Used to pretend we were all these runners as kids in the 1980s, doing Olympics and making our own medals! Great times and great memory's 🥇🙋❤️
@davidarmola62184 күн бұрын
Earl Jones of Eastern Michigan University got the bronze medal in that race. He was a tremendous talent from Detroit, Michigan.
@welshtoro32562 күн бұрын
Yes he was. He ran a fantastic race and was only defeated on the day by an all time great and record holder and a man that was unbeatable for two years.
@lurule Жыл бұрын
Joaquim Cruz um Orgulho para nós brasileiros ❤
@paulbradshaw3033 жыл бұрын
One high quality field totally dominated by Cruz. Awesome that year
@richardmilliken87052 жыл бұрын
Indeed! Cruz could've run faster if pushed in the last 100m.
@alhajiibrahimbarrie9934 Жыл бұрын
Such a Great Race. 1:43:00 in 1984 is really Impressive ( over 2 seconds faster than the 2020 Olympic final)
@carlsummers2316 Жыл бұрын
And over 1.5 seconds slower than the 2012 final
@hansdekorver73658 ай бұрын
@@carlsummers2316 Over 2 seconds.( 1.40.91 ) . But Cruz had to work for it ( The outdoor track ) , with a slower result.
@carlsummers23168 ай бұрын
@@hansdekorver7365 I think leading the Olympic 800m final from gun to tape and breaking the world record in the process would class as working hard for it 🤔
@Revolver19814 ай бұрын
The average times today in the 800 metres and 1500 metres are similar to back then.
@ewaf886 ай бұрын
I can't believe this is nearly 40 years ago, I remember watching it live wondering if Coe could at last get his Olympic gold. Perhaps Coe was a couple of years past his absolute 800m best at this point.
@ajw953327 күн бұрын
Do you mean 'at last get his 800m gold to add to the 1500m gold he had won in Moscow'?
@ewaf8827 күн бұрын
@@ajw9533 Yes, poorly worded by myself.
@theringmaster886Ай бұрын
Incredible strength from Cruz
@freewheelman6811 күн бұрын
What a cracking video, going back 40 years in an instant.
@Sanctified5711 ай бұрын
Sad that Ovett was so debilitated with his health that year.
@peterh135311 ай бұрын
Ovett ended up in hospital for two nights!
@joejoejoe457711 ай бұрын
Yes, you have to wonder what he could have done in the 800 or 1500 if healthy. An all-time great.
@redrum41002 ай бұрын
@@joejoejoe4577 Medals in both, for sure.
@paulwilliams8389Ай бұрын
With hindsight I'm sure Ovett would have skipped defending his 800m title and just concentrated on the 1500m. I fancy he would have got a medal and it would have been a British 1-2-3.
@martynhanson19 күн бұрын
@@joejoejoe4577 Yes, look at Ovett's times for the 3 800m races to the final - in those days it was consecutive days running as well, not like like now with rest days. And he got to the final of the 1500m as a sick man. I think it was as he said re his training camp in San Deago, he realized he was in the best shape of his life.
@martynhanson11 ай бұрын
It's interesting as Coe, he never said it, but gave the impression 'first is first , second is nowhere', and yet in both the Olympic 800m finals he fought tooth and nail for the silver when he was miles back from the gold and knew he couldn't win at that stage.
@hansdekorver73658 ай бұрын
1980 was for Coe a tactical bad race , walking in the outdoor tracks.
@carlsummers23168 ай бұрын
If Coe had preformed in the 800m, he would've won the double. He ran a tactically poor race. Watching it the other day I believe he was overly nervous which probably played a part
@martynhanson8 ай бұрын
@@carlsummers2316 Of course you fail to take into account the incredible motivation Coe got from that defeat. I suggest you read his memoirs about this time. Suffice to say you don't give Ovett a lot of credit.
@carlsummers23168 ай бұрын
@@martynhanson Ovett was a fantastic runner from 400m to half marathon (incidentally he was a decent high jumper which was his first athletic discipline) He was the 6th and final scorer for the English cross country team that were silver medalists in the 1982 world xc championships. I could go on reciting his career (including his English schools career) but I won't. However Coe was an exceptionally gifted and driven athlete. You don't see many Coe's in a lifetime.
@carlsummers23168 ай бұрын
@@martynhanson Btw I have Coe's autobiographies, both of them. Coe was the course record holder for the U15's boys at the Frodsham Hill race in 1972, he beat a coaching colleague of mine (Malcolm Plant) into 2nd place. Malcolm was a sub 4 minute miler who was very good friends with Ovett.
@mcharrisment47652 жыл бұрын
Very time fast I must say for an Olympic Final
@TheBundleofkent2 жыл бұрын
Cruz was fucking amazing
@APBCTechnique2 жыл бұрын
Coe wasn’t even close to Cruz missile 🚀
@Ruda-n4h2 жыл бұрын
A mini Juantorena.
@binkyxz328 күн бұрын
Near even splits ~ 51.2 and 51.8
@Ramps-rc9iy20 күн бұрын
@@APBCTechniqueIn what sense, just this race yes but over all absolutely not.
@vasilisneorun1700Ай бұрын
Cruz won easily, running most of the race in lane 2...amazing athlete, his style reminds me a little bit of Alberto Juantorena
@imemine649415 күн бұрын
.. Cram beat him over 800 the year after
@johnrogan94202 жыл бұрын
Great photography
@anthonyclarke55797 күн бұрын
Filmed in Blurovision.
@missasinenomine14 сағат бұрын
Or underwater?
@mikenealon404211 ай бұрын
LA'84!
@LK-bz9sk11 ай бұрын
Man they were flying from the gun.
@Bungadin284511 ай бұрын
Cruz missile
@peterh135311 ай бұрын
Coe pulling faces means he has lost! Plenty left in the tank and not distressed at all despite hitting top speed. Cruz ran his own race and deserved the win. Beat the fastest 800m runner of all time (then) by some distance.
@richmac84387 ай бұрын
Coe was likely past his peak over the 800m distance... He could not repeat his performances from 1981...he had lost some basic speed. Cruz was the man of the year in 1984 over 800m... Untouchable... Cruz had potential to improve and run faster, although I suggest injuries prevented Cruz from reaching his peak of 800m.
@richmac84387 ай бұрын
Coe was likely past his peak over the 800m distance... He could not repeat his performances from 1981...he had lost some basic speed. Cruz was the man of the year in 1984 over 800m... Untouchable... Cruz had potential to improve and run faster, although I suggest injuries prevented Cruz from reaching his peak of 800m.
@richmac84387 ай бұрын
Coe was likely past his peak over the 800m distance... He could not repeat his performances from 1981...he had lost some basic speed. Cruz was the man of the year in 1984 over 800m... Untouchable... Cruz had potential to improve and run faster, although I suggest injuries prevented Cruz from reaching his peak of 800m.
@richmac84387 ай бұрын
Coe was likely past his peak over the 800m distance... He could not repeat his performances from 1981...he had lost some basic speed. Cruz was the man of the year in 1984 over 800m... Untouchable... Cruz had potential to improve and run faster, although I suggest injuries prevented Cruz from reaching his peak of 800m.
@richmac84387 ай бұрын
Coe was likely past his peak over the 800m distance... He could not repeat his performances from 1981...he had lost some basic speed. Cruz was the man of the year in 1984 over 800m... Untouchable... Cruz had potential to improve and run faster, although I suggest injuries prevented Cruz from reaching his peak of 800m.
@missasinenomine14 сағат бұрын
1:20 The neck crack didn't help Ovett run faster unfortunately.
@ernestovaldesgonzallez51564 ай бұрын
We only miss the best juantorena the horse,the best forever
@dashriprock31652 жыл бұрын
Does anyone have the long version of this BBC race? KZfaq had it for awhile, but took it down for some reason. The long version had good replays and commentary, etc.
@businessdoceurope13722 жыл бұрын
The is the BBC version, with stalwart David Coleman commentating.
@dashriprock31652 жыл бұрын
@@businessdoceurope1372 Yes, I know it's the BBC version, obviously, but they had an extended version that was up for awhile then it became unavailable.
@karinasilva6069 Жыл бұрын
Joaquim Cruz 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
@alessandrodorsi980011 ай бұрын
Donato Sabia died of COVID-19 disease , and he wasn't even in his sixties 😥😥😥... Many other famous sportsmen flied to Heaven that way , like for example Fausto Gresini did . Gresini was a motorcycle former world champion and manager
@imemine649415 күн бұрын
.. Did he die of it, or with it?
@alessandrodorsi980015 күн бұрын
@@imemine6494 of it
@franciscocalderon603310 күн бұрын
El memo que fue tercero y una mala salida impidieron ganar a Coe.
@APBCTechnique2 жыл бұрын
Coe wasn’t even close to Cruz missile 🚀
@denisej481311 ай бұрын
Given all the illnesses and injuries that had beset him in 1982/83, it was astonishing that Coe was even at the LA Olympics, let alone that he came away with silver in the 800m and gold a few days later in the 1500m, where he became the only man to defend the title. That all says an awful lot about his quality as an athlete.
@brendanbrown310011 ай бұрын
@@denisej4813Cruz pulled out of the 1500m. Coe’s overall performance was better.
@Sanctified5711 ай бұрын
A fit Coe and a fit Ovett would have devoured Cruz
@romildoalvesferreira529911 ай бұрын
Cruz foi o único que ameaçou o Recorde de SC que era 1.41,73, fazendo 1.41,77. Até hoje o tempo de Cruz é recorde Sul Americano e brasileiro. Tive a honra de competir com ele no campeonato Brasileiro infanto juvenil, na cidade de Brasília em 1979. Corredor incrível que derrotou os melhores corredores de sua época e que por várias vezes ameaçou o recorde mundial de Sebastian Coe, nos 800 m.
@denisej481311 ай бұрын
@@Sanctified57 I think Coe was fully fit, in that he was (unusually for him!) free from any injuries or illness, but he built up gradually over seven races during the LA Olympics to hit his peak in the 1500m final. To do the 800m/1500m double would have been a tough ask of Coe, Cruz, Ovett or indeed anyone.
@rubenscunha4986 Жыл бұрын
If Cruz were an American, he would end his career with 3, 4 golds, and not just 1 gold and 1 silver...
@Gertzy41 Жыл бұрын
He probably would O got shot by a cop if he was American 😭😭😭
@carlsummers23168 ай бұрын
@@Gertzy41 Carl Lewis managed to bag more than a few, last time I looked he was black
@heimihenderson45433 жыл бұрын
Brexit means Brexit #winning
@ozzie261211 ай бұрын
winning what?
@paulwilliams8389Ай бұрын
This has aged well. UK 4% down in GDP and a cost of £32 billion a year to the UK taxpayer. So much winning.
@imemine649415 күн бұрын
.. You think that's to do with brexit and not lockdown and Ukraine???
@bgdriver452815 күн бұрын
@@heimihenderson4543 I just want are country back #LegitimateConcerns
@joemorgan63611 ай бұрын
Young Cruz against a tired Ovett and Coe they were burnt out
@megadodge10 ай бұрын
Coe won the 1500 after this!! Burnt out??
@carlsummers23168 ай бұрын
And Ovett was ill
@paulwilliams8389Ай бұрын
@@carlsummers2316 Ovett performed miracles to reach two finals the state he was in. He shouldn't have run in the 1500m at all.
@carlsummers2316Ай бұрын
@@paulwilliams8389 He shouldn't have lined up for the 800m final. However it's the Olympics and it makes people make irrational decisions