This production was under the authority of Warner Vision Australia as part of their Olympic Series collection. Although many sports are covered, the highlighted runners include:
Supreme Achievements:
Fanny Blankers-Koen (Netherlands, 100m, 80m Hurdles, 200m, 4 x 100m Relay, 1948)
Emil Zátopek (Czechoslovakia, 5,000m, 10,000m, Marathon, 1952)
Jesse Owens (USA, 100m, 200m, 4 x 100m, Long Jump, 1936)
Crossing the Line:
Harold Abraham/Eric Liddell (Great Britain, 400m, 100m, Long Jump, 1924)
Abebe Bikila (Ethiopia, Marathon, 1960)
Shirley Strickland (Australia, 100m Hurdles, 4 x 100m Relay, 1948 - 1952)
Fermin Cacho Ruiz (Spain, 1500m, 1992)
Dieter Baumann (Germany, 5,000m, 1980)
Jackie Joyner Kersee (USA - Heptathlon 1988)
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