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100 Seconds to Beat the World

100 Seconds to Beat the World

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100 Seconds to Beat the World

2014

0h 56m

6.0(1 votes)

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The story of Kenyan athlete David Rudisha, the greatest 800m runner the world has ever seen, and his unusual coach, the Irish Catholic missionary Brother Colm O'Connell.

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Directed by: Edward Sunderland
Produced by: Jim De Zoete

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