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Olympics: Favourite Moments

ValleyGary
ValleyGary Posts: 37,975
in Other Football and Sports
As it begins tomorrow and trying to get into the Olympic mood, what's your favourite ever moments?

Certainly the Saturday night in The Olympic Stadium at London 2012

Eric The Eel

Derek Redmond and his father at Barcelona 92.
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  • creepyaddick
    creepyaddick Posts: 6,152
    I've never got excited by the Olympics but that Saturday night was fantastic! The opening ceremony 2012 was great too!
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,845
    Linford Christie winning the 100m gold was a good one. I was in Torremelinos at the time!
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,304
    The Jamaican Bobsleigh Team carrying their sleigh across the line being applauded by all the fans has to be right up there as a moment...
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    Mary Decker and Zola Budd in 84
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,304
    On a serious note... Steve Redgrave winning his fifth gold medal is one of the best

    Andy Murray winning Gold at the tennis after losing at Wimbledon only weeks beforehand four years ago
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    Chad Le Clos's Dad in London cracked me up.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,849
    Seb Coe avenging his 800m defeat and winning 1500m in Moscow

    British men's hockey gold in Seoul.

    Kathy Freeman winning in Sydney

  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,070
    I was at Super Saturday. Only the '98 PO final beats it in terms of sporting viewing for me.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,021
    Nadia Comaneci 1976
    Kerry Strug 1996

    Not that I have any interest in gymnastics though.
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,350
    The end. So all my usual soaps and shit can get back to normal!
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  • Ormiston_Addick
    Ormiston_Addick Posts: 8,810
    edited August 2016
    Brazilian women's Beach Volleyball team - year irrelevant.

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/brazilwomenbeach/5897701116
  • killer kish
    killer kish Posts: 2,019
    Daley Thompson
    Mens Hockey Team Winning Gold
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    Coe and Ovett, 800 and the 1500.

    Enjoyed getting tickets for the Athletics in 2012,
    But the fact that 4 of the medal winners that night have been proven to be drugs cheats is disappointing. Thou TBF i had my doubts when the Russian fella cleared the bar on the Pole vault; without using a Pole !
  • charltonkeston
    charltonkeston Posts: 7,359
    British cycling team, awesome in 2012
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    soapboxsam said:

    Coe and Ovett, 800 and the 1500.

    Enjoyed getting tickets for the Athletics in 2012,
    But the fact that 4 of the medal winners that night have been proven to be drugs cheats is disappointing. Thou TBF i had my doubts when the Russian fella cleared the bar on the Pole vault; without using a Pole !

    Viagra taking bastard.
  • cafcnick1992
    cafcnick1992 Posts: 7,413
    I just love them when they end
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    Jade Jones in the taekwondo was a big highlight for me as she's my step second cousin (I think, it's complicated!) - it made a few of my family very happy.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    edited August 2016
    Mary Peters was good going back a bit.

    I also liked Kelly Holmes' reaction when she realised that she had actually won.

    Tomorrow will be different...
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,737
    Daley Thompson winning the decathlon in LA, '84.

    The Septics couldn't believe how brilliant he was.
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,039
    Agree about Kelly Holmes.

    Loved it when Ovett beat Coe.

    Abebe Bikila doing exercises after the marathon was a great moment.

    Bob Beamon.

    Coleman's commentaries.

    The Black Power salute in Mexoco (I think).

    And much, much more.
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  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,783
    MrOneLung said:

    Seb Coe avenging his 800m defeat and winning 1500m in Moscow

    British men's hockey gold in Seoul.

    Kathy Freeman winning in Sydney

    "Where was the German defence? Frankly, who cares?" (not the exact quote, I know, but close enough)
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,783
    Seb & Steve in Moscow. Daley in LA. Bradley. Mary. Kelly. So many good memories.
  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,677
    Long time ago I know, but the man who won the 400 metres hurdles in Mexico 1968 in a World record time of 48.12. David Hemery.

    British success was rare in those days, primarily because the Eastern bloc were all cheating druggies, the Americans were pretty much professional and the Aussies … well they had nothing better to do than play sport anyway.

    David Hemery was a quiet unassuming man and was every inch the British hero, he won the Sports Personality of the Year that year and was presented with the trophy by the great Aussie runner Ron Clarke.

    The commentary from that olympic final was also noted for a typical Colemanballs moment where David Coleman in his excitement gabbled that it didn’t matter who came third. It was in fact another British runner John Sherwood.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzofxFyNuG4
  • i_b_b_o_r_g
    i_b_b_o_r_g Posts: 18,948
    Daley Thompson
    The Queen parachute jump
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    The closing ceremony
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Bob Beamon jumping to an astonishing world long jump record in the thinner air at altitude in Mexico City in 1968, and his reaction at seeing what he had done is a strong memory, as was the Fosbury Flop as he won gold in the high jump, a genuine innovation which is rare in sport.

    I am looking forward to the Olympics, but it would be a shame if it added to social unrest in Brazil.
  • Sonicstud85
    Sonicstud85 Posts: 2,159
    Four years ago today - I was there.

    It tops my list of sporting events that I've been to.

    May 1998 is second.
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    I love the Olympics, I love the whole shabang


    However the most over riding memory for me


    Is that it went to a country that couldn't afford it, it's raped a generation of people from basic needs like education, hospital treatment, failure to pay wages of people working, shocking health and safety and more mass removals of homeless people and taking them where who knows

    The IOC have really shown their true colours and the whole Olympics gravy train has come to an end this year,

    2012 how to put on a show 2016 how to close a show

    The world is watching and like the workmanship the sewage and cracks are there to see
  • Rob
    Rob Posts: 11,786
    Raith_C_Chattonell said:


    The commentary from that olympic final was also noted for a typical Colemanballs moment where David Coleman in his excitement gabbled that it didn’t matter who came third. It was in fact another British runner John Sherwood.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzofxFyNuG4

    Yes, that was a bit of a balls up wasn't it! He would be crucified for that nowadays.

  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,127
    Bob Beamon winning gold and breaking the world long jump record by nearly 2 feet.
    2 freaking feet ffs.
    Long jump record are beaten by an inch or so at a time - it was like Beamon lept 20 years into the future.Incredible.
    Coe and Ovett dominating middle distance running.
    Have to admit I enjoyed Ovett striking first with a gold in Coe's favoured distance.
    Daley Thompson, Linford Christie, Jonathan Edwards, Dave Hemery, Andy Murray.
    Any Brit win is enjoyable

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