{"id":188891,"date":"2026-07-21T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=188891"},"modified":"2026-07-21T08:09:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T06:09:51","slug":"linford-christies-eye-catching-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/linford-christies-eye-catching-moment\/","title":{"rendered":"Linford Christies beeindruckender Moment"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/de\/\">Startseite<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/de\/category\/sports\/\">Sport<\/a>\/\n Linford Christies beeindruckender Moment\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Linford-Chrisite-Catch-Up-Titelbild-scaled.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/sports\/\">Sport<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Flinford-christies-eye-catching-moment%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Flinford-christies-eye-catching-moment%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/linford-christies-eye-catching-moment\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Flinford-christies-eye-catching-moment%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" ><strong>Linford Christies beeindruckender Moment<\/strong><\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" ><strong>Vor 30 Jahren begeisterten zwei PUMA-Kontaktlinsen die Welt und schrieben Geschichte<\/strong><\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">21. Juli 2026 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;Linford Christie\\u2019s Eye-Catching Moment&quot;, \"text\": &quot;Discover how sprint legend Linford Christie turned a press conference in Atlanta into a lasting piece of sports and marketing history and created one of PUMA\\u2019s most memorable brand moments.&quot;, \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/linford-christies-eye-catching-moment\/\" })'  target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/linford-christies-eye-catching-moment\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/linford-christies-eye-catching-moment\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Flinford-christies-eye-catching-moment%2F&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Flinford-christies-eye-catching-moment%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><strong>Wie kann eine einfache Pressekonferenz einen weltweiten Medienrummel ausl\u00f6sen? Die Sprintlegende und Olympiasieger Linford Christie, einer der erfolgreichsten Leichtathleten seiner Zeit,<\/strong> <strong>wusste, wie es geht.<\/strong><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default firstLetter\" >Als bei den Olympischen Spielen 1996 in Atlanta die Augen der ganzen Welt auf ihn gerichtet waren, blickte Linford mit einem Paar ma\u00dfgefertigter PUMA-Kontaktlinsen zur\u00fcck und schuf damit eines der ikonischsten Bilder der Sport- und Marketinggeschichte. Drei\u00dfig Jahre sp\u00e4ter blicken wir noch einmal auf diesen au\u00dfergew\u00f6hnlichen Moment zur\u00fcck.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 ><strong>Wie ein Champion entsteht<\/strong><\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" >Linford war der erste Athlet \u00fcberhaupt, der gleichzeitig die Titel im 100-Meter-Lauf bei den Olympischen Spielen, den Weltmeisterschaften, den Europameisterschaften und den Commonwealth-Spielen innehatte. Er stellte britische und europ\u00e4ische Rekorde auf, gewann Gold auf jeder gro\u00dfen B\u00fchne, die der Sport zu bieten hat, und war der erste Europ\u00e4er, der die 10-Sekunden-Marke unterbot. Bis heute ist er der \u00e4lteste Goldmedaillengewinner im 100-Meter-Lauf der M\u00e4nner in der Geschichte sowohl der Olympischen Spiele als auch der Weltmeisterschaften.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_quote\" ><em>\u201cDu musst nicht wie ein Champion trainieren, sondern wie derjenige, der den Champion verfolgt.\u201d<\/em><br><em><strong>\u2014 Linford Christie, 1997<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image multi 1 -->\n<div class=\"row rowImages2b spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.777 ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1993_World-Team_Christie_Drechsler_Ottey_Jackson.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 13%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"descr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDie \u201cFantastic Four\u201d der Leichtathletik-Weltmeister von 1993: Linford Christie, Heike Drechsler, Merlene Ottey und Colin Jackson (v. l. n. r.)\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.777 ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PUMA75-6.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 36% 49%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"descr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEr steht nach wie vor in enger Verbindung zu PUMA und kehrte 2023 anl\u00e4sslich des 75-j\u00e4hrigen Jubil\u00e4ums der Marke zur\u00fcck\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.777 ; background-image: url(''); background-size: cover;background-position: 0% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 ><strong>PUMA: Liebe und mutige Schritte<\/strong><\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" >Linfords Pers\u00f6nlichkeit war ebenso einzigartig wie seine sportlichen Leistungen. Seine sportlichen Erfolge waren nur ein Teil des Verm\u00e4chtnisses, das er hinterlassen hat.<br><br>W\u00e4hrend seiner gesamten Karriere scheute Linford nie davor zur\u00fcck, nach einzigartigen Wegen zu suchen, um seine Liebe zur Marke zum Ausdruck zu bringen, und PUMA lie\u00df ihm stets die Freiheit, sich selbst zu verwirklichen. Auff\u00e4llige Rennanz\u00fcge, gewagte Stilentscheidungen und kreative Ideen wurden zu einem Teil seiner Identit\u00e4t als Sportler.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image slider -->\n\n<div class=\"row rowSlider1 spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col\">\n        <div class=\"arrowCircleCenter arrowBorder swiperoutside-button-prev swipeprevb45a60ba-6267-46c4-8cd2-b1eee965995e\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\t<div id=\"swipe_b45a60ba-6267-46c4-8cd2-b1eee965995e\" class=\"swiper myswiper scrollAnim\" data-ssize=\"1\" data-id=\"b45a60ba-6267-46c4-8cd2-b1eee965995e\">\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide\">\n                    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.56870229007634 ;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1997_P_I_TF_Linford-Christie_PUMA-CELL.png);background-position: 50% 50%;\"><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"descr\">Linford Christie in einem silbernen Trainingsanzug <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide\">\n                    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.666796875 ;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1997_P_DIA_TF_Linford-Christie_Puma-footwear-launch-London_001-scaled.jpg);background-position: 50% 50%;\"><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"descr\">bei einer PUMA-Produktvorstellung im Jahr 1997<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide\">\n                    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.75 ;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1994_P_I_TF_Linford-Christie_DISC_ASA-Fotografie_2-scaled.jpg);background-position: 50% 50%;\"><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"descr\">und mit einem gro\u00dfen PUMA-Logo-Aufdruck auf seinen Sprint-Leggings im Jahr 1994<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n        <div class=\"col\">\n        <div class=\"arrowCircleCenter arrowBorder swiperoutside-button-next swipenextb45a60ba-6267-46c4-8cd2-b1eee965995e\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_quote\" ><em>\u201cIch hatte das Gl\u00fcck, von einer Marke gesponsert zu werden, die mir kreative Freiheit lie\u00df \u2013 genau das hat PUMA getan.\u201d<\/em><br><em><strong>\u2014 Linford Christie, 2024<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row cols image text -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsNarrow spacing articleText\">\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\" aspect-ratio: 0.91196498054475  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1995_P_I_TF_Linford-Christie_Weltklasse-Zu\u2560erich-e1784185058716.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"descr\">Linford bei \u201eWeltklasse Z\u00fcrich\u201c im Jahr 1995<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"\" >Er strebte stets danach, noch einen Schritt weiter zu gehen, und sorgte damit f\u00fcr Aufsehen bei der <em>Weltklasse Z\u00fcrich<\/em> Leichtathletikwettbewerb im Jahr 1995 mit einem auff\u00e4lligen PUMA-Aufkleber auf der Brust.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" >F\u00fcr die Olympischen Spiele in Atlanta ein Jahr sp\u00e4ter hatte er eine noch k\u00fchnerere Idee \u2013 eine, die in die Geschichtsb\u00fccher eingehen sollte.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 ><strong>Die Augen, die die Welt in ihren Bann zogen<\/strong><\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" >Am 25. Juli 1996, einen Tag vor dem Er\u00f6ffnungslauf \u00fcber 100 Meter der M\u00e4nner, veranstaltete PUMA in Atlanta eine Pressekonferenz.<br><br>Linford betrat den Raum mit einer dunklen Sonnenbrille und nahm gelassen Platz. Wenige Augenblicke sp\u00e4ter nahm er die Brille ab.<br><br>Pl\u00f6tzlich wurde den Anwesenden klar, was er verheimlicht hatte.<br><br>Die beiden hellblauen Kontaktlinsen mit dem ikonischen PUMA-Logo \u2013 der springenden Katze \u2013 blickten zu den Journalisten zur\u00fcck.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image multi 1 -->\n<div class=\"row rowImages2b spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1 ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1996_P_DIA_TF_Linford-Christie_PUMA-contact-lenses_Press-Conference_Color.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"descr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDer legend\u00e4re Moment: Linford mit PUMA-Kontaktlinsen bei der Pressekonferenz in Atlanta im Jahr 1996\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1 ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Linford-Christie-1996_klein-scaled.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1 ; background-image: url(''); background-size: cover;background-position: 0% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row cols image text -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsNarrow spacing articleText\">\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"\" >Die Reaktion erfolgte augenblicklich. Kameras blitzten, Reporter eilten herbei, um den Moment festzuhalten, und Bilder der Pressekonferenz verbreiteten sich rasch rund um die Welt. Innerhalb weniger Stunden wurde die Geschichte zu einer weltweiten Nachricht.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\" aspect-ratio: 1.5185185185185  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1996_Linford-Christie_Atlanta_Press.png'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"descr\">Weltweite Medienaufmerksamkeit f\u00fcr diesen historischen Moment in der Sport- und Marketinggeschichte<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" >Pascal Rolling, der damals zum PUMA-Team in Atlanta geh\u00f6rte, erinnert sich noch immer lebhaft an diesen Moment.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_quote\" ><em>\u201cAls Linford seine Sonnenbrille abnahm, ver\u00e4nderte sich die Atmosph\u00e4re im Raum schlagartig. Innerhalb weniger Minuten dr\u00e4ngten sich Journalisten und Fotografen, um die Geschichte festzuhalten. Wir wussten, dass wir etwas Besonderes miterlebt hatten.\u201d<\/em><br><em><strong>\u2014 Pascal Rolling, Leiter Sportmarketing Laufsport<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" >Trotz der Aufmerksamkeit, die diese Idee auf sich zog, betonte Linford stets, dass es dabei nie in erster Linie um Werbung gegangen sei. Vielmehr spiegelte sie seine Pers\u00f6nlichkeit wider: Risiken einzugehen, Erwartungen in Frage zu stellen und neue Wege zu finden, um dem Sport Energie und Unterhaltung zu verleihen.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 ><strong>Ein Verm\u00e4chtnis, das weiterlebt<\/strong><\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" >Die Bilder aus Atlanta gehen l\u00e4ngst \u00fcber den Sport hinaus. Was als spontane Idee eines Sportlers begann, hat sich zu einem der pr\u00e4gendsten Bilder der modernen Sportkultur entwickelt \u2013 ein ikonischer Moment, der zu den denkw\u00fcrdigsten Partnerschaften zwischen Sportlern und Marken aller Zeiten z\u00e4hlt.<br>Er gilt nach wie vor als einer der ikonischsten und am h\u00e4ufigsten aufgegriffenen Momente in der Geschichte des Sportmarketings und inspiriert auch heute noch neue Generationen von Kampagnen und kreativen Arbeiten. Zuletzt wurde dieser Moment in der neuen Kampagne \u2019A$AP ROCKY x PUMA SUEDE \u201994\u201c erneut aufgegriffen.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image multi 1 -->\n<div class=\"row rowImages2 spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1 ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026_SUEDE-ASAP-ROCKY_CHRISTIE.png'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"descr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDie neue A$AP ROCKY x PUMA SUEDE \u201994-Kampagne zeigt diesen legend\u00e4ren Moment\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1 ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026_SUEDE-ASAP-ROCKY_CHRISTIE-2.png'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1 ; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DavIdXZMbsb\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">Ein Beitrag geteilt von PUMA Sportstyle (@pumasportstyle)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async type='text\/plain' class='optanon-category-C0004' src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><strong>Auch drei\u00dfig Jahre sp\u00e4ter ist dieses Bild noch immer auf den ersten Blick erkennbar. Eine Sprintlegende, ein Paar PUMA-Kontaktlinsen und ein Moment, der immer wieder die Kraft der Kreativit\u00e4t, der Pers\u00f6nlichkeit und der Freiheit, Dinge anders zu machen, unter Beweis stellt.<\/strong><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PUMA-Archive-Teaser.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erfahren Sie, wie die Sprintlegende Linford Christie eine Pressekonferenz in Atlanta zu einem bleibenden Meilenstein der Sport- und Marketinggeschichte machte und einen der unvergesslichsten Markenmomente von PUMA schuf.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":188892,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":true,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":245,"meta-headline":"&lt;strong&gt;Linford Christie&rsquo;s Eye-Catching Moment&lt;\/strong&gt;","footnotes":""},"categories":[1091,18],"class_list":["post-188891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-our-legacy","category-sports"],"fullData":{"ID":188891,"post_author":"24","post_date":"2026-07-21 07:00:00","post_date_gmt":"2026-07-21 05:00:00","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"id\":188892,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Linford-Chrisite-Catch-Up-Titelbild-scaled.jpg\"},\"headline\":\"\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;Linford Christie\\u0026rsquo;s Eye-Catching Moment\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\",\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;30 years ago, a pair of PUMA contact lenses captivated the world and made history\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\",\"className\":\"\",\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"style\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;How can a simple press conference spark a global media frenzy? Sprinting legend and Olympic champion Linford Christie, one of the most successful track \\u0026amp;amp; field athletes of his day,\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;knew how.\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"style\":\"default\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"When the eyes of the world were on him at the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996, Linford stared back with a pair of custom-made PUMA contact lenses and created one of the most iconic images in sports and marketing history. 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