I was in Christchurch for the 74 Games. My first trip to a “major” international meet. Nearly made it to Munich, but couldn’t raise the cash. I remember Quarrie and Haseley Crawford pointing at each other in a preliminary round of the 100m. What showmanship. It was a great photo 0- if anyone can find it, please post.
I liked Quarrie a lot. Years later we “shared a shower” (Not at the same time, fools: his room at the Queens Hotel in London didn’t have a shower or bath, so he and half the rest of the world’s top athletes seemed to traipse to and from my room to take a wash. lol!).
DQ is the technical director of Jamaican aths now, but I gather he made a meal of meddling in the women’s 4x100 relay in Beijing, enforcing a woman who never runs the bend to take and receive on the third leg which is where they dropped the stick. They should have broken that WR the DDR set in Canberra at the 85 World Cup. Can’t believe that 4x1 WR still untouched.
Anyway…back to the point. Well done Ambler