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At the trials for the Olympics, Moses set an American record in the hurdles. And at the Olympics, held in Montreal, he set a world record with a time of , and won a gold medal.

At the time, Moses was not well known and was viewed as an enigma by the press and the public.

His eyes had been sensitive to sunlight since the fifth grade, and he had to wear prescription sunglasses during competition so that he could see the hurdles.

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However, observers claimed that he wore the sunglasses as a political or social statement. In Sports Illustrated, Hurdler Andre Phillips told writer Curry Kirkpatrick that he recalled seeing Moses "with the [sweat suit] hood up and the glasses.

The dude had come out of nowhere and there he was and you still couldn't see him. No face.

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Edwin was like the Lone Ranger…. He was—like, wow!—handsoff, alone, cool. I really got into the hurdles after that."

After his Olympic win, Moses did not receive the recognition he thought he wo