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Produced by
Istituto Nazionale Luce
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for the Organizing Committee
for the Games of the XVI Olympiad
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The Grand Olympiad
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August 25, 1960.
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Five thousand athletes
from all over the world
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fake the last few steps,
on the banks of the tiber,
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of the long road that has brought them
fo the Rome summer Olympics.
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Pindar said 2,500 years ago,
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'let toll and battles pause,
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so that the young may face each other
in the peaceful contest of the games.�
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At the head of the parade
is the flag of Greece,
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representative of the founding nation
of these competitions.
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The flag bearer is prince constantine.
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Thirteen days earlier, on mount Olympus,
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the last priestess repeated,
in the ancient temple of Jupiter,
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the custom of lighting the flame
with the rays of the sun.
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Panayotis Epitropoulos, and after him
more than 1,000 other torchbearers,
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will carry the flame fo Rome.
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At Piraeus, the port of Athens,
the torch boards the amerigo vespucci,
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a ship bedecked in swollen sails,
like the ship of Ulysses.
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The 5,400 athletes from 84 nations
arrive in Rome.
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Meanwhile, the torch makes landfall
at the southernmost tip of Italy,
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the port of Syracuse.
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From here, continuing on its journey,
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it travels up through the ancient
districts of magna graecia.
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For many towns in the south,
the olympiad was a mere moment -
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the passage of a torchbearer.
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Here they begged the boy
who awaited his turn as the bearer
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fo light their small stove,
fo preserve the memory of this day.
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The torch enters the region of Lazio.
It passes the promontory of the Circeo.
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It is retracing the steps
of the great Aeneas.
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Men of every race, religion,
and political affiliation are received,
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on the Eve of the games,
by the pope in St. Peter's square.
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From this square, messages of brotherhood
have always been issued to the world.
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This is the voice of John XXIII.
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Like true athletes,
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bear witness before the audience
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to the ancient saying,
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'mens sana in corpore sano.�
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At 9:00 pm on August 24,
the torch arrived at the campidoglio.
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There, the flame was safeguarded
for the entire night.
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August 25. The grand olympiad begins.
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This is the parade
of the representatives of 84 nations,
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the most harmonious march
the world has ever seen.
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The two germanies are united
under the banner of sports.
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For the Japanese,
these games are a gress rehearsal
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for the Tokyo games in 1964.
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The torch leaves the campidoglio.
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Now, two festive events follow one another
n the warm Roman afternoon.
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Rafer Johnson, decathlete and philosopher,
is the flag bearer for the usa.
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Another champion, the weight lifter
Yuri vlasov, leads the Soviet contingent.
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Edoardo mangiaroft,
fencer and five-time olympic champion,
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bears the flag of Italy, which,
as the host nation, closes the parade.
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The President of the organizing committee,
Giulio Andreotti, opens the ceremony.
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Toaay, the entire world
is truly represented.
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The President of the Republic of Italy
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Avery Brundage, president
of the international olympic committee,
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invites the Italian president
fo proclaim the opening of the games.
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I proclaim the opening
of the olympic games of Rome,
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celebrating
the xvii olympiad of the modern era.
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Finally, the flag with the five rings.
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It was last in Melbourne.
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For a few days,
it will be the flag of the world.
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The last of the 1,198 forchbearers
is Giancarlo peris, a student.
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Adolfo consolini, olympic champion
in 1948, pronounces the oath.
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�On behalf of all participating athletes,
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I swear that we shall compete
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in the olympic games with fairness.�
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The semifinal of the 4x100 medley relay.
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It features the greatest swimmers
in the four specialties -
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backstroke, breaststroke,
butterfly, and freestyle.
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The Russian barbier passes on
a strong lead to his teammate kolesnikov.
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The Italian lazzari, last on the left,
tries to catch up.
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The Soviet trainer observes his boys.
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Llazzari is exhausted at the finish.
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The Italian dennerlein has fo catch up
fo world-famous athletes.
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Dennerlein's style,
power that churns the water.
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From this moment, on the back leg,
he begins his comeback.
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He overtakes the Soviet on his left
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dennerlein fights for first place
with the Japanese swimmer.
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With four strokes, he catches up.
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He passes him. He is first in his leq.
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He tags a young Bianchi,
who will lead the Italians to the finals
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with the same time as the Japanese.
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The individual road race is 175 km.
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There are 136 cyclists. Moroccan,
Mexican, Korean, from all over the world.
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It is the Germans' race fo lose.
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For the past three years
they have been world champions.
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But the protagonists of this race
will be an 18-year-old Soviet officer
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and an apprentice baker
from montefiascone, Italy.
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The pace is relentless. The heat melts
the asphalt and the cyclists' strength.
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An Ethiopian with sunstroke
is carried off like a wounaed condor.
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40 km from the finish, on the hill
leading fo via di grottarossa,
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lieutenant Viktor kapitonov,
an amateur, breaks away.
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Only the Italian livio trape follows.
All the others fall behind.
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30 km from the finish,
trape overtakes kapitonov,
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who lets trape drag him along
like a wagon for two laps.
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Trape is hunched over.
The bulge on his back is a wet sponge.
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On the second-fo-last lap, kapitonov
takes off, thinking it's the final sprint.
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He has miscalculated.
There is another lap fo go.
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He may not be a great mathematician,
but he's a marvelous sprinter.
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The baker from montefiascone,
who knows this, tries to gain ground.
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They both have one specific goal.
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Trape must avoid dragging kapitonov.
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While kapitonov must force the other
fo drag him to the finish,
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before trying to sprint over the line.
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They are still together
at the final kilometer
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they begin a series of feints
and stops, as if they were on a track.
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Neither wants to lead the final sprint.
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Trape brakes, and so does kapitonov.
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The finish line is in sight,
at the end of the Avenue.
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Trape sees it.
With a jolt, he takes the lead.
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He is definitely first. 200 meters fo go.
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A hundred and fifty. A hundred.
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He is still in the lead.
At 50 meters, it's still trape.
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But kapitonov attacks on the outside.
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He overiakes him and wins
by half a wheel, maybe less.
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Kapitonov's triumph is trape's despair.
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He will never again win at the Olympics.
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This was the only Italian loss in cycling.
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The first Italian victory
was in the team time trial
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in which 25 nations took part.
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100 km of blind chase,
all four team members
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bound by their mutual weaknesses.
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The young Italian team lengthened
its lead one lap at a time.
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Giacomo fornoni, chimney sweep,
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Antonio bailetti, baker,
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our friend livio trape...
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Oftavio cogliati, a mechanic.
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On the road to victory,
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the Italians overtook rivals
who had started before them
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and pulled them along like castaways.
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And after two hours and 14 minutes,
they blasted over the finish line,
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escorted by Belgians and spaniards.
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The 1500m final at the olympic stadium.
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During the first few laps, the French
pin their hopes on Michel Bernard.
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Pushing hard, Bernard sets a pace,
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a rhythm for the race
that could result in a new world record.
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But Elliott overtakes the Romanian vamos
and the Swedish waern.
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He duels with Bernard, overtaking him
shortly before the 900-m Mark.
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Bernard is overtaken by the Hungarian
rozsavolgyr and his own compatriot, jazy.
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Elliott is at this point approaching
world-record time.
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At the 1000-m Mark
he begins his victory run.
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As he had planned, he finishes the race
with a time of 3.35.6,
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a new world and olympic record.
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In second place, jazy,
a 24-year-old typesetter.
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In third, the Hungarian rozsavolgy:.
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An astonishing six athletes
beat the olympic record.
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In the shot put, its come down
to bill nieder and pat o'brien.
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Nieder, 26 years old, 233 lbs,
is a naval officer.
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He was a baseball champion.
A fractured knee ended his career.
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He still has a taste for violent sports,
and plans on taking up boxing,
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because, he says, shot put has turned
his right arm info a cudgel.
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And his left,
he says, is just naturally strong.
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But before nieder becomes a boxer,
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he will break the olympic winning streak
of pat o'brien.
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Twenty-eight years old, 244 lbs,
he is a bank teller.
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Q'brien created the new style of shot put.
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Thanks to his method and discipline,
he has won at the last two olympic games.
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The us is the undisputed leader
in this specially.
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O'brien throws for 19.11 m.
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Dallas long, 20 years old, 2601bs,
is the baby in the American trio.
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He throws for 19.01 m.
He will come in third.
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Nieder, with a throw of 19.68 m,
overtakes o'brien.
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He takes the olympic record from him,
reversing the Melbourne result.
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A Ukrainian student, Irina press,
is the favorite in the 80m hurdles.
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The Australians,
who had won this competlition in Melbourne,
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have been eliminated.
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The German competitor in the final
is gisela birkemeyer.
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England has Mary bignal, a long jumper,
and the model Carole Quinton.
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The javelin throw, as old as the world,
is a gesture of classical beauly,
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whose technique has helped achieve
astonishing results.
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But in Rome
we will witness the fall of the gods.
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The greatest champions are here,
but none will be among the first six.
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The 29-year-old Albert �al� cantello,
an American of Italian heritage,
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holding a world record of 86.04 m,
invented this throwing style,
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with a final dive to the ground.
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But al cantello throws about 10 m
below his usual ability.
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The Italian Carlo lievore,
in recovery from an injury,
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can't lean on his heel, and does little
fo improve on the American's result.
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But the cossack peasant Viktor tsybulenko
gets in an excellent first throw.
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He is 30 years old and weighs 2221s.
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His javelin rests on a light gust of wind.
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This one throw of 84.84 m
will be enough to win the gold medal.
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The long jump.
They run on a track made of arr.
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Igor ter-ovanesyan, of the Soviet union,
is third with 804 m.
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Ralph Boston, a student of chemistry
from Tennessee, will win with 8.12 m.
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One man, filled with anxiety,
is watching from the bleachers.
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It's Jesse Owens,
a champion in Berlin in 1936.
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Boston erased Owens's name
from the records book.
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With 8.21, he took his world record.
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Today, he beats his olympic record,
before his very eyes.
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There's another American
in the competition, roberson,
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whose concentration is intense,
almost tortured.
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The triple jump. Today they're flying.
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Here is ira Davis, the American,
who jumps, stops, and jumps again.
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'Hop, stop, and jump,� as they say.
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The Polish schmidt, world champion,
as agile as a hunting leopara,
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with 16.81,
wins both the gold and the olympic record.
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Davis's atfempfs fo overtake him
will be in vain.
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The 110m hurdles requires
the speed of a great sprinter
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and the musical power of rhythm.
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The German Martin lauer,
an aspiring actor and singer,
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is up against three outstanding
American athletes -
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Willie may, a lanky man of 6�3',
Hayes Jones and Lee Calhoun.
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In the final,
all three are at the head of the pack.
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The German lauer tries
to win at least a bronze medaal.
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He will not succeed. 13.8 for Calhoun,
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13.8 for may, and 14 even for Jones.
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The baths of caracalla are the ideal
setting for a gymnastics tournament.
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It's possible that not even
in the ancient past
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have these walls witnessed such a lovely
spectacle as that of the Japanese ikeda...
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And the Soviet astakhova
with her fellow gymnasts.
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In 1932 in Los Angeles,
the Japanese filmed the rehearsals
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of the Italian Romeo neri,
the angel of rimini.
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Then they had all the time in the world
fo stuay his moves and stylistic rigor.
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Ono studied that old film
better than anyone else.
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In the featherweights, sebastiano
mannironi with 352.5 kg, is third.
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The Soviet yevgeni minayev, with 372.5 kg,
sets a world and olympic record.
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Eauardo Adriana of curagao,
a smile and a calypso.
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Here are the heavyweights.
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It's after midnight.
We are now in the world of the giants.
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The Czech vaclav syrovi
on his own weighs 3001bs.
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Alberto pigaiani,
a bus driver from Milan, 286 lbs.
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The planter from the antilles,
Eduardo Adriana, 264 lbs and a calypso.
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This time, pigaiani successfully
lifts 170 kg. A decent weight.
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It turns out to be too little.
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The gadget is taken up
by the men who move mountains.
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They are James bradfora,
32 years old, 291 lbs,
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a librarian of congress in Washington,
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a humanist who divides his time
between books and barbells;
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and the mining engineer Yuri viasov,
a 25-year-old muscovite.
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The librarian wins the silver medal
with 512.5 kg in three attempls.
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The engineer, a theoretician
of the barbell, attacks the world record.
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Norbert schemansky, 36 years old,
240 lbs, will go on to win third place.
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His profession, thinker.
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The planter from the antilles
can't seem fo catch a break.
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Yuri vlasov,
like a prima Donna, powders his throat,
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so as to prepare a soft landing
for the barbell,
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and in three attempts lifts
the greatest weight ever by one man -
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522.5 kg.
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Adriana can't resign himself to defeat.
Good-bye, calypso and smiles.
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On the antillean plantations
they won't sing the �calypso Eduardo,�
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which had been composed
fo celebrate his victory.
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Italy has joined the giants
on the world stage of basketball,
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and together with the Soviet union,
Brazil and the United States,
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has arrived at the palazzo dello sport
for the finals.
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The Soviet union and Brazil face
each other for second place and silver.
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In the end, the Soviets come out on top.
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Walter bellamy, 6�9',
is the tallest us player.
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Not of the entire tournament, though,
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because the Soviets have extracted
from the siberian forest
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a 7'1� lumberjack.
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The American team is made up of athletes
who fower over everyone else.
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Their technique, imagination,
and athleticism are on a superior level.
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But the very young Italian team
dares fo take an early lead.
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They play as equals
for the entire first half
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and end up with an honorable defeat
and a more than honorable fourth place.
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The United States triumph.
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A silver medal for the siberian giant.
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The American team will take home,
like an Indian's scalp,
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the baskets, as a trophy.
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In the football tournament,
it will all come down to a hat
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for Italy and yugoslavia.
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In Naples, lots were drawn from a hat,
which resulted in Italy's elimination.
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This method was made necessary
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by a one-all score after overtime
in the game played at fuorigrofta.
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This was the tying goal. Tumburus scored.
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The olympic village. A small sun city,
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where for two weeks,
young people of all races live together.
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Promises and romances are reborn.
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The fastest people alive, like
Wilma Rudolph and livio berrut,
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lake a stroll, at a leisurely pace.
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The 6�5� American John Curtis Thomas,
a boy from south Carolina,
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enjoys a high jump of 2.15 m,
just for fun.
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Another champion of the high jump,
the Georgian shaviakadze.
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He lets us film him in his room,
while he kisses his son's portrait,
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and trims his western-style mustache.
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Thomas jumps as high as 2.20 m,
almost reaching his limit.
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He's had a hard life,
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and is paying his way through school
as a hotel elevator operator.
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The high jump has enriched his life.
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Good morning.
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Konrads, Australian swimming prodigy,
human stopwatch.
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To whom is he talking? A Swiss?
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Some like to spend Sundays in the sun,
like the German swimmer urselmann,
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the prettiest frog in the village.
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Or the Japanese ono,
who rediscovers the aromas of nature.
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And some prefer fo explore the city,
enjoying fashion and souvenirs.
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The 'no entry� sign is like a drawbridge
at the gate of the women's village,
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also called the castello.
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Sundays are reserved for visitors.
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Raimondo d'lnzeo comes to chat
with his friends,
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posillipo and merano.
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If it's true that sports unite peoples,
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their cuisines distinguish them,
judging by the different menus.
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From cantonese rice fo Hungarian goulash,
from porridge fo Russian salads.
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Something for everybody -
4,700 calories a day per athlete.
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Russian blondes
raised on borscht and sturgeon,
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and American negroes
brought up on oatmeal.
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An Espresso? No, a cafezinho.
Pure Brazilian coffee.
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A sunaay gathering, kind of like
a dance in an extended family.
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Armin hary,
the sprinter the Germans think of
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as a bit too individualistic
and intolerant of the rules,
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is reluctant
to pass judgment on abstract art,
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even though he works in a furniture store.
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'I have no desire,� he says,
'to pass myself off as an intellectual.
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My name is armin hary. I was born
23 years ago in quierschied, in saar.
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My name is armin hary. I was born
23 years ago in quierschied, in saar.
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I work in a furniture store.
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But what I really want to tell you
is that I am the fastest man in the world.
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All I have left fo win is the Olympics,
and that's why I'm here.�
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Naturally, there are others
who have the same intention.
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The Americans sime and Norton.
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And even more so a Canadian who
matched my world record of 10 seconds
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nthe 100m dash - Jerome.
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Mind you, this is the best place
fo prove that I am faster than he is.
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This is my quarterfinal.
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[Win in 10.2 and sime is behind me
by a tenth of a second.
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This is the start of the semifinals.
I am not in the first heat
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the British radford
precedes figuerola and Norton,
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but the real news
is that Jerome pulls a muscle.
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From a selfish standpoint,
I should rejoice.
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Instead, I'm very upset,
because I really wanted to beat Jerome.
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I ran the 100m dash in 10 seconds
three times,
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when all the experts
and scholars of athletics
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said that a man who could run that fast
would never be born.
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But then I, armin hary, was born,
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and in June, 1956,
I played this joke on all the experts.
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But the judges said the track
was on an incline and invalidated it
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I didn't fret. Then again,
in June of 1960 in Zurich, I did it again.
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Again, the judges invalidated it.
They said the wind helped me.
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I wait for there to be no wind at all,
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and an hour later
I repeat 100 m in 10 seconds.
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Here is the next semifinal.
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Here is sime,
who always smooths the track,
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and here is norfon.
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I win in 10.3 seconds, and sime and Norton
get into the final with me.
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In the audience cheering me on is also
Jesse Owens, once the fastest sprinter.
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Owens has said of me,
that if I want, I can run like the devil.
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And I said, don't worry, Mr. Owens.
I will. I intend fo.'
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here we are, at the final.
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We're all a bit nervous, honestly,
and we try to distract ourselves
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by fiddling with the blocks
and nails we need fo start
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before the race, we must concentrate.
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I really agonize
between the 'ready' and the starter shot.
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They say that I steal
a few fractions of a second.
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The truth is that my reflexes
are in sync with the pistol,
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and as the shot goes off, a bullet
shoots out of the starting blocks - me.
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The man you see trussed up
like a space explorer
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is the judge, Mr. pedrazzin.
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He is going fo give us our start,
and he looks more nervous than we are.
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Take your places!
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The 100m dash is also made
of false starts.
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Each sprinter is allowed only one.
Al the second, you are kicked out.
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Invalid. It is unclear whether
the fault is mine or sime's.
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We start over
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Ready.
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This time, Mr. pedrazzini blames me.
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Again.
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No. Figuerola bows out.
His nerves are shot
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this start is worth my life.
I can't make another mistake.
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I feel the starter pistol
like a gambler feels the caras.
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I feel it as it goes off. I start
better than the others, not before.
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Here, watch my race again.
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I didn't start first as I could have,
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because I wanted to be sure
they wouldn't stop me.
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No one can stop me now,
and I win in 10.2 seconds,
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a new olympic record.
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And I'm very happy.
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Even though I had no doubt
that it would end this way.
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Because I, armin hary,
am the rfastest man in the world.�
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This equestrian competition
is called eventing.
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It is the famous 34 km course
full of jumps,
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paths, hedges, and ditches.
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A romantic and heroic event that's like
a page out of pushkin come fo life
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in a valley nestled among Roman castles.
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This man and this horse have traveled
thousands of mies from Australia
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fo come here, gallop and win
on the pratoni del vivaro.
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Morgan is the winner.
Salad days is his horse.
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No ships are sailing from Naples today.
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From faraway lands,
flags and boats have arrived -
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from America, from New Zealand,
from Argentina and from the bermudas.
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They are weighed like living creatures,
sanded like precious wood,
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polished, stamped,
and aelivered to the sea.
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Each helmsman, even if he is a prince,
like constantine of sparta,
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becomes a carpenter, a mechanic,
and a painter.
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Seven days of two-hour regattas,
288 participants, and 138 boats.
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In the five classes, one victory each
goes to Greece, the Soviet union, Norway,
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United States, and Denmark.
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Constantine of Greece
has won the dragon class.
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The royal family baptizes the champion
in the sea of Santa Lucia.
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In Rome, the sun is at its peak
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when 41 walkers exit the stadium
for a 50 km race.
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In the lead are John ljunggren, Swedish,
41 years old, a shoe store salesman,
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and the British Norman Thompson,
bookkeeper for an insurance company.
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Meanwhile, the high jump champions
go to salute their king.
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John Curtis Thomas, the 19-year-old
who cleared 2.22 m before the Olympics.
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01:02:22,197 --> 01:02:24,984
Thomas is often called a space-age kid.
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For a while he enjoys watching
the others increase 3 cm at a time,
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not always successfully.
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01:02:29,913 --> 01:02:32,620
The Georgian shaviakadze
misses the 2 m jump.
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Here, at 2 m, is Thomas's first jump.
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01:02:45,345 --> 01:02:48,963
One foot up on an invisible step.
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Thirteen athletes clear 2.03 m.
The French ladriss and seven others can't
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The walkers are on the road fo the sea.
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01:03:08,493 --> 01:03:11,610
Pamich and dordoni are elegant,
but they're not at the head of the pack.
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01:03:11,705 --> 01:03:13,741
The Indian ascetic zora Singh
is in the lead.
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01:03:23,591 --> 01:03:25,877
Halfway, Mr. Thompson comes to the fore.
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01:03:26,469 --> 01:03:30,587
When they reenter the walls of Rome,
the Italian pamich is fourth.
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01:03:33,018 --> 01:03:37,261
Shavilakaadze, after his initial error,
succeeds on his first try at every jump.
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He is a normal man, who succeeds
thanks to his method and dedication,
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whereas Thomas leaves the ground
with angelic grace.
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The last few kilometers along the tiber.
In the lead are ljunggren and Thompson.
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Ljunggren won the London Olympics
12 years ago.
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Thompson, then a mere boy, cheered him on.
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01:04:14,267 --> 01:04:18,601
Evening falls. Shaviakadze clears 2.1 m.
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01:04:18,688 --> 01:04:22,727
Another Soviet, valeri brumel,
18 years old, follows suit.
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01:04:22,817 --> 01:04:27,527
Thomas missed on the first try.
He succeeds on the second and relaxes.
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01:04:30,992 --> 01:04:34,826
Mr. Thompson is in the lead. In London,
he trained by walking in his house
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while boiling large pots of water,
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01:04:37,582 --> 01:04:41,200
because Rome, he had been fold,
is a warm and humid city.
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Shavilakadze, again on the first try,
clears 216 m.
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01:04:44,839 --> 01:04:48,832
Thomas is no longer the unbeatable
phenomenon he has always thought.
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Even young brumel this evening
is outperforming him.
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Thomas, for the first time,
realizes that he could lose.
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Third attempt, last jump.
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Last mistake.
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Defeat comes at the hands of shaviakaadze,
the 28-year-old athlete
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who has had to work hard
for his first great victory.
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Another man who has patiently forged
his destiny as a champion
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is Norman Thompson.
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He is winning the 50 km walk.
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We cannot honestly say
that his form is impeccable.
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But now that he is sure,
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he straightens his body so he can
give the archives of the olympiad
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a distinguished winner's profile.
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01:05:35,890 --> 01:05:38,597
Thompson walks foward victory
with the same rapid step
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01:05:38,685 --> 01:05:40,892
with which he walks fo the bus
headed for piccadilly.
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01:05:59,622 --> 01:06:02,534
Third, after ljunggren, is pamich.
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01:06:18,266 --> 01:06:22,430
Dordoni, seventh, has lost
the olympic record he won in Helsinki.
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01:06:22,812 --> 01:06:26,270
Many champions from Helsinki
and Melbourne have won again in Rome.
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But many have lost, in one day,
the illusion of having stopped time.
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At the olympic pool, the great swimmers,
creatures entirely at home in the water.
445
01:06:46,211 --> 01:06:47,997
The final of the 100m butterfly.
446
01:06:48,838 --> 01:06:50,749
Some seem drawn into the water
as by a magnet.
447
01:06:50,840 --> 01:06:53,582
The American Carolyn schuler,
and the Australian jan Andrew.
448
01:06:59,641 --> 01:07:01,256
Finally, a clean start.
449
01:07:15,406 --> 01:07:19,740
In Lane 4, the 18-year-old brunette
Carolyn schuler, first in the water,
450
01:07:19,827 --> 01:07:21,488
first passes the 50-m Mark.
451
01:07:32,840 --> 01:07:34,956
But what is happening in Lane 67
452
01:07:35,051 --> 01:07:37,383
Carolyn wood, us champion,
has swallowed some Walter
453
01:07:37,470 --> 01:07:38,710
she is forced to stop.
454
01:07:41,182 --> 01:07:46,347
Schuler wins, as she intended.
With 1.09.5 she sets a new olympic record.
455
01:07:49,107 --> 01:07:52,270
Carolyn wood was left stranded.
No longer a champion,
456
01:07:52,360 --> 01:07:55,773
but just a weak, 15-year-old girl
in need of assistance.
457
01:08:07,875 --> 01:08:11,117
Another highly anticipated
women's race, the 100m freestyle.
458
01:08:11,212 --> 01:08:14,545
The us is represented
by the blond baroness, Chris Von saltza,
459
01:08:14,632 --> 01:08:17,749
a 16-year-old of Scandinavian heritage,
the daughter of a general;
460
01:08:17,844 --> 01:08:22,884
Australia by dawn Fraser, a 22-year-old
typist who feels old for this sport.
461
01:08:22,974 --> 01:08:26,432
In fact, she has decided,
'after this race, I will be a wife.�
462
01:08:26,894 --> 01:08:31,012
With a time of 1.01.2,
dawn Fraser matches the world record.
463
01:08:31,107 --> 01:08:33,940
She leaves Rome with a gold medal
and a wedding dress.
464
01:08:40,450 --> 01:08:43,567
Is that a drop of water or a tear
on Von saltza's cheek?
465
01:08:51,085 --> 01:08:56,170
The last leg of the medley relay
4x100 final is Von saltza's revenge.
466
01:08:58,009 --> 01:09:00,466
You can see her swimming furiously.
467
01:09:08,353 --> 01:09:13,143
'Swimming is one of the best things
fo have happened to me,� she says.
468
01:09:24,994 --> 01:09:27,861
In the men's 100m freestyle race,
the duel is renewed.
469
01:09:27,955 --> 01:09:30,196
Dark-haired John devitt,
Australia, Lane 3,
470
01:09:30,291 --> 01:09:33,499
against blond Lance Larson,
United States, Lane 4.
471
01:09:34,837 --> 01:09:37,544
But the first 50 m see the rise
of an unexpected customer,
472
01:09:37,632 --> 01:09:41,341
the Brazilian manoel dos Santos, Jr.,
son of a famous swimmer.
473
01:09:47,809 --> 01:09:50,391
Dos Santos is in the foreground.
He's the first to turn.
474
01:09:51,229 --> 01:09:53,515
Larson and devitt turn together.
475
01:09:58,403 --> 01:10:00,610
Dos Santos is still in the lead,
476
01:10:00,697 --> 01:10:04,281
but 25 m from the finish,
Larson and devitt overtake him.
477
01:10:06,577 --> 01:10:08,943
The American Larson
is third from the bottom.
478
01:10:09,038 --> 01:10:10,824
The Australian is fourth.
479
01:10:10,915 --> 01:10:12,871
They touch the edge simultaneously.
480
01:10:13,751 --> 01:10:14,831
Who won?
481
01:10:14,919 --> 01:10:18,286
The timers say Larson.
Most of the judges will say devitt.
482
01:10:20,675 --> 01:10:25,294
The applause from devitt and
the silver medal cannot comfort Larson.
483
01:10:25,388 --> 01:10:26,594
He's only 20 years old.
484
01:10:26,681 --> 01:10:29,969
A lifetime will not suffice
to convince him that he came in second.
485
01:10:32,186 --> 01:10:36,475
The final of the 4x100 medley relay.
The last leg of John Farrell,
486
01:10:36,566 --> 01:10:39,433
the fastest swimmer in the us
and perhaps the world.
487
01:10:40,862 --> 01:10:42,727
Four days after an appendectomy,
488
01:10:42,822 --> 01:10:45,154
he dove into the water
for the olympic trials.
489
01:10:45,575 --> 01:10:46,906
He was excluded from the 100m.
490
01:10:46,993 --> 01:10:50,326
But with a desperate effort, he gained
a spot in the relay race in Rome.
491
01:10:58,379 --> 01:11:03,464
Now, with his teammates mckinney, hail,
and Larson, he beats the world record.
492
01:11:07,513 --> 01:11:10,721
Australia is second, Japan is thira,
and Italy is sixth.
493
01:11:10,808 --> 01:11:13,094
Farrell leaves swimming for medicine.
494
01:11:13,186 --> 01:11:16,724
He says sports will no longer be
the purpose of his existence.
495
01:11:25,698 --> 01:11:28,440
The lights come on
at the palazzo dello sport
496
01:11:28,534 --> 01:11:30,695
before the greatest evening
of Italian boxing.
497
01:11:30,787 --> 01:11:34,200
In the ten final matches,
there are six Italians.
498
01:11:35,374 --> 01:11:38,707
The light middleweight Carmelo bossi
is up against the outstanding American,
499
01:11:38,795 --> 01:11:40,251
wilfred mcclure.
500
01:11:42,882 --> 01:11:46,966
Bossi, the shorter man,
attempts to move in on his opponent.
501
01:11:47,053 --> 01:11:49,419
But in the final, mcclure prevails.
502
01:12:09,700 --> 01:12:13,568
There is no uncertainty as fo the success
of Giovanni benvenuti, from trieste,
503
01:12:13,663 --> 01:12:17,656
the welterweight who embodies
the true nobility of the pugilistic arts.
504
01:12:20,127 --> 01:12:23,244
Benvenuti teaches his opponents boxing
by receiving them in the ring
505
01:12:23,339 --> 01:12:25,580
with the courtesy of the consummate host.
506
01:12:26,342 --> 01:12:30,255
As practiced by him, boxing becomes
a sport devoid of crude violence.
507
01:12:31,514 --> 01:12:34,005
In the second round,
he knocks down Yuri radonyak,
508
01:12:34,100 --> 01:12:35,636
a mountain man from the caucasus.
509
01:12:35,726 --> 01:12:38,638
But this is merely a more concrete
representation of his teaching.
510
01:12:47,530 --> 01:12:50,818
Benvenuti shows his guests
many courtesies.
511
01:12:50,908 --> 01:12:53,945
In particular,
he spares them his punishing right hook.
512
01:12:54,954 --> 01:12:56,819
Then again, no one dares to bother him.
513
01:13:13,681 --> 01:13:17,048
The olympic championship is but
a formality for the boxer from trieste.
514
01:13:17,143 --> 01:13:22,183
As were two European titles
and 100 victories in as many matches.
515
01:13:37,246 --> 01:13:40,989
Francesco de piccoll's boxing style
rests on a single, lethal premise -
516
01:13:41,083 --> 01:13:42,914
it is punishingly violent.
517
01:13:43,002 --> 01:13:44,042
De piccoli is left-handed.
518
01:13:44,086 --> 01:13:47,920
He uses his right to get within range
with his left
519
01:13:48,007 --> 01:13:49,713
this is the final
against Daniel de bekker,
520
01:13:49,800 --> 01:13:51,445
a south African
from the cape of good hope.
521
01:13:51,469 --> 01:13:55,337
De piccoli slams him with his left,
and, why not, also with his right.
522
01:13:55,431 --> 01:13:57,922
De bekker is counted out by the umpire.
523
01:14:11,238 --> 01:14:13,229
We're halfway through the first round.
524
01:14:20,581 --> 01:14:24,665
Again, de piccoli pummels de bekker,
who, tired of the brutal punishment,
525
01:14:24,752 --> 01:14:27,585
awaits his knockout as a respite.
526
01:14:54,031 --> 01:14:56,693
A tray of meaals is needed
just for the Italian team.
527
01:14:56,784 --> 01:14:58,320
A bronze medal for saraud,
528
01:14:58,411 --> 01:15:01,244
three silver for zamparini,
lopopolo and bossi,
529
01:15:01,330 --> 01:15:03,787
and three gold meaals
for musso, benvenuti, and de piccol.
530
01:15:26,147 --> 01:15:29,514
The memorable evening ends
with the sweet smile of de piccoli,
531
01:15:29,608 --> 01:15:32,566
the boxer who is afraid only of his mom.
532
01:15:57,470 --> 01:16:02,009
End of first half
533
01:16:04,518 --> 01:16:09,603
the grand olympiad second half
534
01:16:11,067 --> 01:16:15,060
a Sunday in September.
The romans are all at the beach.
535
01:16:15,154 --> 01:16:19,614
They've left the city, a giant playground,
fo the kids of the Olympics.
536
01:16:20,534 --> 01:16:23,446
The love story between
connolly and the Czech Olga fikotova
537
01:16:23,537 --> 01:16:26,279
began four years ago in Melbourne.
538
01:16:33,631 --> 01:16:37,215
A high-level meeting on the steps
of trinita dei monti.
539
01:16:38,135 --> 01:16:43,721
Bing Crosby and Vera krepkina -
art, beauty, and strength.
540
01:17:24,974 --> 01:17:28,341
Leave a coin in the fountain,
and in exchange, if possible,
541
01:17:28,435 --> 01:17:30,266
bring home a flag from the games.
542
01:17:32,940 --> 01:17:35,306
A Roman sunset and a carriage.
543
01:17:36,110 --> 01:17:38,522
This is how, back in Melbourne,
Mr. and Mrs. connolly,
544
01:17:38,612 --> 01:17:43,072
gold medalists in Australia,
imagined their honeymoon.
545
01:17:56,505 --> 01:18:00,293
In the history of man,
fighting has been a vital necessity.
546
01:18:01,093 --> 01:18:03,550
Greeks and romans wrote strict rules.
547
01:18:04,513 --> 01:18:08,552
The Roman olympiad has reopened
among the ruins of the palatine
548
01:18:08,642 --> 01:18:10,428
the old home of wrestling.
549
01:18:16,609 --> 01:18:20,568
On the three mattresses arranged under
the arches of the basilica of maxentius
550
01:18:20,654 --> 01:18:24,317
there are matches between athletes
of greco-Roman,
551
01:18:24,408 --> 01:18:26,615
and freestyle wrestling.
552
01:18:46,722 --> 01:18:51,591
Living sculptures,
modern representations of homeric tales,
553
01:18:51,685 --> 01:18:55,724
faces contorted by pain
and by the anxious fear of elimination.
554
01:19:37,398 --> 01:19:43,189
By legalizing leg holds, modern athletes
created the nervous freestyle discipline.
555
01:19:44,280 --> 01:19:47,613
The patient search for the perfect hold
creates drama,
556
01:19:47,700 --> 01:19:51,864
but also humor, as it does here,
where they appear to argue over a shoe.
557
01:19:54,248 --> 01:19:58,161
In greco-Roman wrestling, three medals
for the Soviets, three for the turks,
558
01:19:58,252 --> 01:20:00,664
one for Romania, one for Bulgaria.
559
01:20:00,754 --> 01:20:02,961
In freestyle wrestling,
four gold medals go to Turkey,
560
01:20:03,048 --> 01:20:05,289
three to the United States,
and one to Germany.
561
01:20:36,081 --> 01:20:37,912
The final match of water Polo.
562
01:20:38,584 --> 01:20:40,870
The Italians
practically have the gold in hand.
563
01:20:40,961 --> 01:20:44,203
They just have to prove themselves
against the incumbent champions,
564
01:20:44,298 --> 01:20:45,333
the Hungarians.
565
01:20:46,133 --> 01:20:50,046
Italy, in the black caps,
has the youngest team of all,
566
01:20:50,137 --> 01:20:53,425
which was craftily arranged by zogliomi,
thelr instructor
567
01:20:54,600 --> 01:20:57,763
twelve years have passed
since their win at the London games.
568
01:20:57,853 --> 01:20:59,684
The new settebello team has arrived.
569
01:21:01,231 --> 01:21:05,224
The Hungarians start out strong.
They will achieve a 2-0 lead.
570
01:21:15,788 --> 01:21:17,494
Felkai is the first to score.
571
01:21:24,463 --> 01:21:28,126
The Italians fight back.
They throw from every position.
572
01:21:28,217 --> 01:21:30,879
This goal by parmegiani narrows the lead,
1-2
573
01:21:34,973 --> 01:21:37,510
right away lavoratori scores again, 2-2.
574
01:21:38,435 --> 01:21:41,768
But at the end of the first half,
the score is 3-2 for the Hungarians.
575
01:21:43,399 --> 01:21:45,856
The Italians attack,
but they can't even the score.
576
01:21:45,943 --> 01:21:47,295
One throw bounces off the goal post.
577
01:21:47,319 --> 01:21:50,026
Then the ball goes in,
but the umpire deems it invalid.
578
01:21:53,242 --> 01:21:55,779
Boros, the Hungarian goalie,
stops another ball.
579
01:21:55,869 --> 01:21:57,951
Italy"s rossi is just as effective.
580
01:21:58,038 --> 01:21:59,994
The Italian team attacks constantly.
581
01:22:00,082 --> 01:22:03,745
The Hungarians are forced to commit
several fouls to block their attacks.
582
01:22:04,878 --> 01:22:07,915
Finally, the umpire
punishes the Hungarians with a free throw.
583
01:22:10,050 --> 01:22:12,336
Bardi throws. Goal! The score is even.
584
01:22:12,428 --> 01:22:15,716
Italy finishes undefeated
ahead of the Soviet union and Hungary.
585
01:22:15,806 --> 01:22:19,094
Never has an olympic tournament
been fought so hard.
586
01:22:19,184 --> 01:22:22,551
Four teams started out
with an equal shot at the title.
587
01:22:26,442 --> 01:22:30,560
Shot put and discus throwing
require strength from the ladies.
588
01:22:31,196 --> 01:22:33,608
These giantesses demand respect.
589
01:22:33,699 --> 01:22:35,109
This is Mrs. earlene brown,
590
01:22:35,200 --> 01:22:37,816
a housewife from Los Angeles,
who weighs 249 lbs.
591
01:22:39,455 --> 01:22:43,368
The Soviet Nina ponomaryova,
as proud as a valkyrie.
592
01:22:47,880 --> 01:22:49,541
Miss yevgeniya kuznetsova,
593
01:22:49,631 --> 01:22:54,625
pleasantly arranged on a frame
of 5�9�, weighing 180 lbs.
594
01:22:55,095 --> 01:22:57,677
Mrs. Olga fikotova connolly.
595
01:22:57,764 --> 01:23:00,801
No matter the result,
she has garnered everyone's admiration.
596
01:23:12,070 --> 01:23:15,904
Ponomaryova wins with 55.10 m,
a new olympic record.
597
01:23:18,368 --> 01:23:20,233
Mama brown is sixth.
598
01:23:29,046 --> 01:23:30,786
Yevgeniya kuznetsova, fifth.
599
01:23:37,638 --> 01:23:40,300
And Mrs. connolly doesn't add any prize
600
01:23:40,390 --> 01:23:43,132
fo the admiration
she has already been shown.
601
01:23:52,027 --> 01:23:55,645
Women of great strength are invited
fo take part in the shot put.
602
01:23:57,699 --> 01:24:03,410
Mrs. Valerie sloper is six feet tall
and wears an elegant, dark outfit.
603
01:24:03,497 --> 01:24:05,362
Her throw will win her fourth place.
604
01:24:05,457 --> 01:24:11,578
Tamara press, of the Soviet union,
will set a new olympic record of 17.32 m.
605
01:24:11,672 --> 01:24:16,132
Incidentally, her measurements -
height, 5�9�; Weight, 207 lbs.
606
01:24:21,848 --> 01:24:25,511
Here, again, is Mrs. brown,
with an excellent throw for third place.
607
01:24:33,402 --> 01:24:34,812
The day is now over.
608
01:24:37,990 --> 01:24:40,950
Here, once again, are the guests of honor
in this exceptional fashion show.
609
01:24:41,952 --> 01:24:46,821
From the left, Johanna litlge, Germany,
Tamara press, Soviet union,
610
01:24:46,915 --> 01:24:48,780
earlene brown, United States.
611
01:24:54,464 --> 01:24:58,082
The final of the 400m race
is one for the history books.
612
01:24:58,176 --> 01:25:01,714
Among the participants, Carl kaufmann
and the American Otis Davis,
613
01:25:01,805 --> 01:25:06,890
who matched the world record, 45.2,
established in "56 by Jones.
614
01:25:06,977 --> 01:25:08,968
The German kinder,
the Indian milkha Singh,
615
01:25:09,062 --> 01:25:11,644
and the south African Spence
take off like shols.
616
01:25:14,276 --> 01:25:16,107
Kinder ralls behind.
617
01:25:16,778 --> 01:25:20,191
Milkha Singh and Spence hang on
almost until they come out of the turn,
618
01:25:20,282 --> 01:25:24,446
when Otis Davis, at the center,
and kaufmann on the inside, catch up.
619
01:25:25,162 --> 01:25:27,403
Otis Davis runs
with his torso leaning backward.
620
01:25:27,497 --> 01:25:30,409
His legs seem to be running away
from the rest of his body.
621
01:25:31,877 --> 01:25:34,914
Fifty meters from the finish,
kaufmann begins his comeback.
622
01:25:35,672 --> 01:25:40,041
Davis holds on. His for so catches up
fo his legs and cuts the string first.
623
01:25:41,511 --> 01:25:43,547
Kaufmann collapses.
624
01:25:43,639 --> 01:25:48,633
Otis Davis discovers that his time,
44.9 is a new world record.
625
01:25:48,727 --> 01:25:51,810
Kaufmann is given the same time.
626
01:25:59,446 --> 01:26:01,778
A photo finish for a world record.
627
01:26:02,282 --> 01:26:06,400
Ephemeral in the hands of man,
the divine task of stopping time.
628
01:26:10,290 --> 01:26:13,407
Otis Davis can't believe
what he has accomplished.
629
01:26:13,502 --> 01:26:15,538
Until two years ago, he played basketball.
630
01:26:15,629 --> 01:26:19,167
This very morning, he wasn't sure
that he had chosen the right sport.
631
01:26:25,806 --> 01:26:30,220
Two aays later, Davis runs the last leg
of the 4x400 relay race.
632
01:26:30,310 --> 01:26:32,426
He sets a hew world record.
633
01:26:33,522 --> 01:26:36,605
At the ceremony, he is joined
by his white brothers, Jack yerman,
634
01:26:36,692 --> 01:26:41,482
Earl young, and the violent Glenn Davis,
winner of the 400m hurdles.
635
01:26:41,571 --> 01:26:46,235
Glenn Davis says,
�I love it when the race is violent �
636
01:26:50,455 --> 01:26:53,538
the Soviet Vera krepkina has won
the long jump.
637
01:26:53,625 --> 01:26:57,334
Her result, a surprising 6.37 m
on the third jump,
638
01:26:57,421 --> 01:26:59,207
sels a new world record.
639
01:27:03,510 --> 01:27:05,922
Slow motion is like a lle detector.
640
01:27:06,012 --> 01:27:09,345
It reveals secrets that distance
and speed keep hidden.
641
01:27:11,893 --> 01:27:15,306
Here is the truth about Beverly weigel,
from New Zealand.
642
01:27:32,080 --> 01:27:36,744
And about hildrun claus, from Germany,
bronze medalist
643
01:27:39,671 --> 01:27:43,960
around her eyes, anxiely traces
a painful shadow.
644
01:28:01,193 --> 01:28:02,854
In front of the palazzo dei congress,
645
01:28:02,944 --> 01:28:07,859
two fencers illustrate a match
as they see it, and the public cannot.
646
01:28:08,700 --> 01:28:13,945
In the passion of their attack
is a lightning-fast conversation.
647
01:28:17,042 --> 01:28:20,705
Mangiarotti and saccaro are perfecting
the timing of a secret move.
648
01:28:25,550 --> 01:28:30,340
Amid the din of the tournament,
the blades follow invisible patterns.
649
01:28:31,056 --> 01:28:33,672
As is traditional,
the Hungarians win the saber.
650
01:28:33,767 --> 01:28:37,009
The Italian wiadimiro calarese
manages to win bronze
651
01:28:37,103 --> 01:28:41,642
behind karpati, member of the old school,
and horvath, best of the up-and-comers.
652
01:28:43,401 --> 01:28:47,110
In the foil, the contest is no longer
reserved to the French and the Italians,
653
01:28:47,197 --> 01:28:48,528
as it has been for 48 years.
654
01:28:48,615 --> 01:28:52,699
The winner is Viktor zhdanovich,
a education student from Leningrad.
655
01:28:53,870 --> 01:28:57,579
In the final match with the epee,
Giuseppe Delfino, on the right,
656
01:28:57,666 --> 01:29:00,248
faces off against Allan Jay,
a Scottish billionaire.
657
01:29:00,752 --> 01:29:04,165
Delfino has won almost
all his previous matches with one thrust,
658
01:29:04,256 --> 01:29:06,588
after letting the regulatory time go by,
659
01:29:06,675 --> 01:29:09,633
while waiting for his rival to attack
and expose himself
660
01:29:09,719 --> 01:29:11,550
to his infallible parry and thrust.
661
01:29:14,933 --> 01:29:19,427
His matches conjure ancient duels,
which hung on a single blow.
662
01:29:20,605 --> 01:29:24,393
But in the final match,
Delfino attacks Jay up and down the floor.
663
01:29:24,484 --> 01:29:27,897
The six regulatory minutes
are enough for him to win.
664
01:29:27,988 --> 01:29:32,277
Delfino is 39 years old.
He's the manager of a tire factory.
665
01:29:32,367 --> 01:29:36,451
His long and honorable athletic career
has been spent chasing this victory.
666
01:29:36,538 --> 01:29:40,201
Now that he's achieved it,
he frees his nerves and exhaustion
667
01:29:40,292 --> 01:29:43,079
from the prison
in which he has been holding them.
668
01:29:45,505 --> 01:29:50,044
Giuseppina Leone, from turin,
one of the best Italian athletes,
669
01:29:50,135 --> 01:29:55,675
faces Wilma Rudolph, a 19-year-old
from Tennessee, in the semifinal.
670
01:29:58,685 --> 01:30:03,850
Leone is second with 11.6. Rudolph,
with 11.3 matches the world record.
671
01:30:13,909 --> 01:30:17,151
In the final,
Leone and Rudolph meet again.
672
01:30:31,801 --> 01:30:36,261
It's a windy afternoon.
Wilma Rudolph runs faster than the wind.
673
01:30:36,348 --> 01:30:39,465
She wins in 11 seconds. An amazing result,
674
01:30:39,559 --> 01:30:42,767
which, because of the wind,
is not considered valid.
675
01:30:48,151 --> 01:30:52,861
Rudolph is admirable even off the track.
She carries herself like a queen.
676
01:30:57,911 --> 01:31:00,778
Giuseppina Leone is thira,
with the same time as hyman.
677
01:31:06,086 --> 01:31:09,294
Wilma Rudolph revels in her happiness,
678
01:31:09,381 --> 01:31:12,589
rewarded by a fate that has finally
decided to treat her kindly.
679
01:31:13,009 --> 01:31:17,969
Until the age of seven,
17th of 19 siblings, Wilma couldn't walk.
680
01:31:18,807 --> 01:31:21,423
Until the age of 11, she used crutches,
681
01:31:21,518 --> 01:31:25,978
before expressing her love of life
in the meadows and stadiums of Tennessee.
682
01:31:32,028 --> 01:31:35,236
The track is being prepared
for the final of the women's 200m race.
683
01:32:02,434 --> 01:32:07,269
The festival of the black Pearl ends
with the last leq of the 4x100 relay.
684
01:32:07,355 --> 01:32:09,471
A new world and olympic record.
685
01:32:10,316 --> 01:32:14,525
Between heats and finals,
Rudolph runs nine races in nine days.
686
01:32:14,612 --> 01:32:17,354
In each race,
she is in the lead from start to finish.
687
01:32:26,875 --> 01:32:29,366
The American tobian,
winner of the 3m springboard,
688
01:32:29,461 --> 01:32:32,294
with one and a half somersaults
and a double twist from 10 m,
689
01:32:32,380 --> 01:32:34,291
one of the most amazing dives.
690
01:33:00,867 --> 01:33:05,281
A reverse pike with one and a half
somersaults by the 10 m winner, Webster.
691
01:33:29,687 --> 01:33:31,643
The champion embraces his wife.
692
01:33:34,359 --> 01:33:37,522
In the women's 3m springboard,
the gold goes to the German Kramer.
693
01:33:37,612 --> 01:33:39,523
A reverse dive with one and a half
somersaults.
694
01:34:38,006 --> 01:34:41,043
Backward dive with one and a half
somersaults and two and a half twists,
695
01:34:41,134 --> 01:34:43,341
the most difficult dive of the event
696
01:35:39,400 --> 01:35:43,734
In pole vaulting, the Soviet
viadimiro volatov fractures an ankle.
697
01:36:15,561 --> 01:36:19,349
Everyone's attention is focused
on the picturesque performance
698
01:36:19,440 --> 01:36:24,184
given by the American Donald George bragg,
the Tarzan of American athletics.
699
01:36:31,953 --> 01:36:36,162
Don bragg is 25 years old.
Height, 62�; Weight, 196.
700
01:36:37,041 --> 01:36:40,954
At home, in his backyard, he has created
a jungle of ropes strung from the trees.
701
01:36:41,045 --> 01:36:45,163
He practices, in his homemade jungle,
swinging back and forth, like Tarzan.
702
01:36:53,266 --> 01:36:57,350
Only his compatriot Ronald Morris
can follow him up to 4.60 m.
703
01:37:15,580 --> 01:37:19,368
Now Don Bragg begins his oft-repeated
argument with the world record.
704
01:37:20,460 --> 01:37:23,202
Bragg had taken it to 4.80
at an outdoor meet
705
01:37:23,296 --> 01:37:26,208
then to 4.87 in an indoor meet
706
01:37:26,299 --> 01:37:29,791
his vault is extraordinarily fast.
The power in his arms, breathtaking.
707
01:38:08,716 --> 01:38:11,253
Morris fumbles the 4.70 vault
708
01:38:20,019 --> 01:38:22,852
The student from the catholic
villanova university
709
01:38:22,939 --> 01:38:25,681
religiously prepares for the final vault.
710
01:38:35,952 --> 01:38:39,069
Don Bragg is the new champion
and olympic gold medalist.
711
01:38:41,165 --> 01:38:44,953
The darkness and the solemn moment
are pierced by a joyful shout,
712
01:38:45,044 --> 01:38:47,376
like a victory song - Tarzan's cry.
713
01:38:50,967 --> 01:38:54,630
On the track of the olympic velodrome,
Sante Gajaradoni
714
01:38:55,179 --> 01:38:58,421
he was born a peasant.
The first time on the track, he ran away,
715
01:38:58,516 --> 01:39:00,757
frightened by the height of the sides.
716
01:39:00,852 --> 01:39:04,094
The leader of the Dutch tandem pair
has fallen from that height.
717
01:39:04,188 --> 01:39:07,146
The pain of giving up is greater
than the pain of his wound.
718
01:39:07,817 --> 01:39:11,776
The tandem, ancient instrument, comes down
from the attic every four years,
719
01:39:11,863 --> 01:39:13,899
for the Olympics.
720
01:39:13,990 --> 01:39:17,699
The two members of the Italian parr,
Sergio bianchetto and Giuseppe Beghetto,
721
01:39:17,785 --> 01:39:19,821
face the German pair in the final.
722
01:39:28,004 --> 01:39:30,586
The race is run over four laps.
723
01:39:30,673 --> 01:39:34,040
Alt first, with sudden stops, controlled
slow riding and feints,
724
01:39:34,135 --> 01:39:36,672
the rivals enact the familiar play
of trickery.
725
01:39:40,683 --> 01:39:43,220
Meanwhile, galardoni is warming up.
726
01:39:44,645 --> 01:39:49,105
Suddenly, the tandem flies like an arrow.
They reach a speed of almost 43.5 mph.
727
01:39:55,323 --> 01:39:58,156
Biancheftto and beghetto are braver,
and also, faster.
728
01:40:02,830 --> 01:40:04,445
They go first into the last turn.
729
01:40:04,540 --> 01:40:07,828
They hold off the attack of the Germans
for a clear win.
730
01:40:10,338 --> 01:40:14,126
They are both 21 years old,
both from the suburbs of padua.
731
01:40:14,217 --> 01:40:20,133
They are both 58" and weigh 154 lbs.
But beghetto, the second, follows.
732
01:40:20,223 --> 01:40:22,714
Bianchetto, the leader, is in control,
733
01:40:24,060 --> 01:40:29,020
now, all their ardor and irreverence
melt away with their tears of joy.
734
01:40:40,076 --> 01:40:45,787
Mario vallotfo, Marino vigna,
Franco testa and Luigi arienti
735
01:40:45,873 --> 01:40:48,660
are the foursome
in the team pursuit event.
736
01:40:48,751 --> 01:40:53,245
Four splendid robots in a machine
whose level of automation is astounding.
737
01:40:53,339 --> 01:40:56,081
In the semifinal, these four
improved on the olympic record.
738
01:40:56,175 --> 01:40:58,006
In the final, they race against Germany.
739
01:41:00,346 --> 01:41:03,429
Theirs is a convoy that advances smoothly.
740
01:41:03,516 --> 01:41:07,225
Each switch is executed almost by rofe.
741
01:41:15,319 --> 01:41:17,560
The German team holds on
until halfway through the race.
742
01:41:18,531 --> 01:41:22,695
The Italian team, lap by lap,
increases its speed,
743
01:41:22,785 --> 01:41:25,527
so smoothly as to be almost imperceptible.
744
01:41:29,041 --> 01:41:32,283
They win with an average speed
of more than 33 mph.
745
01:41:46,267 --> 01:41:49,885
Gasparella and galardoni have qualified
for the final of the sprint event.
746
01:41:52,481 --> 01:41:55,689
In the semifinal, gasparella
races against the Belgian Leo sterckx.
747
01:41:58,279 --> 01:42:02,022
Gasparella, the fastest amateur
sprinter before gaiardoni appeared,
748
01:42:02,116 --> 01:42:04,357
yearns for one more great win.
749
01:42:04,994 --> 01:42:07,986
But sterckx makes a remarkable comeback.
750
01:42:10,166 --> 01:42:14,409
Gailardoni just won the world championship
against sterckx, two weeks ago.
751
01:42:14,503 --> 01:42:16,744
Now he's giving him a rematch.
752
01:42:17,548 --> 01:42:20,210
The Belgian is a rider
who knows all the tricks of the trade,
753
01:42:20,301 --> 01:42:22,337
and gailardoni is recovering from a fall.
754
01:42:32,396 --> 01:42:34,387
Here they are in the final race.
755
01:42:37,109 --> 01:42:40,772
Galardoni starts off in the lead.
Sterckx is right behind him.
756
01:42:52,416 --> 01:42:57,035
Galardoni feints a sprint,
then climbs and waits.
757
01:43:06,597 --> 01:43:08,929
He swoops down. He's going to take off.
758
01:43:09,016 --> 01:43:14,386
No. He would rather wait some more.
And sterckx stays on him.
759
01:43:19,610 --> 01:43:21,601
The second-to-last turn.
760
01:43:24,365 --> 01:43:28,358
The Belgian jumps ahead on the inside.
He's leading into the last turn.
761
01:43:32,081 --> 01:43:35,244
Gaiardoni tries to overtake him
on the outside. Unbelievable.
762
01:43:37,086 --> 01:43:39,042
He succeeds'
763
01:43:44,677 --> 01:43:48,090
This is galardoni's second gold medal.
764
01:43:48,180 --> 01:43:50,671
He won the first one in the timed trial
765
01:43:50,766 --> 01:43:54,384
he goes from one specially to the other
with equal ability.
766
01:43:54,478 --> 01:43:58,562
He has mastered the long and short sprint.
He has both speed and power.
767
01:43:59,316 --> 01:44:02,649
Whether he is racing against a rival
or the clock makes no difference to him.
768
01:44:02,737 --> 01:44:05,103
Regardless, he never stands to lose.
769
01:44:07,950 --> 01:44:13,115
A sea of maharajas and maharanis
watches the field hockey final,
770
01:44:13,205 --> 01:44:15,537
as usual played by India and Pakistan.
771
01:44:16,667 --> 01:44:21,252
August 23, 1960 is the historic date
on which Pakistan,
772
01:44:21,338 --> 01:44:24,421
thanks to a point scored by naseer,
beats India,
773
01:44:24,508 --> 01:44:26,999
which had won at the Olympics
for 32 straight years.
774
01:44:27,720 --> 01:44:30,302
From persia,
where it was invented at the dawn of time,
775
01:44:30,389 --> 01:44:32,550
hockey has migrated
to the Indian peninsula,
776
01:44:33,225 --> 01:44:36,592
and become the national pastime
of 600 million people.
777
01:44:41,108 --> 01:44:43,520
Over and over, the Indians
attacked their Pakistani cousins,
778
01:44:43,611 --> 01:44:44,851
trying to even the score.
779
01:44:44,945 --> 01:44:48,904
The game was of the highest quality,
but we couldn't decide where to look -
780
01:44:48,991 --> 01:44:53,360
whether at the game, the bearas,
the saris, the sikh player's bun,
781
01:44:53,454 --> 01:44:56,946
at the goalies, trussed up
like ancient oriental warriors,
782
01:44:57,041 --> 01:45:00,408
or at the female figures
right out of the Arabian nights.
783
01:45:05,883 --> 01:45:09,546
We spent the afternoon
inside one of rudyard kipling's stories.
784
01:45:10,721 --> 01:45:14,384
For sure, somewhere in the crowd,
were Kim, child of the jungle,
785
01:45:15,142 --> 01:45:17,383
and the mongoose rikki-tikki-tavi.
786
01:45:25,444 --> 01:45:28,026
In the storm,
the beach umbrellas double as brollies,
787
01:45:28,113 --> 01:45:31,401
and the umpires
are forced to wrap up in nylon coveralls.
788
01:45:31,492 --> 01:45:35,531
But we must have the garden partly
in honor of the Romanian lolanda balas,
789
01:45:35,621 --> 01:45:37,737
the creature born to jump.
790
01:45:39,250 --> 01:45:43,118
Her legs occupy a large portion
of her 6'1� frame.
791
01:45:55,474 --> 01:45:59,467
Jaroslawa jozwiakowska, Poland,
clears 1.71 m.
792
01:45:59,562 --> 01:46:02,442
She will be the best of many girls
we shall see complete excellent jumps,
793
01:46:02,481 --> 01:46:05,939
within the limits, of course,
allowed women by nature.
794
01:46:11,866 --> 01:46:15,450
But balas is built for jumping.
795
01:46:15,536 --> 01:46:18,448
She doesn't even need fo
follow the guidelines of proper technique.
796
01:46:18,539 --> 01:46:22,657
Jumping is in her very nature.
For her, jumping is like walking.
797
01:46:32,011 --> 01:46:36,596
For the others, each attempt
causes stress, anxiety or exhilaration,
798
01:46:36,682 --> 01:46:38,764
all feelings which balas
no longer remembers.
799
01:46:42,187 --> 01:46:45,975
Alone and indifferent,
she prepares the ground for her jump.
800
01:46:57,828 --> 01:47:01,070
For her, the exciting challenge
is not that of beating her rivals,
801
01:47:01,165 --> 01:47:04,578
but that of beating herself,
that is, her own world record.
802
01:47:09,214 --> 01:47:12,877
As usual, none of the others
are still in the competition.
803
01:47:14,470 --> 01:47:16,381
Lolanda balas is alone,
804
01:47:16,472 --> 01:47:18,303
but this evening
a great victory awaits her,
805
01:47:18,390 --> 01:47:20,426
and will restore her pleasure in winning.
806
01:47:45,876 --> 01:47:47,992
This evening she did not beat herself.
807
01:47:48,087 --> 01:47:51,250
But a gold medal and an olympic record
808
01:47:51,340 --> 01:47:56,585
are still capable of moving the girl
whose fate was to be born to jump.
809
01:48:01,725 --> 01:48:04,558
That of the decathlon
is the story of a friendship.
810
01:48:06,772 --> 01:48:08,057
One aay, at the university
811
01:48:08,148 --> 01:48:13,734
where rafer Johnson, a young texan,
studies political science and sociology,
812
01:48:13,821 --> 01:48:16,278
a rich, shy boy from formosa showed up.
813
01:48:16,365 --> 01:48:20,153
Yang chuan-kwang, majoring in dentistry.
814
01:48:20,244 --> 01:48:23,236
Yang wanted to practice
an athletic discipline,
815
01:48:23,330 --> 01:48:27,039
and rafer Johnson said, �why only one?
Do what I do, and practice all of them.�
816
01:48:27,126 --> 01:48:31,586
Rafer Johnson is 25 years old.
He is 62� and weighs 198 lbs.
817
01:48:31,672 --> 01:48:34,414
He is the man who most closely
resembles the ideal olympic athlete.
818
01:48:34,508 --> 01:48:37,966
He has the slender legs of a sprinter,
and powerful chest and arms.
819
01:48:38,846 --> 01:48:43,681
Yang chuan-kwang is 27 years old.
He is 6' tall and weighs 170 lbs.
820
01:48:43,767 --> 01:48:45,553
He is more agile than powerful.
821
01:48:45,644 --> 01:48:48,306
He runs the 100m dash in 10.7 seconds
and jumps into first place.
822
01:48:48,397 --> 01:48:51,981
In the long jump, Johnson jumps 7.35 m.
823
01:48:52,776 --> 01:48:55,768
Vasily kuznetsov,
the Soviet professor of natural science,
824
01:48:55,863 --> 01:48:58,900
who was world champion before Johnson,
continues to lose ground.
825
01:48:58,991 --> 01:49:02,825
More contests of agility,
in which Yang is stronger.
826
01:49:02,911 --> 01:49:06,153
With a jump of 7.46 m,
the Chinese lengthens his lead.
827
01:49:07,041 --> 01:49:10,625
During breaks, rafer Johnson
and Yang kwang are always close,
828
01:49:10,711 --> 01:49:13,168
but athletic rivalry is beginning
fo divide them.
829
01:49:22,181 --> 01:49:25,469
Yang's shot put throw is 13.33 m.
830
01:49:29,271 --> 01:49:34,391
Johnson, with 15.82, is vastly superior,
and passes everyone else.
831
01:49:46,413 --> 01:49:49,826
A storm, portent of fall,
is sweeping through Rome.
832
01:49:50,334 --> 01:49:54,543
But the rules require completion of
the two remaining events before midnight,
833
01:49:54,630 --> 01:49:57,417
otherwise the entire first part
would be invalidated.
834
01:50:07,226 --> 01:50:10,013
In the evening, finally,
the competition can resume.
835
01:50:11,605 --> 01:50:14,347
Johnson jumps 1.85 m.
836
01:50:17,736 --> 01:50:19,977
But this is one of Yang's specialties.
837
01:50:22,574 --> 01:50:26,408
1.90.
Johnson's lead is reduced to 75 points.
838
01:50:28,497 --> 01:50:30,453
The 400m dash.
839
01:50:32,835 --> 01:50:36,168
Yang beats Johnson
by two tenths of a second.
840
01:50:36,255 --> 01:50:40,043
By the end of the first day,
his lead is a mere 55 points.
841
01:50:46,515 --> 01:50:51,259
�Yang is doing better and better.
I taught him how to do the decathlon.
842
01:50:51,353 --> 01:50:52,934
Maybe I taught him too well.�
843
01:50:53,647 --> 01:50:58,266
�Vasily, which of us
do you think rafer fears the most?�
844
01:50:58,360 --> 01:50:59,770
The 110m hurdles.
845
01:50:59,862 --> 01:51:03,775
The Italian sar is catching up
to the first runners, and wins his heat.
846
01:51:04,741 --> 01:51:07,699
And so does Johnson. 15.3
847
01:51:12,708 --> 01:51:16,041
And so does Yang,
with such an excellent time, 14.6,
848
01:51:16,128 --> 01:51:18,210
that he jumps to the top
of the scoreboard.
849
01:51:27,472 --> 01:51:31,340
The discus requires great strength,
as well as agility.
850
01:51:34,271 --> 01:51:36,762
And Yang's throw is almost 9 m
shorter than Johnson's,
851
01:51:39,776 --> 01:51:43,189
and 11 shorter than kuznetsov's,
who finds himself in third place,
852
01:51:43,280 --> 01:51:45,487
while Johnson is again in first.
853
01:51:47,242 --> 01:51:49,733
A three-man consultation.
854
01:51:49,828 --> 01:51:53,036
'I was a guest of the professors
in Moscow. He's a true gentleman.�
855
01:51:53,123 --> 01:51:54,784
Thus, Johnson speaks of kuznetsov.
856
01:52:02,966 --> 01:52:05,582
The pole vault
is the most difficult event for Johnson,
857
01:52:05,677 --> 01:52:09,841
who must hoist up to 4.710 m
almost 220 lbs.
858
01:52:17,814 --> 01:52:22,899
Yang clears 4.30 and finds himself
only four points away from Johnson.
859
01:52:22,986 --> 01:52:25,568
Only two events are left in the decathlon.
860
01:52:25,656 --> 01:52:28,318
'If I don't score a lot of points
in the javelin throw,
861
01:52:28,408 --> 01:52:30,194
Yang will overtake me in the last race.�
862
01:52:31,912 --> 01:52:36,326
�If I hold my own with the javelin,
I'm stronger than rafer in the 1500m.�
863
01:52:39,544 --> 01:52:42,627
The most relaxed is kuznetsov,
too far behind to harbor any hopes,
864
01:52:42,714 --> 01:52:45,109
even though he's stronger in javelin
and middle distance running.
865
01:52:45,133 --> 01:52:49,593
Johnson throws for 69.66. Yang for 68.
866
01:52:50,555 --> 01:52:52,671
Kuznetsov for 71.20.
867
01:53:02,067 --> 01:53:07,107
The final event, the 1500m.
The hardest for exhausted athletes.
868
01:53:07,990 --> 01:53:10,948
Johnson has a lead
that Yang could eliminate
869
01:53:11,034 --> 01:53:13,025
only with an extraordinary result.
870
01:53:13,120 --> 01:53:16,328
Johnson, whose huge muscles
are perhaps more exhausted
871
01:53:16,415 --> 01:53:19,202
than Yang's slender ones,
attaches himself to his friend.
872
01:53:19,293 --> 01:53:22,000
A strange figure
makes its way around the track -
873
01:53:22,087 --> 01:53:25,500
black muscles surrounding
a slender, translucent boay.
874
01:53:31,805 --> 01:53:36,640
Now that he knows his lead is secure,
Johnson lets go.
875
01:53:36,727 --> 01:53:38,638
Even sar overtakes him.
876
01:53:43,900 --> 01:53:47,643
And now, completely spent,
he leans on Yang's shoulder.
877
01:54:04,546 --> 01:54:07,003
Yang is left with his despair.
878
01:54:14,014 --> 01:54:17,927
Not even his dearest friend, his father,
can comfort him.
879
01:54:36,203 --> 01:54:38,785
The next day, the awards were given.
880
01:54:38,872 --> 01:54:40,783
Johnson wore a suit,
881
01:54:40,874 --> 01:54:43,114
the appropriate attire for a professor
and a philosopher,
882
01:54:43,168 --> 01:54:45,580
since he had declared
his intention of leaving sports
883
01:54:45,670 --> 01:54:48,878
and becoming a missionary
to travel the world helping his people.
884
01:54:59,851 --> 01:55:02,388
Now they were together on the podium -
885
01:55:02,479 --> 01:55:06,848
the American Johnson, the Chinese Yang,
and the Soviet kuznetsov.
886
01:55:09,945 --> 01:55:11,981
They had become three friends.
887
01:55:16,451 --> 01:55:19,318
In piazza di Siena,
the individual jumping event,
888
01:55:19,413 --> 01:55:22,405
one of the most noble and challenging
spectacles of the games.
889
01:55:22,499 --> 01:55:25,491
Fourteen obstacles,
all at least 1.30 m high,
890
01:55:25,585 --> 01:55:29,999
fo be cleared in a time that would
be challenging even at a full gallop.
891
01:55:31,007 --> 01:55:35,091
Raimondo d'inzeo on posillipo
is the only rider with no faults.
892
01:55:37,556 --> 01:55:39,797
His brother piero awaits his turn.
893
01:55:51,778 --> 01:55:55,191
With silken reins,
raimondo guides his old horse, posillipo,
894
01:55:55,282 --> 01:55:57,523
over every difficult jump.
895
01:56:04,666 --> 01:56:06,657
Who will be able to best him?
896
01:56:37,574 --> 01:56:41,442
Piero d'inzeo, on the rock,
is one of the best riders.
897
01:56:41,912 --> 01:56:44,574
Only four penalties in his previous run.
898
01:57:10,982 --> 01:57:14,190
With exceptional mastery,
he recovers his seat,
899
01:57:14,277 --> 01:57:17,110
and is on his way to win second place.
900
01:57:28,375 --> 01:57:31,788
Raimondo and piero d'inzeo,
gold and silver medalists.
901
01:57:31,878 --> 01:57:34,790
Their performances have been admired
many times in piazza di Siena,
902
01:57:34,881 --> 01:57:38,794
but foaay it feels as if
we were seeing them for the first time.
903
01:57:55,277 --> 01:57:58,144
'It's me again, wearing number 15,
armin hary,
904
01:57:58,238 --> 01:58:01,651
and this is the story of the relay race
that my teammates and I run, and win.�
905
01:58:02,784 --> 01:58:06,276
The 4x100 relay race.
The wait is feverish.
906
01:58:06,371 --> 01:58:09,955
Groping hands wait for the Baton,
which passes from one to the other.
907
01:58:23,847 --> 01:58:29,092
Germany, with lauer on the last leg,
wins the first semifinal in 39.7 seconds,
908
01:58:29,185 --> 01:58:31,642
ahead of Venezuela and Great Britain.
909
01:58:39,070 --> 01:58:43,029
In the second semifinal, the American,
budd, is fastest of the first leg.
910
01:58:48,663 --> 01:58:50,619
The Baton is passed to Norton.
911
01:58:57,839 --> 01:58:59,124
Then to Johnson.
912
01:59:06,139 --> 01:59:08,596
And sime holds onto the lead.
913
01:59:08,683 --> 01:59:11,846
Berruti receives the Baton
after sime and the Soviet ozolin.
914
01:59:11,936 --> 01:59:16,100
Qzolin catches up. The Italian team
is second and gets into the final.
915
01:59:33,750 --> 01:59:36,833
Adolfo consolini is participating
in his fourth olympiad.
916
01:59:36,920 --> 01:59:40,162
His throw is almost equal fo the one
with which he won in London, 12 years ago,
917
01:59:40,256 --> 01:59:42,376
and it's amazing that he shows
no decline in strength.
918
01:59:42,425 --> 01:59:45,417
But the others, the young athletes,
throw farther and farther
919
01:59:53,186 --> 01:59:56,519
The Americans repeat their success
at the Melbourne games.
920
01:59:56,606 --> 01:59:58,016
Cochran will win the bronze.
921
02:00:00,568 --> 02:00:02,274
Babka is the strongest.
922
02:00:10,412 --> 02:00:13,870
His discus will clear 58.02 m.
923
02:00:16,584 --> 02:00:21,078
But a wall street broker, al qoerter,
not as powerful, but faster than babka,
924
02:00:21,172 --> 02:00:24,585
on his last throw, lets the discus fly
as if he were a human slingshot.
925
02:00:29,347 --> 02:00:32,009
A new olympic record - 59.18 m.
926
02:00:41,401 --> 02:00:43,141
Three medals, the fourth American sweep,
927
02:00:43,236 --> 02:00:45,589
a consolation for losing their supremacy
in the sprinting events,
928
02:00:45,613 --> 02:00:47,274
which was snatched away by the Europeans.
929
02:00:47,365 --> 02:00:50,573
A tradition of winning
that had lasted 28 years.
930
02:00:55,248 --> 02:00:59,241
And here, in the relay race, at stake
for the us are 40 years of domination.
931
02:00:59,961 --> 02:01:03,795
The four Germans are together -
cullmann, hary, mahlendorf, and lauer,
932
02:01:04,424 --> 02:01:07,712
as are the four Americans -
budd, Norton, Johnson and sime.
933
02:01:28,740 --> 02:01:31,607
Sime breaks the wool thread
ahead of lauer.
934
02:01:31,701 --> 02:01:35,285
The world and olympic record, 39.05,
is matched.
935
02:01:44,547 --> 02:01:47,004
But the scoreboard,
inexplicably, remains blank.
936
02:01:51,262 --> 02:01:54,049
It appears that the first exchange
between us feammates,
937
02:01:54,140 --> 02:01:55,630
budd and Norton, was invalid.
938
02:01:55,725 --> 02:01:58,683
Hary and his teammates are tempfted
fo savor an unexpected victory,
939
02:02:00,063 --> 02:02:03,851
but the council of ten
is gathering eyewitness testimony.
940
02:02:05,318 --> 02:02:09,311
Finally, the irregularity is ascertained
and the American team is disqualified.
941
02:02:10,156 --> 02:02:11,942
All their attention on this affair,
942
02:02:12,033 --> 02:02:15,275
the judges have overlooked an episode
that for the Italians and the British
943
02:02:15,370 --> 02:02:17,907
is just as crucial, if not more so.
944
02:02:18,998 --> 02:02:22,161
But we can show you images
that reveal exactly what happened.
945
02:02:22,252 --> 02:02:26,586
In the foreground is the British athlete.
Radford passes the Baton fo Jones.
946
02:02:26,673 --> 02:02:28,413
Jones receives it too late.
947
02:02:33,847 --> 02:02:37,089
Radford's despair is more honest
and eloquent than any testimony.
948
02:02:42,105 --> 02:02:44,471
The judges had other things on their mind.
949
02:02:49,320 --> 02:02:51,151
Four medals go to the Germans,
950
02:02:56,286 --> 02:03:00,199
Four silver medals to the Soviets,
and the British are awarded the bronze.
951
02:03:17,015 --> 02:03:19,347
You got lucky, eh? Bye, hary.
952
02:03:41,831 --> 02:03:45,323
Lake albano
is in the crater of an ancient volcano.
953
02:03:45,418 --> 02:03:48,285
A network of steel cables
has been laid in its waters,
954
02:03:48,379 --> 02:03:51,496
and within its boundaries,
wooden missiles glide along.
955
02:03:51,883 --> 02:03:54,215
The finals take place on a warm afternoon.
956
02:03:54,302 --> 02:03:56,759
In the single sculls,
the Soviet vyacheslav Ivanov
957
02:03:56,846 --> 02:03:58,962
maintains a serene 32-stroke pace.
958
02:03:59,057 --> 02:04:02,390
He has no rivals at castel gandolfo,
as he had none in Melbourne.
959
02:04:12,445 --> 02:04:14,106
The coxswain's head skims the water,
960
02:04:14,197 --> 02:04:18,736
and etches, as a diamond on glass,
the course of the German scull.
961
02:04:18,826 --> 02:04:22,068
A series of smooth strokes
followed by a few violent sprints.
962
02:04:22,163 --> 02:04:24,654
Knubel and renneberg win the race.
963
02:04:25,458 --> 02:04:28,621
The boy who traced their course
climbs onto the raft with them,
964
02:04:28,711 --> 02:04:31,544
and receives the gold medal
from Avery brundage,
965
02:04:31,631 --> 02:04:33,371
President of the olympic committee.
966
02:04:45,228 --> 02:04:48,516
Another German boy
goes fo see the president.
967
02:04:48,606 --> 02:04:50,846
He is the coxswain who guided
the coxed fours to victory.
968
02:04:51,317 --> 02:04:53,353
The Italians win the bronze medal.
969
02:04:58,616 --> 02:05:02,780
In the coxless fours,
us and ussr take turns leading the race.
970
02:05:14,215 --> 02:05:19,255
Italy catches up to the Soviets
and overtakes them 700 m from the finish.
971
02:05:25,143 --> 02:05:28,931
Then they attack the Americans,
but the lake Washington picks up the pace.
972
02:05:29,022 --> 02:05:31,013
They dig in with their oars.
973
02:05:31,899 --> 02:05:36,359
The United States fake the gold,
followed by Italy and the Soviet union.
974
02:05:52,587 --> 02:05:54,953
Dusk on the lake.
975
02:05:55,048 --> 02:05:59,257
The most classic of the rowing races
begins - the eights.
976
02:06:49,393 --> 02:06:52,351
The formidable German scull
of the ditmarsia ratzeburger club
977
02:06:52,438 --> 02:06:55,680
races to the finish
at a pace of 48 strokes a minute.
978
02:07:00,988 --> 02:07:04,105
Canada and czechoslovakia
are in second and third place.
979
02:07:07,745 --> 02:07:10,612
Then the United States,
after 40 straight years of winning.
980
02:07:11,290 --> 02:07:12,746
[Taly comes in sixth.
981
02:07:24,137 --> 02:07:27,755
Livio berruti, a 19-year-old student,
has been waiting for the 200m race.
982
02:07:28,599 --> 02:07:31,966
Berruti is shy,
but with the obstinacy of the confident,
983
02:07:32,061 --> 02:07:34,222
he is certain he will make it
fo the final
984
02:07:36,023 --> 02:07:39,140
he wins his quarterfinal in 20.8 seconds.
985
02:07:39,235 --> 02:07:42,193
He could have run faster,
but he's first and doesn't overdo it
986
02:07:45,616 --> 02:07:48,403
berruli is a wise young man,
who always looks ahead.
987
02:07:48,494 --> 02:07:51,577
Tomorrow he will have fo compete
n the semifinal and the final
988
02:07:53,416 --> 02:07:57,125
in the semifinal, he faces two Americans -
Norton and Johnson.
989
02:07:58,713 --> 02:08:03,753
He has no rivals going around the turn,
as if impervious to centrifugal force.
990
02:08:06,596 --> 02:08:09,713
His stupendous equilibrium
helps him overcome it.
991
02:08:10,683 --> 02:08:14,016
Coming out of the turn,
berruti is clearly in the lead.
992
02:08:48,221 --> 02:08:53,090
With 20.05, he sets a new olympic record
and matches the world record.
993
02:08:57,480 --> 02:09:00,062
This is the ritual that precedes
the final race.
994
02:09:01,317 --> 02:09:04,980
Only livio berruti is calm,
as he performs the duties of the host,
995
02:09:05,071 --> 02:09:07,938
showing his rivals the courtesy
the rules of hospitality demana,
996
02:09:08,032 --> 02:09:10,148
as they worry about the race.
997
02:09:11,869 --> 02:09:14,076
The moment of truth has arrived.
998
02:09:20,962 --> 02:09:23,999
Berruti overtakes the victims
of centrifugal force.
999
02:09:24,090 --> 02:09:27,253
An auspicious flight of doves,
and victory.
1000
02:09:34,642 --> 02:09:37,099
His time, 20.05.
1001
02:09:37,186 --> 02:09:41,475
Twice in two hours,
berruti has matched the world record.
1002
02:09:49,573 --> 02:09:53,691
Lester carney is second,
while Johnson and Norton faded.
1003
02:10:02,878 --> 02:10:06,712
The French seye, third,
seems to be admiring a prodigy.
1004
02:10:06,799 --> 02:10:09,336
Berruti is himself
even in his moment of triumph,
1005
02:10:09,427 --> 02:10:13,511
as if unaware of having stopped time
in a moment of extreme effort
1006
02:10:22,481 --> 02:10:25,063
For the first ime
in the history of the Olympics,
1007
02:10:25,151 --> 02:10:27,392
an Italian has won a sprinting race.
1008
02:10:28,195 --> 02:10:32,780
Of the 13 gold meaals won by Italy,
this may be the most precious.
1009
02:11:00,770 --> 02:11:04,558
In the late afternoon of September 10,
in the piazza del campidoglio,
1010
02:11:04,648 --> 02:11:07,310
a new chapter of the legend
of marathon begins.
1011
02:11:08,611 --> 02:11:11,569
The marathon of Rome is already
legendary in our minds,
1012
02:11:11,655 --> 02:11:15,364
as epic as the story of the soldier
pheidippides, the messenger of victory,
1013
02:11:15,451 --> 02:11:18,443
who ran 26 miles from marathon to Athens.
1014
02:11:19,163 --> 02:11:22,246
When he arrived, he was barely able
fo make his announcement,
1015
02:11:22,333 --> 02:11:23,823
and aied of exhaustion.
1016
02:11:24,293 --> 02:11:26,830
The first dramatic telegram in history.
1017
02:11:27,546 --> 02:11:31,004
Men from all over the world
take part in this epic event.
1018
02:11:31,425 --> 02:11:33,086
We only know a few of their names.
1019
02:11:33,177 --> 02:11:36,715
Sergey Popov and his teammates
have practiced using zatopek's charts.
1020
02:11:38,432 --> 02:11:40,798
I wonder what this Ethiopians name is.
1021
02:11:40,893 --> 02:11:45,353
Everyone knows that
no one can beat zatopek's time.
1022
02:12:05,793 --> 02:12:10,287
The extraordinary humanity of the marathon
parades before the dioscuri.
1023
02:12:10,840 --> 02:12:13,456
White, yellow and black men
throw themselves into the race,
1024
02:12:13,551 --> 02:12:18,045
as if the finish line were here,
rather than 42 km and 195 m away.
1025
02:12:57,094 --> 02:13:00,131
The marathon leaves
the ancient colosseum behind.
1026
02:13:05,060 --> 02:13:07,051
The British Kelly is in the lead.
1027
02:13:44,558 --> 02:13:47,470
The Soviets go over zatopek's chart
in their minas.
1028
02:13:47,561 --> 02:13:49,017
Their faith in him is absolute.
1029
02:14:08,499 --> 02:14:12,617
Kelly is accompanied by the Irish messitt,
the Belgian vandendriessche,
1030
02:14:12,711 --> 02:14:14,622
and the Moroccans rhadil and saoudl
1031
02:14:14,713 --> 02:14:16,829
and the unknown Ethiopian we saw earlier.
1032
02:14:16,924 --> 02:14:19,836
His name is abebe bikila. He is barefoot
1033
02:14:40,864 --> 02:14:45,324
Then there are only four men - Kelly,
vandendriessche, rhadi, and the Ethiopian.
1034
02:14:52,626 --> 02:14:55,117
He is 28 years old, married,
with two children.
1035
02:14:55,212 --> 02:14:58,124
He has spent his life running
on the shewa plateaus.
1036
02:15:01,343 --> 02:15:04,506
When he signed up for the marathon
in Rome, he entered his time,
1037
02:15:04,597 --> 02:15:07,009
even belter than zatopek's.
1038
02:15:07,099 --> 02:15:08,930
But no one believed it
1039
02:15:23,616 --> 02:15:26,824
Al the 20-km Mark,
there are only two men in the lead.
1040
02:15:26,910 --> 02:15:29,492
The first is a well-known runner.
1041
02:15:29,580 --> 02:15:32,117
The second is he, abebe bikila.
1042
02:15:32,916 --> 02:15:36,283
In Africa, it's the hour
when gazelles and lions go fo arink.
1043
02:15:47,389 --> 02:15:50,881
Abdesselam rhadi is an officer
in the Moroccan army.
1044
02:15:51,393 --> 02:15:53,554
He believes he's 30, though he's not sure,
1045
02:15:53,646 --> 02:15:57,264
because he was an infant when his village
was razed and his people dispersed.
1046
02:15:58,525 --> 02:16:00,516
Abebe bikila is also a soldier,
1047
02:16:00,611 --> 02:16:03,273
a member of the imperial guard
of Halle selassie.
1048
02:16:03,822 --> 02:16:05,904
He is the emperors messenger.
1049
02:16:05,991 --> 02:16:08,824
Rhadi and abebe go into the night.
1050
02:16:08,911 --> 02:16:11,653
But the gates of Rome light up for them.
1051
02:16:30,641 --> 02:16:32,973
They enter a trembling tunnel of lights.
1052
02:16:33,060 --> 02:16:35,472
The marathon follows the ancient appia.
1053
02:16:36,230 --> 02:16:40,223
Al the 34-km Mark, abebe bikila
lakes the lead, sets the pace.
1054
02:16:40,317 --> 02:16:43,024
The rhythmic fall
of his feet on the road is implacable.
1055
02:17:08,554 --> 02:17:12,888
Periodically, a tremor goes through rhadi,
he loses some ground, and recovers.
1056
02:17:19,732 --> 02:17:22,815
Vorobyov loses faith in zatopek's chart.
1057
02:17:22,901 --> 02:17:26,189
He consults Popov and oblains
his permission fo do as he pleases.
1058
02:17:31,243 --> 02:17:34,406
In third place is the New Zealander
Barry magee.
1059
02:17:39,960 --> 02:17:44,329
Abebe caresses the road.
Rhadi pounds it, harder and harder.
1060
02:18:03,817 --> 02:18:07,560
Athletes with no hope of catching up
file under the arch of San sebastiano.
1061
02:18:27,466 --> 02:18:30,299
Some are completely spent,
but they trudge on.
1062
02:18:31,178 --> 02:18:34,011
Anyone who completes a marathon
is a winner.
1063
02:18:38,101 --> 02:18:40,092
Only one kilometer from the finish line,
1064
02:18:40,687 --> 02:18:45,977
rhadi is forced to allow abebe
fo go on alone, info this fabulous night.
1065
02:19:35,117 --> 02:19:37,403
From now on his name will be famous.
1066
02:19:37,494 --> 02:19:40,657
The emperor will promote him.
1067
02:19:43,959 --> 02:19:46,166
After 35 seconds, rhadi crosses the line.
1068
02:19:51,675 --> 02:19:55,213
Abebe bikila is already a hero
when magee arrives.
1069
02:20:05,564 --> 02:20:08,931
And then the two soviers,
vorobyov and Popov.
1070
02:20:10,110 --> 02:20:12,192
They have beaten zatopek's time.
1071
02:20:24,499 --> 02:20:26,490
And then many others.
1072
02:20:26,585 --> 02:20:29,702
They all deserve fo climb
onto the medalists' podium.
1073
02:20:30,255 --> 02:20:34,464
Even this man, who spent his
last ounce of energy to cross the line.
1074
02:20:42,851 --> 02:20:46,890
From now on the Ethiopian
is more famous than nurmi and zatopek.
1075
02:20:58,575 --> 02:21:00,782
Even the athlete who arrives an hour later
1076
02:21:00,869 --> 02:21:03,656
adas something to the history
of the race of marathon.
1077
02:21:34,277 --> 02:21:37,440
The grand olympiad is a mere memory.
1078
02:21:37,990 --> 02:21:40,902
The heart-wrenching memory
of a peaceful interlude,
1079
02:21:41,535 --> 02:21:45,995
which from August 25
to September 11 of 1960
1080
02:21:46,873 --> 02:21:48,784
was the season of the world.
1081
02:22:36,173 --> 02:22:38,209
Avery brundage speaks.
1082
02:22:39,259 --> 02:22:43,628
'May the Tokyo games also be
a source of gaiety and Harmony.�
1083
02:25:34,935 --> 02:25:38,177
The end
99510
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