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Olympics: Favourite Moments

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  • mr.se7
    mr.se7 Posts: 272
    Phelps breaking spitz's record and the clean sweep of golds in Beijing has got to be there amongst the ones already mentioned
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,843
    I love Olympic boxing and especially the Cubans. Stevenson and Savon winning their heavyweight golds are very memorable.

    But that golden Saturday night four years ago tops everything for me - I literally lost my voice shouting home Mo!
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,220
    Rebecca Adlington and Kelly Holmes Olympic achievements are highlights for me.

    Loved the Coe and Ovett era of running.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,952
    mr.se7 said:

    Phelps breaking spitz's record and the clean sweep of golds in Beijing has got to be there amongst the ones already mentioned

    The photo finish race he had was incredible.
  • daveaddick
    daveaddick Posts: 1,926
    Too many to name but here are some

    Mary Peters winning the penthalon in 1972
    Tessa Sanderson's tears of joy when she won the javelin
    Daly Thomson because he was great
    Coe/Ovett 1980
    The men's coxless four with Redgrave and Pinsett in 2000...what a race
    Super Saturday in 2012

    Could go on and on I love the Olympics because I get into sports that I would never normally watch.
  • Hornchurch
    Hornchurch Posts: 902
    Daley Thompson taunting Carl Lewis with his "Is the world's 2nd greatest athlete gay?" T-shirt. Wouldn't get away with it, now.

    Zola Budd's slide tackle on Mary Decker-Slaney

    Greg Louganis smashing his head on the diving board

    Pretty much every British success, in 2012 (and prior)
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 7,960
    edited August 2016
    The boat race when our pair came from nowhere to pip the Italian brothers on the line.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,849
    It was the Searle brothers and the cox was Gary Herbert

    beat the Abernagle (sp) brothers - amazing race.
  • Greenie
    Greenie Posts: 9,172
    Ben Johnson 1988 Seoul.
    Yes I know...but christ he was quick.
  • BDL
    BDL Posts: 6,000
    92 and Linford Christie, going absolutely mental when he won the 100m.

    Everything about 2012, managed to unite a Country and show us what we can do together.
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  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,083
    Derek Redmond by a mile. That sums up what the Olympics stands for for me. '92 was my first proper Olympics. Waking up at 8am on a school holidays to watch it then turning the tv off because it was swimming!

    Eric the Ell, Cathy Freeman, Chris Boardman, Linford Christie and Usain Bolt honourable mentions.
  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,127
    Greenie said:

    Ben Johnson 1988 Seoul.
    Yes I know...but christ he was quick.

    I was almost going to mention this one.
    At the time of the race it was one of my absolute favourite Olympic moments.
    He absolutely destroyed the supremely talented Carl Lewis in an absolutely awesome race.
    Took sadistic pleasure in the moment of the vain Lewis's humbling.

    What happened after cut me to the bone. What a bastard.
    And how dare he rob Lewis of his moment, his lifes work, what would arguably be the greatest of his many triumphs.
  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,677
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:

    Greenie said:

    Ben Johnson 1988 Seoul.
    Yes I know...but christ he was quick.

    I was almost going to mention this one.
    At the time of the race it was one of my absolute favourite Olympic moments.
    He absolutely destroyed the supremely talented Carl Lewis in an absolutely awesome race.
    Took sadistic pleasure in the moment of the vain Lewis's humbling.

    What happened after cut me to the bone. What a bastard.
    And how dare he rob Lewis of his moment, his lifes work, what would arguably be the greatest of his many triumphs.
    Shouldn't worry too much Lewis failed tests too. Johnson to this day doesn't think he did anything wrong on account that they were all at it - he might have a point ... (not my view though).

    https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/apr/24/athletics.duncanmackay
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,783
    I know it's a bit cheesy, but Eddie Edwards waving and doing his chimp grin at the crowd from the top of the ski slope. It didn't matter that he was crap, he was doing his best and loved every second of it. Olympic spirit personified.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Honourable mention for our very own Gemma Gibbons in 2012. Not really for mouthing 'I love you mum ' which in itself was very moving, but her demeanour, her body language, her attitude and approach as she stepped up to the plate for that medal winning bout was awesome.
  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,127
    Raith_C_Chattonell said:

    Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:

    Greenie said:

    Ben Johnson 1988 Seoul.
    Yes I know...but christ he was quick.

    I was almost going to mention this one.
    At the time of the race it was one of my absolute favourite Olympic moments.
    He absolutely destroyed the supremely talented Carl Lewis in an absolutely awesome race.
    Took sadistic pleasure in the moment of the vain Lewis's humbling.

    What happened after cut me to the bone. What a bastard.
    And how dare he rob Lewis of his moment, his lifes work, what would arguably be the greatest of his many triumphs.
    Shouldn't worry too much Lewis failed tests too. Johnson to this day doesn't think he did anything wrong on account that they were all at it - he might have a point ... (not my view though).

    https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/apr/24/athletics.duncanmackay
    That's interesting Raith.
    Can't believe I didn't know or had forgotten about Lewis's own misdemeanours.
    Kind of kills the feeling I had that he was hard done by.
    Doesn't make me feel any better about Johnson though.
  • harveys_gardener
    harveys_gardener Posts: 7,038
    bolloxbolder said:

    The boat race when our pair came from nowhere to pip the Italian brothers on the line.

    Greg & Johnny Searle of Molesey beat the Abegnale brothers. Interesting there is an Abegnale in the coxless pairs for Italy in Rio. A son I'd guess. Greg later raced in the Americas Cup.
  • Beckboy
    Beckboy Posts: 1,682
    Currently cheering myself up watching the womens beach volleyball ;-)
  • red_murph
    red_murph Posts: 2,460
    harveys gardener said:

    bolloxbolder said:

    The boat race when our pair came from nowhere to pip the Italian brothers on the line.

    Greg & Johnny Searle of Molesey beat the Abegnale brothers. Interesting there is an Abegnale in the coxless pairs for Italy in Rio. A son I'd guess. Greg later raced in the Americas Cup.
    According to Redgrave not a relative but does seem a coincidence.

  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,620
    Being in the Velodrome in 2012 when Dame Sarah Storey caught the Polish rider in the individual pursuit. Never seen it done at that level, and if the roof could have come off that night the crowd would have done it.

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  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,620
    Beckboy said:

    Currently cheering myself up watching the womens beach volleyball ;-)

    Pfner Pfner.
  • rina
    rina Posts: 2,334
    I didn't post on this thread before as I couldn't think of a real standout moment amongst all the great ones. However the On This Day thingy on Facebook has just popped up with my status from 4 years ago today

    'Bolt doing the mobot may just be my fave Olympic moment ever, one legend showing ultimate respect to another'
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,150
    The hockey team in 88.
  • harveys_gardener
    harveys_gardener Posts: 7,038
    GB mens hockey playing rush goalie to try and stay in competition.

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