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The Olympiad Series:
They Didn’t Have a Chance

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1996
46 Minutes
Olympic Games
Available on VHS

From 1979, this release was included in the boxed set collection, tape six, under the title "Against All Odds". The back of the container states:

"Betty Robinson, the survivor of a near-fatal plane crash who returned to Olympic greatness... Son Kee Chung, the marathon champion who ran for Japan, but claimed victory for his occupied Korean homeland... Lindy Remigino, the gold-medal comeback of the sprinter labeled "an old man"... the 1956 USA eight-oar crew, which lost in the first round but came back to win the gold...and more! They Didn't Have A Chance, but still they won."

Additional runners featured include Mary Peters, Frank Wykoff, Marty Glickman, and Sam Stoller.


· Olympic Games   · 1996   · Topics   · Bud Greenspan