The great performances and stories behind the XXV Olympiad
1992
93 Minutes
Olympic Games
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Bob Costas hosts this NBC sports video that was released in 1992 with a total tape time of 96 minutes. After the introduction and opening ceremony this tape jumps right into about 15 minutes of Track coverage and then about 6 minutes of the Field events.
Eight Men's running events are covered showing everything up to 400 meters in its entirety. Linford Christie leads Frank Fredericks and Dennis Mitchell in the 100 meters; Mike Marsh wins the 200; Quincy Watts runs the second fastest 400 ever in leading Steve Lewis to the line in the 400 meter event; hometown favorite Fermin Cacho wins the 1500 meter where only the last straight is shown; Mark McKoy from Canada wins over Tony Dees and Jack Pierce in the high hurdles; Kevin Young sets a World Record of 46.79 in defeating Winthrop Graham and Kirss Akabusi in the 400 hurdles with unique overhead camera work for the first two hurdles; Mike Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Dennis Mitchell and Carl Lewis combine to set a World Record 4x100 relay in 37.40; and finally for men was the 4x400 finish with the United States setting another World Record of 2:55.74.
The coverage of the seven women's running events features: Gail Devers, Gwen Torrence, Merlene Ottey (in her 4th Olympics) all in the 100 meters; Juliet Cuthbert and Ottey chase Torrence in the 200 meters; Hassiba Boulmerka becomes the first ever Olympic champion from Algeria in winning the 1500; Paraskevi Patoulidou from Greece took the 100 meter hurdles as Gail Devers tripped on the last barrier (Devers has a short interview following); Sally Gunnell wins the 400 over Sandra Farmer-Patrick; and both relay events are shown with Evelyn Ashford leading off the 4x100 at the age of 35 in her 4th Olympic Games. Field events follow for another six minutes before this tape ventures off into other Summer Games event coverage.
