The Official Films Of The Olympic Games: Los Angeles- 1984
2000
240 Minutes
Olympics
Available, See Below
Los Angeles became the venue for the XXIIIrd Olympic Games. Attending the Games were 140 countries comprising of 6,797 competitors of which 1,567 were women. But the Soviet Union announced a last-minute boycott on the same day the Olympic Torch arrived in America. One of the largest TV audiences in history, some 2500 million, watched the Games. There were 221 events in total, of which 12 were new events for women. Baseball and tennis were introduced as demonstration sports, but would later become part of the Olympic schedule. President Ronald Reagan officially opened the Games. This 4 hour Official Film not only looks back at the Opening and Closing Ceremonies but follows many great moments throughout the whole Games. Carl Lewis of the United States equaled Jesse Owens’s feat of 1936 by winning 4 Golds and a silver in the same events. Huge drama occurred during the final of the women’s 3000m when race favorite American Mary Decker tripped behind Zola Budd of Britain and crashed out of the race. Edwin Moses (USA) became the greatest hurdler in Olympic history, going in to 400m hurdles final unbeaten over 102 races he easily won his second Olympic Gold. Daley Thompson of Britain broke the world record in retaining his Olympic title in the decathlon. Despite his career nearly ending from a rare, sometimes fatal, infection, Sebastian Coe from Britain, became the first male repeat winner of the 1500m track event.
Ordering Information: The Olympic Museum in Switzerland sells this tape through their Museum Shop. View a PDF format list in English or French to see prices and availability. All sales are made in Swiss Francs, so you may need to convert your currency to make payment in the form of an international money order or wire transfer. They offer VHS tapes in three video formats (PAL, NTSC and SECAM). If you are unaware of what format your machine plays, visit Blackstar.co.uk that lists all tape formats by country.
Los Angeles- 1984