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Derek Redmond is one of the richest Runner from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Derek Redmond's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was a student at Roade School in Northamptonshire.
He took home an award of gold in the 1991 World Championships in the 4×400-meter relay.
Derek Anthony Redmond (born 3 September 1965) is a retired British athlete. During his career, he held the British record for the 400 metres sprint, and won gold medals in the 4×400 metres relay at the World Championships and European Championships.
Redmond currently does motivational speaking on the conference circuit, inspiring people with the story of the 4×400 gold medal triumph and his famous ordeal in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. He currently co-owns a Superbike team.
Redmond’s struggle in the 1992 semi-final later became the subject of one of the International Olympic Committee’s “Celebrate Humanity” videos, which proclaimed: “Strength is measured in pounds. Speed is measured in seconds. Courage? You can’t measure courage”. In 2008, Redmond was featured in the “Go World” series of Visa advertisements promoting the Olympic Games. The advertisement highlights his 1992 injury, noting that “he and his father finished dead last, but he and his father finished”, narrated by actor Morgan Freeman.
