The Official Films Of The Olympic Games: Seoul- 1988
2000
207 Minutes
Olympics
Available, See Below
The XXIVth Olympic Games were held in Seoul, one of the most populated cities in the world with an estimated 9,000,000 inhabitants. The Games were attended by 159 countries, consisting of 8465 competitors. A brand new Olympic flag was presented to the IOC by the Seoul Organizing Committee to replace the original, flown since 1920. Tennis was re-introduced as an Olympic sport, and taekwondo and women’s judo were introduced as demonstration sports. The African men won everything on the track over 400m, but the most outstanding athlete at the Games was Florence Griffith Joyner of the United States. She entered the Games as the 200m specialist, but she destroyed the field to win the 100m title as well. Keeping success in the family her sister-in-law Jackie Joyner-Kersee won both the heptathlon and the long jump. Canada’s Ben Johnson won the 100m final in a stunning world record time, defeating Carl Lewis by over a second, only to be stripped of his title after testing positive for drugs.
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.
Seoul- 1988