Olympic sprinter Derek Redmond who created an iconic second when he helped his injured son cross the end line within the 1992 Barcelona video games, has died. He was 81.
Derek Redmond was shaping as much as be a finalist within the 400-meter race after posting the quickest time within the first spherical and profitable his quarterfinal race.
However Redmond tore his hamstring simply after midway via his semifinal race, which is when dad Jim leapt onto the monitor and aided a sobbing Derek throughout the end line, making a memorable Olympic second within the course of.
Our ideas are with Derek Redmond and his household following the loss of life of his father, Jim.
Collectively, they introduced us some of the inspirational moments in Olympic historical past. pic.twitter.com/IyHekB2fyP
— The Olympic Video games (@Olympics) October 4, 2022
Jim was a torch bearer when London hosted the Olympic Video games in 2012.
“He tried to speak me out of [finishing] at first,” Derek recalled throughout an interview with BBC in 2012. “He was telling me that I had nothing to show and that I didn’t want to do that, however I instructed him I used to be going to complete. Then he stated that we’d do it collectively.”
“So we did, and I limped over the road in tears.”
