Modern Olympic history is filled with outstanding performances.
These are four of the all-time best:
* Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World
Rafer Johnson and CK Yang, in the Decathalon’s 1500 m.
[at the 1:57 and the 3:21 marks
* Triumph Amidst Tragedy [Munich 1972]
The young man in the golf cap who came out of nowhere … Dave Wottle’s 800 m.
* Oh, Canada [Atlanta 1996]
Donovan Bailey’s 100 m.
[from the Canadian perspective]
[from the International perspective]
* One Giant Leap for Mankind [Mexico City 1968]
Robert Beaman’s
Long Jump into Sports Immortality.
[from the American perspective]
[from the International perspective]
What are your personal favourites?
Tags: C.K. Yang, Dave Wottle, David Maraniss, Donovan Bailey, Rafer Johnson, Robert Beaman
