John Goodbody: A History of the Olympics (unabridged)

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Release Date: 6th Mar 2012
Catalogue No: NA0066
Label: Naxos AudioBooks
Length: 6 hours 40 minutes

John Goodbody: A History of the Olympics (Unabridged)

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Recording Venue: Motivation Sound Studios, London

1896 Athens

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1900 Paris

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1904 St. Louis

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1908 London

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1912 Stockholm

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1920 Antwerp

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1924 Paris

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Apart from Liddel and Abrahams…

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1928 Amsterdam

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1932 Los Angeles

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There was a wonderful all-American duel…

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1936 Berlin

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1936 Berlin (continued)

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1948 London

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Among the American women…

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1952 Helsinki

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If Zatopek was the overwhelming presence…

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1956 Melbourne

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Britain won their first individual track title…

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These were the first Olympics when butterfly…

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1960 Rome

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The Americans also lost the high jump…

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In the women's events…

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1964 Tokyo

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Apart from Judo, the Japanese were dominant.

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1964 Tokyo (continued)

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1968 Mexico City

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The men's high jump saw a technical drama…

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1972 Munich

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The events in Munich made such an impact…

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While Mark Spitz was winning his seven gold medals…

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1976 Montreal

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If the East Germans dominated the women's…

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Another Cuban, Alberto Juantorena…

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1980 Moscow

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The other great duels on the track…

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The boycott harmed the men's competition...

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1984 Los Angeles

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For unpredictable drama…

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One person who began his Olympic career…

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1988 Seoul

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The scandal over the men's 100 metres…

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The women's swimming was once again…

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1992 Barcelona

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In the men's 10,000 metres there was uproar.

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1996 Atlanta

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Mike Powell, who had set the world record…

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2000 Sydney

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Redgrave's female equivalent…

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2000 Sydney (continued)

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2004 Athens

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El Guerrouj demonstrated supreme resolution.

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For the hosts, much of the interest was focussed…

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2008 Bejing

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On the track, Bolt won three sprint gold medals…

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Basketball attracts huge interest in China…

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Sebastian Coe Interview

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The tragedy of Munich in 1972…

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Although he didn't go, just watching the Montreal Olympics…

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Coe can now smile at his Olympic silver…

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Four years later in Los Angeles…

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Sebastian Coe feels that his rigorous and turbulent athletics…

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What brought Sebastian Coe back into the mainstream…

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John Goodbody: A History of the Olympics (unabridged)

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