Mark McKoy, Olympic Gold Medalist

1992 Barcelona Olympics 110m Gold Medal hurdler Mark McKoy talks about being a gum-chewing Mr. International, why he still [after 30+ years] gets goosebumps watching his Gold Medal-winning run, where he keeps his Olympic Gold medal, his admiration for ‘exquisite’ hurdler [and eventual roomate] Ronaldo Nehemiah, devastatingly being prevented from attending the boycotted 1980 Olympics in Moscow, missing the podium by 0.05 seconds [!!!!] at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, why '4th place feels worse than finishing in last place,' why there are no shortcuts but 'you can always seek a shorter way,' his big comeback after ‘making the best mistake I ever made,’ retiring from athletics at age 34, and an update on his friend and teammate Ben Johnson!

TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum.

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