1983 men's World Cross Country- Gateshead Steve Ovett winning 1983 Southern 1500m
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@peterjames1088 Жыл бұрын
I love these old XC races. These races from the late 70,s to the Ngugi era are my favorite. Things really were not as interesting since the end of the the end of the Tergat era. My two favorite runners of all time in cross is Lopez and Ngugi. Ngugi looked like he was jogging as he cranked out 2:54 per k. Lots of respect for Pat Porter. He was an American that really put up a great fight every time he hit the grass.
@kennethkunz24494 жыл бұрын
Jon Brown ---- thank you for sharing this positively brilliant race! What an absolute nail-biter --- one of the best races I have ever seen. I am so glad for the winner, young Debele (and equally glad that a recently outed cheater didn't win. Propriety forbids the mention of a specific name). Sincere thanks!
@mikehano4 жыл бұрын
Just one cheater?
@riderun-cxr32155 жыл бұрын
Went up to Gateshead to watch that day. Thanks for sharing Jon.
@LPCLASSICAL5 жыл бұрын
Great footage from 1983 1500M. Thanks to the camcorder man and whoever preserved this and posted it.
@carlosdores203621 күн бұрын
Carlos Lopes, dos maiores atletas de todos os tempos. Viva Portugal.
@bigdmarine4 жыл бұрын
Great race! Alberto had already had the duel in the sun with Beardsley. He really was never the same after that race. I read that he and Beardsley both admitted that the Boston duel affected them both .
@lanagorgeous948511 ай бұрын
Alberto Salazar's last world class level finish in a race. He literally fell of the athletic cliff after this and became an average runner whom could no longer compete at the world class level. The Boston Marathon race of 1982 really impacted him, even though he did win the NY Marathon that fall, his 3rd straight win. So interesting to fall off so quickly, like he aged 10 years in just a few months. I was a huge Salazar fan back in the early 80's and I was so surprised when he lost the Rotterdam race. He was such a cocky and confident young man, but then in a flash he became mortal! I actually met him once. He was at this running clinic before the Twins City Marathon in 1993. He didn't run, Ed Eyestone and Lisa Weidenbach were the winners, I ran my first marathon and was happy to break 4 hours, hehehe. But I Alberton at the clinic how much he inspired me and he signed an autograph. He seemed very nice and smiling all the time. Made my day, to meet my idol ❤
@Hertzultra2 жыл бұрын
wow well that had me on the edge of my seat..
@lucazanaga58052 жыл бұрын
... Meravigliosi anno '80...che nostalgia...
@johmcg644 жыл бұрын
Great effort! You are all winners!
@MyChristine65 жыл бұрын
Two great Welshman, they were both serving in the RAF.
@OldhamSteve529 ай бұрын
Yes that’s when the RAF had some top lads, including Julian Goater, Deon McNeilly, Mike Hurd, etc. Army and RN could never beat them.
@samhardy63192 жыл бұрын
Great run by Dave Clark just behind Ovett in the 1500m.
@jeremyhomewood95735 жыл бұрын
The beginning of African dominance,,, But what a wonderful run by dave Clark !!!!!! FANTASTIC !!!!!!
@GeoAce7774 жыл бұрын
not at all, take a look at the ugly course, race in The States in '84 LMAO
@GeoAce777 Жыл бұрын
my dream is to design the ultimate XC course with a few ice cold streams, a muddy section, a wood chip stretch over a canopy of trees😌
@GeoAce7774 жыл бұрын
Salazar in tights GTFOH he must have been roastin'!!!! LMFAO 🤣🤤😂😅
@lukenorth71274 жыл бұрын
I’m a big Salazar fan (as an athlete, not so much as a coach). And I agree, that was stupid. So was running wide on the course the last quarter of the race. He screwed himself out of a medal for those two things alone.
@redrum41004 жыл бұрын
I see the winner chose to unsportsmanlike cut across Lopes at the death.
@donalowens41172 жыл бұрын
What? It's racing. Cross country racing. There are no lanes. Brilliant race by all the protagonists.
@redrum41002 жыл бұрын
There's racing and then there's being a ****. Try doing that with me and see how long you stand upright.
@qiyo28124 ай бұрын
@@redrum4100you wouldn’t do anything. You obviously aren’t fast enough to understand that no one cares. You wouldnt be at the front of the race. The winner obviously did nothing wrong
@mathematics55734 жыл бұрын
what was Ovetts winning time? 3.50? or under?
@ChristopherCudworth3 жыл бұрын
I didn’t know Salazar was 2nd and 4th in the WXC champs
@lukenorth71273 жыл бұрын
He was also the bronze medalist in the 1981 World Cup in the 10,000 meters. That was a couple months before the NYC marathon.
@Hitsystem4 жыл бұрын
'Castella', 'De Costello' or 'Costello'; which one is correct?
@markcera32304 жыл бұрын
Neither....de Castella is correct
@Hitsystem4 жыл бұрын
@@markcera3230 You know that; I know that; but the announcer didn't know that, Mark! They were the three different names he called De Castella without hitting the bullseye!
@mattiabianuccitrainer3 жыл бұрын
Haha! 😂 They should've called him "Moustache", the other is Alberto Cova. Both Legends..
@johnhambleton81283 жыл бұрын
Dreadful commentary...its not hard de Castella...Deek would have done 😎