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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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