GOODBODY, J.: History of the Olympics (A) (Unabridged)

Format:

Sound recording

Author/Creator:

Goodbody, John, Author.

Contributor:

Naxos Digital Services US.

Series:

Naxos Spoken Word Library.

Naxos Spoken Word Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spoken Word.

Local Subjects:

Spoken Word.

Genre:

Video recordings.

Sound recordings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Naxos Digital Services US Incorporated, 2012.

System Details:

Mode of access: Available online.

Contents:

1896 Athens ( 08 min., 45 sec. )

1900 Paris ( 04 min., 46 sec. )

1904 St. Louis ( 03 min., 47 sec. )

1908 London ( 07 min., 44 sec. )

1912 Stockholm ( 07 min., 27 sec. )

1920 Antwerp ( 07 min., 07 sec. )

1924 Paris ( 07 min., 03 sec. )

Apart from Liddel and Abrahams... ( 03 min., 33 sec. )

1928 Amsterdam ( 06 min., 12 sec. )

1932 Los Angeles ( 06 min., 19 sec. )

There was a wonderful all-American duel... ( 06 min., 20 sec. )

1936 Berlin ( 08 min., 51 sec. )

1936 Berlin (continued) ( 06 min., 41 sec. )

1948 London ( 07 min., 04 sec. )

Among the American women... ( 06 min., 28 sec. )

1952 Helsinki ( 07 min., 32 sec. )

If Zatopek was the overwhelming presence... ( 06 min., 29 sec. )

1956 Melbourne ( 06 min., 24 sec. )

Britain won their first individual track title... ( 04 min., 58 sec. )

These were the first Olympics when butterfly... ( 04 min., 38 sec. )

1960 Rome ( 06 min., 16 sec. )

The Americans also lost the high jump... ( 05 min., 52 sec. )

In the women's events... ( 06 min., 15 sec. )

1964 Tokyo ( 04 min., 42 sec. )

Apart from Judo, the Japanese were dominant. ( 05 min., 28 sec. )

1964 Tokyo (continued) ( 06 min., 39 sec. )

1968 Mexico City ( 06 min., 59 sec. )

The men's high jump saw a technical drama... ( 08 min., 37 sec. )

1972 Munich ( 05 min., 29 sec. )

The events in Munich made such an impact... ( 05 min., 43 sec. )

While Mark Spitz was winning his seven gold medals... ( 06 min., 50 sec. )

1976 Montreal ( 05 min., 35 sec. )

If the East Germans dominated the women's... ( 07 min., 24 sec. )

Another Cuban, Alberto Juantorena... ( 04 min., 01 sec. )

1980 Moscow ( 06 min., 47 sec. )

The other great duels on the track... ( 06 min., 39 sec. )

The boycott harmed the men's competition... ( 04 min., 34 sec. )

1984 Los Angeles ( 06 min., 03 sec. )

For unpredictable drama... ( 05 min., 48 sec. )

One person who began his Olympic career... ( 06 min., 14 sec. )

1988 Seoul ( 05 min., 29 sec. )

The scandal over the men's 100 metres... ( 05 min., 46 sec. )

The women's swimming was once again... ( 07 min., 18 sec. )

1992 Barcelona ( 07 min., 27 sec. )

In the men's 10,000 metres there was uproar. ( 07 min., 23 sec. )

1996 Atlanta ( 07 min., 22 sec. )

Mike Powell, who had set the world record... ( 05 min., 46 sec. )

2000 Sydney ( 05 min., 04 sec. )

Redgrave's female equivalent... ( 05 min., 29 sec. )

2000 Sydney (continued) ( 07 min., 14 sec. )

2004 Athens ( 05 min., 54 sec. )

El Guerrouj demonstrated supreme resolution. ( 06 min., 50 sec. )

For the hosts, much of the interest was focussed... ( 07 min., 01 sec. )

2008 Bejing ( 06 min., 56 sec. )

On the track, Bolt won three sprint gold medals... ( 06 min., 49 sec. )

Basketball attracts huge interest in China... ( 07 min., 32 sec. )

Sebastian Coe Interview ( 04 min., 21 sec. )

The tragedy of Munich in 1972... ( 06 min., 56 sec. )

Although he didn't go, just watching the Montreal Olympics... ( 05 min., 52 sec. )

Coe can now smile at his Olympic silver... ( 07 min., 34 sec. )

Four years later in Los Angeles... ( 06 min., 52 sec. )

Sebastian Coe feels that his rigorous and turbulent athletics... ( 06 min., 26 sec. )

What brought Sebastian Coe back into the mainstream... ( 07 minutes, 08 sec. )

Participant:

Davies, Barry, Reader -- Goodbody, John, Author

Notes:

Naxos Digital Services electronic collection.

Streaming audio.

Publisher Number:

9781843794929

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