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Olympic Memories 11/21 1980 Moscow

Olympic Memories 11/21 1980 Moscow

1980 Moscow.. In partial support of the American-led boycott. Australian athletes walked into the stadium with Denise Boyd and Max Metz carrying the Olympic Flag. AIS was slowly bringing the...

Olympic Memories 11/21 1980 Moscow

1980 Moscow.. In partial support of the American-led boycott. Australian athletes walked into the stadium with Denise Boyd and Max Metz carrying the Olympic Flag. AIS was slowly bringing the...

Olympic Memories 10/21 1976 Munich

Olympic Memories 10/21 1976 Munich

1976 Munich With Medals few and far between. Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser set up the Australian Institute of Sport to ensure our Australian Athletes could compete on the World stage....

Olympic Memories 10/21 1976 Munich

1976 Munich With Medals few and far between. Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser set up the Australian Institute of Sport to ensure our Australian Athletes could compete on the World stage....

Olympic Memories 9/21 1972 Munich

Olympic Memories 9/21 1972 Munich

1972 Munich Raylene Boyle says in her book "Raelene" .... my start had not felt right and throughout the race I never seemed to get my technique smootly under control........

Olympic Memories 9/21 1972 Munich

1972 Munich Raylene Boyle says in her book "Raelene" .... my start had not felt right and throughout the race I never seemed to get my technique smootly under control........

Olympic Memories 8/21 1968 Mexico

Olympic Memories 8/21 1968 Mexico

1968 MEXICO Ralph Doubell was recovering from an Achilles injury that had sidelined him for 6mths. In an amazing comeback in Mexico City (which is the equivalent of running at...

Olympic Memories 8/21 1968 Mexico

1968 MEXICO Ralph Doubell was recovering from an Achilles injury that had sidelined him for 6mths. In an amazing comeback in Mexico City (which is the equivalent of running at...

Olympic Memories 7/21 1964 Tokyo

Olympic Memories 7/21 1964 Tokyo

1964 TOKYO ....Betty Cuthbert was humming and relaxed when she made her way into the stadium ready for the best race of her life... She took the womens Olympic Record...

Olympic Memories 7/21 1964 Tokyo

1964 TOKYO ....Betty Cuthbert was humming and relaxed when she made her way into the stadium ready for the best race of her life... She took the womens Olympic Record...

Olympic Memories 6/21 1960  Rome

Olympic Memories 6/21 1960 Rome

1960 Rome  Olympics sees the emergence of our great Herb Elliot winning the Gold medal for the 1500m in 3.35.6  Wickepedia summarises this great athlete: Herbert James Elliott AC MBE...

Olympic Memories 6/21 1960 Rome

1960 Rome  Olympics sees the emergence of our great Herb Elliot winning the Gold medal for the 1500m in 3.35.6  Wickepedia summarises this great athlete: Herbert James Elliott AC MBE...