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After his successful junior competition. Udo had intended to attend the London School of Economics and continue his track career with his local club. But when a Shaftesbury teammate convinced him to make the trip across the Atlantic. Harvard had its newest star...
...After two minutes of agonizing. I decided to come out to America for adventure." Udo explains. "I like challenges and variety...
...Udo certainly got both of those here in Cambridge. His first challenge was recovering from a broken ankle which he suffered when high jumping over his prefreshman summer. Doctors told him that he would never compete again, but after a lot of therapy and work. Udo was back on the runway in time to finish second at the indoor Heps...
That summer he returned to England and leaped over 25 feet, finishing second to the 1976 Olympic Champion. When Udo returned in the fall he began his most successful year here at Harvard, adding the triple jump to his repertoire, and set a school record...
Throughout his four years here. Udo's toughest competition has not come from leapers from others schools, but rather from his own teammates, particularly Johnson. While Udo and Johnson admit that a rivalry exists, both described it as "friendly...