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Bob Hayes 1964 Olympic 4×100m Relay in HD Video

If you are going to buy an Olympic History DVD, my first choice is Bud Greenspan.

My second choice is the official documentary of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics - Tokyo Olympiad - Criterion Collection by Kon Ichikawa.

Why?

Because there are no interviews and practically no dialog in this documentary. It’s about capturing the emotions and heartbreaks […]

PODCAST - 400 meter Training with Iwan Thomas

Iwan Thomas is the current UK record holder at 400 meters with a time of 44.36 seconds. His best year was definitely 1998 where he won the gold at all 3 major “championship meets” that year, notably the IAAF World Cup, European Championships and Commonwealth Games.

He also won a silver medal at the 1996 […]

Last Ten 400 meters Dash Olympic Champions

I was going to post the last ten 400 meters dash Olympic Champions, but decided to post the last 16 Olympic medalists since the post WWII “modern era”.

To read more about these athletes, click on the link under their name. Some names require no introductions.

This list is a classic, but it leaves me with […]

Asafa Powell Coach Stephen Francis Coaching Seminar

If you enjoyed my casual and candid live coaching videos of John Smith with Jon Drummond demonstrating a drills session or Clyde Hart Drill’s session, you might find this series of videos informative from YouTube.

In these videos, we have Coach Stephen Francis explaining how to prepare for sprinting at a session. This was organized […]

Obituaries - 400 meter Specialist Larry James 1947-2008

In the past 18 months this Blog has been around, we’ve had a few great ones pass away in such a short period of time:

Al Oerter
Herb McKenley
Peter Norman
Robert Taylor

And now Larry James.

Larry James is best known for his silver medal at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics in the 400 meters with a time of 43.97 […]

PODCAST: Rare Interview with Al Oerter

The Canadian Athletics Coaching Center has a wealth of free coaching articles, including a great article I referenced on Valeri Borzov’s mental preparation before a race.
Click here for a complete listing of their downloadable audio files.
Another gem in their collection is a rare interview of Al Oerter, recorded about 4 months before his untimely death […]

More Good Sportsmanship Stories

Here are 3 short snippets of Olympic History with a good sportsmanship story attached.

Lutz Long & Jesse Owens, Long Jump

One of the earliest recorded moments of a good sportsmanship story occurred in 1936 Berlin Olympics between Lutz (Luz) Long and Jesse Owens.

Carl Ludwig “Lutz” Long is famous for assisting Jesse Owens in the preliminary round […]

Michael Johnson Motivation.com

Michael Johnson has a new website for motivational speaking, and it’s not to be confused with his Michael Johnson Performance Center.
Who the heck is Michael Johnson?
To recap his resume:

Gold Medalist, 400m, Olympic Games, Sydney, 2000
Gold Medalist, 4×400m, Olympic Games, Sydney, 2000
Gold Medalist, 300m in 30.85 seconds, Engen Grand Prix, Pretoria, South Africa, 2000
Gold Medalist, 400m […]

Why is Vitamin B12 the Scapegoat?

Vitamin B12 has been the subject of controversy lately. More of a scapegoat, to be exact.
From the article Injecting B-12 into athletic controversies, they quote:

“Sprinter thought injection was B-12.”

That sprinter is Justin Gatlin, whose assistant coach gave the world record-sharing athlete a shot two weeks before he tested positive for steroids. Gatlin explained recently, […]

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