1984 – Sports Videos

Marathon Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games

admin — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 07:27:46 +0000

The men’s marathon at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games in the USA was won by Portuguese runner Carlos Lopes. Other runners in the race were John Treacy, Charles Spedding, Jospeh Nzau, Robert DeCastella, Takeshi Soh, Juma Ikangaa, Toshihiko Seko. Here is final lap of the race. See more on the men’s Olympic Games marathon.

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100m Men's Sprint 1984 LA Olympic Games

admin — Tue, 01 May 2012 04:05:03 +0000

The men’s 100m at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games was won by American sprinter Carl Lewis in 9.99 seconds. Here is a video about Carl and the build up and race of the final. See more on the History of the Olympics 100m sprint.

1984 VFL Grand Final Half-Time Sprint

admin — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:41:42 +0000

Here is the player sprint competition held during half-time at the 1984 Grand Final. The winner was Doug Cox of Essendon. Geoff Ablett of Richmond came a close second. Geoff Ablett, competing for Hawthorn, won the first three grand final sprints in 1979, 1980 and 1981. The prize money was $1000 for 1st, $300 for second and $200 for third. See more about the GF Sprint.

Classic Torvill and Dean on Ice

admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:08:22 +0000

Here is a video of Torvill and Dean’s classic performance to Ravel’s Bolero during the 1984 winter olympics held in Sarajevo