Kelly Holmes - 800m, OG Athens 2004. Commentators - Steve Cram & Brendan Foster. BBC Coverage.
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@jamienon6572 Жыл бұрын
One of the truly great moments in UK sport. Think the whole nation cried in happiness for her.
@Dannielle2475 ай бұрын
I'm still crying now lol
@MrSimonsonLifts11 күн бұрын
I can honestly say I didn’t
@RexHeuermannКүн бұрын
Waaaah Waaaaah Waaaaaah
@SteveR-nl8dl Жыл бұрын
Coronation Day 2023. just watched this again , me a 70year old bald guy, still burst into tears every time I see it. wonderful - Go Kelly !!
@perrynnlynch188328 күн бұрын
Great comment right here and well said.
@cazb37293 жыл бұрын
This still gets me emotional years later. I remember being 13 years old and cheering her on like crazy!
@Skylark_Jones3 жыл бұрын
I shall never forget the look on her face after she crossed the line first, very emotional moment.
@redd605Ай бұрын
Why does this race still give me goosebumps watching it. Years later Steve cram marvellous commentary.
@adegbenroagoro51802 жыл бұрын
I've watched this race so many times since 2004. This imo is the best clip of it on KZfaq. The commentary was excellent. Brendan Foster predicted her tactics to the T. The prior assesment of the runners was spot on. This was top notch commentary by two former world class athletes. After all those years of disappointment Kelly was physically fit and able to run her race..... and won the Olympic gold medal.
@human77723 күн бұрын
You can hear Crammy choking up. Very well deserved for Dame Kelly.
@NPA10013 жыл бұрын
I always remember the girl who finished second having a rant after the race saying that “Holmes has no honour because she knows that another meter I would have won that race” Unfortunately love it isn’t called the 800 and one meter race. 🤷♂️
@jerryoshea31163 жыл бұрын
Never heard that before!.Such a stupid comment to make!. .Ít's called the 800 meters Race not the 801 meters Race!
@Mychelial3 жыл бұрын
Plus she was in the third lane around that last turn! She technically ran more than 800m and still beat everyone. :)
@seesidesummerhouse61123 жыл бұрын
Idk if that’s true or not, but assuming it is that’s one of the worst excuses I’ve ever heard.
@colinhoschakii6063 жыл бұрын
You sure it wasn't Ceplak in third? There was some bad blood between her and Holmes so it wouldn't surprise me if it was her having a rant.
@markgardiner174211 ай бұрын
Yes and had it been 1 m less then she wouldn't of won anything. It can work both ways. A perfectly ran race from Kelly
@Bob-moggit13 күн бұрын
Loved this My local went mad when she won 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
@paulquinn13493 жыл бұрын
Steve Cram "1:56 something. I don't care" .. classic
@martind5361 Жыл бұрын
That last "come on Kelly Holmes" is fantastic
@redmachine72 жыл бұрын
Still one of my favourite moments in the Olympics. What a woman.
@kevinprior35492 жыл бұрын
IT'S GOLD! Cram really is good at commentating on gold medal winning races for British athletes.
@kellyholmes53493 жыл бұрын
I still cry with pride every time I watch this, what a legend ❤ I'll never forget this moment ❤
@stephenpickettsp3 жыл бұрын
Great commentary..their excitement is palpable
@garethmurtagh3 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this and thinking that she was too far back at the end of the first lap! 🤣🤣 Steve Cram’s commentary was brilliant!
@jaydaniels61723 жыл бұрын
Cram was willing her over the line!
@luckyspurs Жыл бұрын
@@jaydaniels6172 Cram knows how hard the final 100m of a middle distance race is, when you're neck and neck with somebody. As does Brendan Foster.
@redrum4100 Жыл бұрын
Last three at the bell were the first three at the end. Pace judgement is key in the 800m.
@jonpogoda87973 ай бұрын
Dave Wottle
@rorylaughton-scott99115 ай бұрын
Incredible commentary, full of heart and emotion.
@morganscott49313 жыл бұрын
Still gives me goose bumps when watching this.
@Lf2968 Жыл бұрын
We had a poster of Kelly up in our school corridor. Inspirational. Brings tears to my eyes still now. The commentary builds this up fantastically
@classicsportclassictiyl85475 ай бұрын
An incredible race with incredible commentary from Crammy and Brendan Foster. Dame Kelly Holmes got the tactics spot on in fact the top 3 in this race Holmes, Benhassi and Ceplak were 6th, 7th and 8th at the start of the last lap and they ended up 1-2-3. That is the proof that middle distance races are tactical warfare. Jearl Miles Clark a world champion in her own right over 400m in Stuttgart '93 did Kelly a massive favour by towing the field round at a very quick pace the first lap was 56.3 whilst the the second lap was 60.0. But it was so close because Benhassi and Ceplak so nearly stole it from her in the blanket finish which saw Mutola run out of it. Benhassi's silver was a great result for her Crammy and Foster did mention that she had a great finish and she delivered and Ceplak's bronze was a great result as well because as Crammy mentioned the world record holder at 800m indoors hadn't been in great form going into the games but she turned up when it mattered and got into the medals. The scary thing about this was Kelly was originally not going to run in the 800 she was only going to do the 1500m but at the Norwich Union International event in Birmingham a month prior to the games she beat Ceplak by a big margin which gave her confidence. She only made the decision to double up 5 days before the 800m and what a decision it was. Crammy summed it up at 5:43 this was the culmination of a long, painful, emotional road for Kelly, a silver and bronze from the '95 worlds behind 2 all time greats in Ana Quirot and Hassiba Bulmerka, run out of it in the Masterkova Olympics in 96, unbeaten going into the 97 worlds and then pulling up injured in the heats, bronze in Sydney after 6 weeks training, commonwealth champion in Manchester 02, silver in Paris 03 and now finally Olympic glory.
@Lf2968Ай бұрын
Love this background!
@sanderslongdrive3 жыл бұрын
Kelly was the ultimate fighter! She never quit. There's no substitute for an hour's bayonet practice at dawn six days a week.
@garyproffitt594111 ай бұрын
A very brave heart todo very intelligent Kelly Holmes and tears with my eyes 😭👍
@dannyp283311 ай бұрын
I remember watching this as a 10 year old, on holiday with my parents and brother. It was on in all the pubs and bars, and the whole place we were at erupted when she won. Lots of good memories of just pure joy.
@ianmarsden11303 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best fields ever in women's middle distance running. What a performance to win gold. I remember thinking that I had burst a blood vessel screaming at the TV over the last 50 metres.
@f0urstr1ng11 ай бұрын
Ceplak was right - another metre and Holmes would not have won gold. That is how perfectly she ran that race Ceplak ran a perfect 801 metre race. Hats off your dameship ❤
@classicsportclassictiyl85478 ай бұрын
Ceplak mistimed her finish because she and Benhassi were closing fast on Holmes but it was still a great bronze medal for her because as Crammy mentioned that season the then 800m world record holder indoors had been out of sorts going into the games but she turned up when it mattered
@JeffCreates11 ай бұрын
Such an impressive performance of consistency from Holmes. Isn't sport cruel sometimes though. Maria Mutola went from 1st to 4th in the space of 2 metres, and it was the final 2 metres!
@frankiedelgadoes6 ай бұрын
Amazing too when Mutola is probably the best ever womens 800 metre sprinter (note I said women which excludes Caster Semenya).
@antonyskiller26203 жыл бұрын
I had my foot in plaster and had to go back to hospital to get it recast after jumping out of my seat.
@perrynnlynch188328 күн бұрын
Lol 😆. Great stuff.
@bensmiling21 күн бұрын
I return to this race often. Always gets me. ❤😢😂
@timdalf2 жыл бұрын
The absolute grit that she showed in this race. I remember blubbing my eyes out when she did it.
@ThomasMuskettOCRhybridathlete3 жыл бұрын
Amazing memories they don't breed em like Kelly anymore still gives me goosebumps she was so confident in her ability to chase mutola n the rest down PRIDE OF BRITAIN DAME KELLY HOLMES🥇🥇🥇🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
@welshyyyyy Жыл бұрын
Absolutely love this, very reminiscent of the legendary Wottle 800m, both right at the back and came through at the end, wonderful, I remember watching this live and screaming at the TV 😍😍
@dombrandon30182 ай бұрын
What a wonderful moment.
@trupaamatis84202 жыл бұрын
Kelly, brilliant race! Well deserved. Outstanding commentary! R.I.P. Maria Cioncan! :(
@CoojertM11 ай бұрын
What an absolute memorable performance, one of the finest, if not THE finest in the history of British athletics! Kelly I salute you🎉
@LittleLozАй бұрын
Come on Kelly!! Still gives me emotion
@jacqueswieciech9829 Жыл бұрын
I met Kelly and her training group in South Africa. She's an awesome person
@evilzzzability8 күн бұрын
What a race! This is what championship level athletics is all about.
@melmortimer15453 күн бұрын
I was around 14... When I saw Kelly win the 800 and 1500 MTRS ...at the Olympics 2008.. I guess she was my first crush ...I loved her as a athlete..but she looked like a super hero to me...I had pictures of her on my bedroom wall... fantastic night in athletics... Melanie 34 🌈❤
@mikey65383 жыл бұрын
from last to 1st.. pretty epic come back to win..
@staytrue530711 ай бұрын
800 meters in less than 2 minutes is simply remarkable. Respect to all the runners.
@Mike202167 күн бұрын
Still think her achievements in Athens rank up there with all the greats.
@chrismac2234 Жыл бұрын
From Ovett to Holmes I've watched every British runner and since. Steve Cram commentary. O I remember when Cram creamed the world as well. It makes me so proud xx
@Fatima502 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful pictures and commentary
@annemalheiro576820 күн бұрын
Kelly saved Britain that day. Before that they were having a crap Olympics. Kelly is great. Seen her on tv quite a bit recently and she comes across as a lovely person
@TheJamie66668 күн бұрын
What a run by Kelly Holmes.
@ajacpmcm1233 жыл бұрын
Completely inspiring
@pemman11 ай бұрын
Excellent Kelly and what great coverage by the commentators :)
@paullundy8975 Жыл бұрын
Goosebumps
@Arun-nv8zi11 ай бұрын
Tactically perfect. 🙏🏽❤️
@chrisab66 Жыл бұрын
Who was the blonde girl? Came like a train that last 50, thankfully there wasn't another 10 metres left! Loved this.
@classicsportclassictiyl8547 Жыл бұрын
It was Ceplak the then indoor world record holder at 800m wasn't at her best form going into the games as Crammy and Brendan Foster mentioned but she turned up when it mattered
@GIBBO41822 жыл бұрын
The most worthy winner of a gold ever
@michaelsundell24223 жыл бұрын
What a race! One of the closest finishes one-through-four in Olympic middle-distance history. Was there ever a closer one?
@lsarpong3 жыл бұрын
dame kelly what a champion
@mohamedrifki6153 жыл бұрын
What a come back for Benhassi
@TheIkaraCult5 ай бұрын
2004 was magic for GB, Kelly obviously top but the 4x100 boys as well. Love watching these back
@DrCrabfingers11 ай бұрын
Perfect running....you know 100% your time....first lap, second lap, let the hot heads run themselves out....just stick to your time and your pace. Believe in your pace. Your pace will see you through.
@jaydaniels6172Күн бұрын
Jesus what a finish
@lordusmaximus14711 ай бұрын
Every runner in this race won many big races,what a performance from the UK GIRL 😉
@Laura-sg6ss2 жыл бұрын
CHRISTINE AND KELLY! Childhood💃🏽🤪
@harrier5154 Жыл бұрын
They don't come any better than that! What a race!
@Ross-od6ur3 жыл бұрын
Wow, watching this makes me realise how much I miss the fans in the Tokyo 😔
@201081hero10 күн бұрын
British women do quite well at the 800 when the Olympics fall in a year that ends with a 4: Ann Packer gold 1964, Lorraine Baker 5th 1984, Kelly Holmes gold 2004, and now Keely Hodgkinson gold 2024.
@thegee001ify2 жыл бұрын
What a race indeed.
@minavamp28114 күн бұрын
it's amazing that benhassi was dead last with 250 meters to go and she almost caught up to holmes. she almost did a dave wottle. holmes was 34 years old here. that is old for 800m runner.
@smith980820 күн бұрын
Having an Athens gold medal pretty special IMO
@gwynjames11 ай бұрын
What a lion she never gave up 🎉
@npm2457 Жыл бұрын
250m to go, the three medalists were at the back. To all you middle distance runners, a constant speed is crucial.
@jaydaniels61723 жыл бұрын
What a finish. I forgot how good this was.
@shanjones486911 ай бұрын
My neighbours could hear me yelling at the TV!😊
@Giskard100011 ай бұрын
Awesome
@melvinpackham74903 ай бұрын
You can just see when you look at Kelly Holmes that she had her game face on...
@kevinprior3549 Жыл бұрын
Ceplak... what a looker! ❤
@matthewsenior42083 жыл бұрын
That is how you run an 800m race see also Dave Wottle 1972 Munich Final. The exception to this rule is Rudisha!
@free2roam6743 жыл бұрын
And Athing Mu.
@welshyyyyy Жыл бұрын
The Wottle race is very similar to this, both waaay back but came through, both wonderful races
@KenDignamАй бұрын
Legend 👍
@luckyspurs Жыл бұрын
With Holmes v Mutola and Lewis Francis v Greene in the relay, what an amazing screaming at the telly Olympics it was.
@andrewpreston5022 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant commentary
@AminaAmina-tw2hf2 жыл бұрын
Mereceu
@James1-9-7-812 күн бұрын
Brilliant…from last place! I know it’s strategy, but jeez…
@hiramlopez11218 ай бұрын
what a battle!!!! the best won!!
@user-jf2dd1fe7qАй бұрын
Incredible comeback of Jolanda Ceplak
@resh..22 күн бұрын
That was absolutely incredible actually ! 😮
@archie69457 ай бұрын
Incredible finish from Ceplak. Hope Mutola doesn't feel too bad about this
@mikelewis14367 ай бұрын
She finished faster than anyone...shades of Ian Stewart in the 5000m at Munich '72...too little, too late...
@SA-bx9cp9 ай бұрын
You can only beat who is in front of you but my memory is that several of the very top athletes were not competing in the 800m at these games and that KH best time for the 800m was well below the best in the world at the time. But gold medals mean everything.
@classicsportclassictiyl85478 ай бұрын
KH's winning time was 1:56.39 it actually wasn't far off the world lead which was the Russian Tatyana Andrianova. As Crammy mentioned right at the start Andrianova had the world leading time going into the games which was 1:56.23. But considering the Russian champs were only a couple of weeks prior to the games she went missing in this final she got her tactics wrong by running with the pace set by Miles Clark which was quicker than the race needed to be. In fact the other 2 Russians in the field Svetlana Cherkasova and Natalya Khrushchelyova both were eliminated in the semi finals. Also another thing Kelly was unsure going into the games whether she was actually going to take part in the 800 even though she beat Ceplak at the Norwich Union International event in Birmingham in the lead up to Athens she only decided 5 days before the 800m that she was going to do it. It turned out to be an inspired decision.
@NedLudd71711 ай бұрын
What a race
@bodysuitguy Жыл бұрын
The dude with the blonde hair almost had her at the line there. Phew!
@RamonLezama-rd1lzАй бұрын
Que final
@admiralbenbow5083 Жыл бұрын
She was a tremendous runner. Some time after the Olympic double I was waiting in the traffic on Chelsea Bridge and there she was talking with a couple of people all in jogging gear, and her head was on a 360 degree swivel, Im famous whos looking at me type of thing, consumed with self regard. I must admit I felt rather disappointed.
@stuartjohnson796711 ай бұрын
I thought Maria Mutola looked like a man. But by Jove Old Chap or Chapess….! But that missy Ceplak deffo looks 👀 like a bloke. The best woman won on the day. The amount of near misses and injuries Dame Kelly Holmes had, had over the years made it even more enjoyable than ever in my book. Also the look 👀 of astonishment on her face. Magical. Then she went on to win the 1500m later. Pure Gold X’s 2. Go on Kelly, ya showed the world. Numero Uno….!
@kurtmcfc16292 жыл бұрын
Hassan clearly based her style of Kelly, Homles gave me some great memories as a kid.
@markhiggins831510 ай бұрын
In what way has Sifan Hassan based her style on Kelly Holmes? I can't see any resemblance in terms of their respective running style, tactics or come to that anything physical at all as they are built very differently and have a stride that is very different. Sorry I can see absolutely no resemblance between the two at all other than they both run the 1500m(which this race wasn't). This race was run at a distance that Sifan has not run at the highest level(which is saying something as Sifan has competed at a great variety of distances).
@runuphill2 ай бұрын
Benhassi ran even faster than Kelly over the final 400 and the final 200, but just left it a smidge too late.
@LeroyKinkade Жыл бұрын
That guy is always putting her down, saying everyone else is slowing!
@wildernesstraining195711 ай бұрын
Ceplak outstanding finish having been hampered on the back straight. Finishing line just came a fraction too soon for her!
@Az-om8rw11 ай бұрын
I realise the commentators are British but, just once, they might have mentioned the second and third place girls who came from way back.
@jontyarnold8522 Жыл бұрын
A British commentator wanting a Brit to win… that’s what sport is about… great race..
@gavinandrews843 Жыл бұрын
first 4 at half way were last 4
@kiely45613 күн бұрын
Maria Mutola brought the best out of Kelly
@JMundy16818 күн бұрын
We've a new golden girl now! Think Keely Hodgkinson is going to get the world title next year, true racer. Kelly was never world champion
@human77718 күн бұрын
Name one person man or woman, other than Kelly that has won 800 and 1500 Olympic golds in the same games. I’ll wait. Last person to win 2 golds in a games on the track before Kelly was Albert Hill, 84 years prior.
@tommytempo117 күн бұрын
Peter Snell 800m & 1500m Tokyo 1964.
@xandyb2oo822 күн бұрын
4 years before she gets banned for performance drug use then four years later does this.. cover up drugs got so much better 😂😂😂😂
@TransoceanicOutreach11 ай бұрын
Two of the medallists were taking drugs, and it wasn't the winner.
@alessandrodelmonte5765 Жыл бұрын
Great competition but Holmes had not the perfect, armonic stile of running to day esprime KELLY HODGINKSON . AN other sky.
@tommytempo1 Жыл бұрын
Indeed, but Kelly has two big G's in her possession!!
@alessandrodelmonte5765 Жыл бұрын
@@tommytempo1 Ed è corretta durante la gara, saluta sempre tutte le avversarie con gentilezza,poi è bella ..molto. Insomma" for Budapest my first one is KEELY HODGINKSON " GOLD".
@tommytempo1 Жыл бұрын
@@alessandrodelmonte5765 Hopefully, but she has to beat Mu and Moraa in a very fast pace.
@classicsportclassictiyl8547 Жыл бұрын
@@tommytempo1 I have to say Hodginkson is very very good could she better than Dame Kelly if she keeps free of injury I think she could emulate her achievements
@allws96832 жыл бұрын
I find Kelly sympathetic, but she looked so unhealthy anorexic in Athens. Scary almost, her hollow eyes. Very differerent from her normal looks (in Sydney 2000 for example). It's great reat she gained her double triumph. And even better she could retire with that, because competing/living long term , with low weight like that could not be good ..