South Korea – Sports Videos

Marathon Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games

admin — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 07:51:50 +0000

The men’s marathon at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games in Spain was won by South Korean runner Young-cho Hwang. Here is a video of part of the event. See more on the men’s Olympic Games marathon.

Marathon Seoul 1988 Olympic Games

admin — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 07:35:24 +0000

The men’s marathon at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games in South Korea was won by Italian runner Gelindo Bordin. Here is a video of the last stages of the race, showing many of the top finishers crossing the line. It has an Australian commentary, so lots of references to their athletes, who came in 5th and 8th. There are also videos of the earlier parts of this race to be found online. See more on the men’s Olympic Games marathon.

Johnson wins Seoul 1988 Olympics Men’s 100m Final

admin — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 12:21:55 +0000

Ben Johnson wins by ‘a mile’ in the men’s 100m sprint event. His time was 9.79 seconds. He was very quickly stripped of his win as he tested positive to performance enhancing drugs. Second in the race (eventual gold medalist) was Carl Lewis and 3rd was UK runner Linford Christie. See more on the History of the Olympics 100m sprint.

World Cup 2002 – Top 10 Super Skills

admin — Wed, 19 May 2010 01:40:42 +0000

The highlight videos often only show you the goals. Here is a collection of 10 super skills from the world’s best players at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Long Track Speed Skating World Record

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:30:39 +0000

There are long and short track speed skating events. Here is South Korean Lee Kang-Seok breaking the world record in the 500-metre long track race at the 2007 world speed skating championships held in in Salt Lake City, with a time of 34.25 seconds. You wont get much information from the German commentary, but you can see the style and grace of long track skating.