article_snippet: It is nearly half a century since The hurdler won an Olympic gold medal.
article_snippet: After a record-breaking win in the 400-metre hurdles in Mexico City in 1968 the Olympian from Wiltshire won silver and bronze in the 1972 Munich games, and Commonwealth gold in 1966 and 1970.
highlights_snippet: The hurdler won an Olympic gold medal nearly half a century ago .
  