Los Angeles 11 August 1984……The Awesome 4Some ! Strength, guts and sheer power ! All of our Olympic gold medal winning performances over the years have been great, but this has to be up there on the top shelf of all (!!) Olympic gold medal performances. What do you think? Mal
Perhaps not our better known Olympic medallists but Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie showed everyone how it was done and joined our elite group of Olympic gold medal winners. The pair also enhanced NZ’s dominance in sailing events whether in small boats or big boats. Mal
This gold medal winning performance truly captivated our little country. Horse and rider working as one. When Charisma rattled a rail the commentator summed it up saying “he know’s what he can get away with and what to leave alone” Just brilliant. Mal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH9olU7ALjs
I didn’t want to do this but Mike kept badgering me…”Go on, put something up” he would say. I’d say “No Mike, we’ll get every man and his ….ergh, dog putting up a pic “But Mike kept on and on, all day. “What about International Dog Day Mike, what will happen then?” I said. International […]
Los Angeles 1984…….One of NZ’s best performances when it came to winning medals. Who was around then and remembers this? Russell Coutts (now Sir Russell) …..didn’t he go on to do some other yachting stuff ? Americas Cup as I recall. Mal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R0_DMh2z78
Tonight we break with the format and we remember a giant in NZ entertainment. Billy T James, passed away this day 26 years ago There wasn’t much that Billy couldn’t do when it came to entertainment, ballet a likely exception. Hope you are still resting in peace Billy. You still make us laugh. Mal
Today’s Olympic Windback – London 2012 Eric Murray and Hamish Bond leave the others to contest the minor placings in the Mens Rowing Pair……..what a performance! Mal
Reigning World Champ Lisa Carrington took speed on the water to a new level in this event, the Women’s canoe 200m sprint and still looked as if she could blitz the field again at the end. Watch and savour this great moment in our proud Olympic history. Mal
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