GOODBODY: History of the Olympics (A)

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A History of the Olympics (more info)
Dennis O'Neill, tenor
Davies Barry, reader


1. 1896 Athens - 8:45
2. 1900 Paris - 4:46
3. 1904 St. Louis - 3:47
4. 1908 London - 7:44
5. 1912 Stockholm - 7:27
6. 1920 Antwerp - 7:07
7. 1924 Paris - 7:03
8. Apart from Liddell and Abrahams… - 3:33
9. 1928 Amsterdam - 6:12
10. 1932 Los Angeles - 6:19
11. There was a wonderful all-American duel… - 6:20
12. 1936 Berlin - 8:51

A History of the Olympics (more info)
Dennis O'Neill, tenor
Davies Barry, reader


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

A History of the Olympics (more info)
Dennis O'Neill, tenor
Davies Barry, reader


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

A History of the Olympics (more info)
Dennis O'Neill, tenor
Davies Barry, reader


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

A History of the Olympics (more info)
Dennis O'Neill, tenor
Davies Barry, reader


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

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