Going for gold

Title

Going for gold

Genre

Feature

TX Date

28 Jul 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:52:49

Description

Going for Gold - a preview of the 1984 Olympic Games being held in Los Angeles, USA. Looks at political statements and boycotts made in previous years. Contains audio of races featuring Steve Ovett, Sebastian Coe, Allan Wells, Duncan Goodhew, June Croft, Andrea Russell, Lisa Curry and Debra Gore. With audio of Moscow games closing speech by President of the International Olympic Committee Lord Killanin (Michael Morris); interviews with LA Police Chief Bill Cuthbert; Mayor of LA Tom Bradley; vox pops with LA residents. Also interviews with British athletes Sebastian Coe, Steve Cram, Allan Wells, Shirley Strong, Tessa Sanderson, June Croft, Duncan Goodhew, Philip Hubble. Also athlete Zola Budd, boxing trainer Kevin Hickey, Neil Adams, David Hackford, Lynn Davies, Noel Loban and Chef d’Equipe Ronnie Massarella. Includes the songs Los Angelenos by Billy Joel; Chariots of Fire (instrumental) by Vangelis (Evangelos Papathanassiou); Surfing USA by The Beach Boys. Presented by Jeff Stelling, produced by Dave Brenner.

Contributors

Tom Bradley; Sebastian Coe; Tessa Sanderson; Neil Adams; Steve Cram; Allan Wells; Steve Ovett; Zola Budd; Michael Morris; Dave Brenner; Jeff Stelling; June Croft; Evangelos Papathanassiou; Andrea Russell; Lisa Curry; Debra Gore; Bill Cuthbert; Shirley Strong; Duncan Goodhew; Kevin Hickey; David Hackford; Lynn Davies; Noel Loban; Ronnie Massarella; Philip Hubble

Keywords

California; USA; Politics; Sports competitions; Political demonstrations; Political protests; USSR; International relations; Wrestling; Athletics; Rugby football; Los Angeles; Olympic games; Athletes; Sailing; Rowing; Equestrian sports; Moscow; Daley Thompson; Peter Elliot; Carl Lewis; Adrian Moorhouse; Steven Smith; Chariots of Fire; Mary Decker; Fatima Whitbread; David Wilkie; Stephen Ovett; Silvio Leonard; Aleksandr Fyodorovsky; Jurgen Straub; Steve Scott; Calvin Smith; Jurgen Hingsen; David Moorcroft; Colin Reitz; Patriz Ilg; Boguslaw Maminski; Henry Marsh; Scot Geoff; Mel Lattany; Keith Connor; Mildred Babe Didrikinson; Chris Benning; Christina Boxer; Marlies Gohr; Marita Koch; Kathy Cook; Bev Kinch; Sue Hearnshaw; Judy Simpson; Andrea Russell; Lisa Curry; Debra Gore; Windsurfing; Cathy Foster; Peter Newlands; Rod Douglas; Tony Willis; Patrick Cowdell; Chris Finnegan; Malcolm Cooper; Sarah Cooper; Harvey Smith; Chris Bailue(?)

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