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Jim Redmond cause of death BBC

Originally from Britain, sprinter Derek Anthony Redmond was born on September 3rd, 1965 and is currently on retirement. Throughout his professional career, he held the British record for the 400-meter sprint and took home gold in the 4×400-meter relay at both the World and European Championships. Redmond tore his hamstring during the 400-meter semifinal at…

Originally from Britain, sprinter Derek Anthony Redmond was born on September 3rd, 1965 and is currently on retirement. Throughout his professional career, he held the British record for the 400-meter sprint and took home gold in the 4×400-meter relay at both the World and European Championships.

Redmond tore his hamstring during the 400-meter semifinal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. Despite this, he continued running and, with the help of his father Jim Redmond, Derek managed to finish the race. The audience applauded him as he crossed the finish line, giving him a standing ovation. Its rather unfortunate that Derek’s father Jim is no longer with the living.

According to the British Olympic Association, this Olympic moment will “never be forgotten.” The International Olympic Committee tweeted: “Our sympathies are with Derek Redmond and his family on the passing of his father, Jim. The video has received millions of views on social media.

Derek Redmond claimed in a 2012 interview with BBC Sport that he only wanted to finish the race when he was hurt and only noticed his father approaching him afterward.

Initially, he had “tried to persuade me out of it,” the man remembered. “He was telling me that I didn’t need to do this and that I didn’t have anything to prove, but I insisted that I would finish. Then he declared that we would both do it. “So we did, and I hobbled sobbing over the finish line.”

Jim Redmond cause of death BBC

Jim Redmond, who achieved fame by memorably assisting his crippled son Derek cross the finish line in Barcelona in 1992, has passed away at the age of 81. The cause of his death is unknown at the moment.

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