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

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


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Category: Classic Fiction
Author(s):
Goodbody, John
Reader(s):
Davies, Barry
Catalogue No.: NA487012
ISBN No.: 9789626348703
Total Playing Time: 06:19:35

Track Details

Disc 1
Goodbody, John - author(s)
A History of the Olympics 06:19:35
1 1896 Athens 00:08:45
2 1900 Paris 00:04:46
3 1904 St. Louis 00:03:47
4 1908 London 00:07:44
5 1912 Stockholm 00:07:27
6 1920 Antwerp 00:07:07
7 1924 Paris 00:07:03
8 Apart from Liddell and Abrahams… 00:03:33
9 1928 Amsterdam 00:06:12
10 1932 Los Angeles 00:06:19
11 There was a wonderful all-American duel… 00:06:20
12 1936 Berlin 00:08:51

Disc 2
Goodbody, John - author(s)
A History of the Olympics 06:19:35
1 1936 Berlin (cont.) 00:06:41
2 1948 London 00:07:04
3 Among the American women… 00:06:28
4 1952 Helsinki 00:07:32
5 If Zatopek was the overwhelming presence… 00:06:29
6 1956 Melbourne 00:06:24
7 Britain won their first individual track title… 00:04:58
8 These were the first Olympics when butterfly… 00:04:38
9 1960 Rome 00:06:16
10 The Americans also lost the high jump… 00:05:52
11 In the women's events… 00:06:15
12 1964 Tokyo 00:04:42
13 Apart from Judo, the Japanese were dominant. 00:05:28

Disc 3
Goodbody, John - author(s)
A History of the Olympics 06:19:35
1 1964 Tokyo (cont.) 00:06:39
2 1968 Mexico City 00:06:59
3 The men's high jump saw a technical drama… 00:08:37
4 1972 Munich 00:05:29
5 The events in Munich made such an impact… 00:05:43
6 While Mark Spitz was winning his seven gold… 00:06:50
7 1976 Montreal 00:05:35
8 If the East Germans dominated the women's… 00:07:24
9 Another Cuban, Alberto Juantorena… 00:04:01
10 1980 Moscow 00:06:47
11 The other great duels on the track… 00:06:39
12 The boycott harmed the men's competition… 00:04:34

Disc 4
Goodbody, John - author(s)
A History of the Olympics 06:19:35
1 1984 Los Angeles 00:06:03
2 For unpredictable drama… 00:05:48
3 One person who began his Olympic career… 00:06:14
4 1988 Seoul 00:05:29
5 The scandal over the men's 100 metres… 00:05:46
6 The women's swimming was once again… 00:07:18
7 1992 Barcelona 00:07:27
8 In the men's 10,000 metres there was uproar. 00:07:23
9 1996 Atlanta 00:07:22
10 Mike Powell, who had set the world record… 00:05:46
11 2000 Sydney 00:05:04
12 Redgrave's female equivalent… 00:05:29

Disc 5
Goodbody, John - author(s)
A History of the Olympics 06:19:35
1 2000 Sydney (cont.) 00:07:13
2 2004 Athens 00:05:54
3 El Guerrouj demonstrated supreme resolution. 00:06:50
4 For the hosts, much of the interest was… 00:07:05
5 Interview with Sebastian Coe 00:04:20
6 The tragedy of Munich in 1972… 00:06:56
7 Although he didn't go, just watching the… 00:05:52
8 Coe can now smile at his Olympic silver… 00:07:34
9 Four years later in Los Angeles… 00:06:52
10 Sebastian Coe feels that his rigorous and… 00:06:26
11 What brought Sebastian Coe back into the… 00:07:26