Mennea used his hands and shoulders when he runs that trip..... he didnt uses only his quick legs here for his advantage against other runners. Great event to see, i have born 1982 so....THANKS!!!!
Frank Bough was an excellent TV presenter back in the 1970s. His on-screen manner was courteous and pleasant at all times. What is more, his well-modulated voice - which was posh, but not TOO posh - was very soothing and easy on the ear, as it were.
As a young lad growing up in Norwich in the 1970s and early '80s, I always got the distinct impression that big Frank was knowledgeable about athletics, and a genuine fan of the sport.
@6400az Allan Wells will be able to tell his grandchildren that he beat the great Valeriy Borzov AND the great Carl Lewis during the course of his career as an international athlete ! There are very few, if any, other athletes in the world who can truthfully say that.
The Valeriy Borzov of 1972 would have absolutely urinated on this field of Euro sprinters. (Please excuse my use of that somewhat crude figure of speech!)
[Continuing on from my previous 'post' about the prevalence of white sprinters in the 1978 Euro championships]: 100 metres final at the Olympic Games. Just as there will come a time when England win the FIFA World Cup again! I am a middle-aged man - 46 years of age - and I hope that I live long enough to see both of those things come to pass. Fingers crossed!
All eight sprinters in the Euro 100 metres final in 1978 were IC1s - i.e. white men! In retrospect that is perhaps somewhat surprising - given that the vast majority of Europe's top fast men today are of Afro-Caribbean ethnic origin.
That said, Christophe Lemaitre - the 6 foot 4" French sprinting sensation - is not of Afro-Caribbean origin ... and he is currently the fastest sprinter in all Europe. There will come a time, I believe, when a white man will once again triumph in the
Have you never heard of MR CHRISTOPHE LEMAITRE?!! (Unless i am very much mistaken, i think that you will find that this excellent French sprinter - who is a "white" man - has already broken the famous 10 second barrier on at least 3 separate occasions.
[Continuing on from my previous 'posts' about American sprinters who have used performance-enhancing drugs]: The Americans are hardly in a position to claim the moral high ground - in terms of honesty and integrity in the sport of track and field athletics. Looking back over the years, it is crystal clear that the U.S.A. has a very bad record - appalling, in fact - when it comes to use of illegal performance-enhancing 'persian rugs' by top class track and field athletes.
[Continuing on from my previous 'posts' about American sprinters who have used performance-enhancing drugs]: administrators have deliberately turned a blind eye to cheating, on the part of some of their top international athletes. During that year, several American athletes who failed drug tests administered by their national athletics federation, were allowed to compete in the Olympic Games - due to the dishonesty and unscrupulousness of certain U.S. track and field officials/administrators.
[Continuing on from my previous 'post' about American sprinters who have used performance-enhancing drugs]: believe that Borzov was ever anything other than a clean athlete, and a superb role model for young athletes.
Oh, and just one more point about cheating and American athletics (or track and field, as they call it on that side of The Atlantic.) On a number of occasions over the years (most notably in 1988, during the run-up to the Seoul Olympic Games) American athletics officials/
It was sad to see the great Valeriy Borzov perform so badly at those European Championships, back in August 1978. In that race, Mr Borzov looked a mere shadow of the super-confident, lightning fast sprinter who had won the coveted sprint 'double' at the Olympic Games in Munich, six years previously, in 1972. I would even say that he looked a shadow of the man who had won a bronze medal in the 100m at the Montreal Olympics, just a couple of short years earlier.
[Continuing on from my previous 'post' about Valeriy Borzov]: At the 1976 Olympic Games, Borzov was not quite as fast a sprinter as he had been 4 years previously, at the '72 Olympics. However, in terms of his build and physique, he was virtually the same in '76 as he had been in '72.
With regard to Mr Borzov's drastic decline as a sprinter between July 1976 and August 1978, the most likely reason for this was that he was plagued by injuries and/or illness for much of that two year period .
I was at a party about 20 years ago when I met one of the 200m guys from the 1968 Olympics. He said he and his friends were convinced that Borzov was a manufactured sprinter, or in other words, built with steroids. I can't help notice that his legs got a lot thinner in the late 70s when they were starting to check for that.
@ajoelo1 Clearly, you are no fan of Valeriy Borzov; the Ukranian sprinter who won two gold medals at the Munich Olympic Games in 1972.
But, just because you personally don't like the guy, doesn't mean that he used anabolic steroids to artificially enhance his sprinting times and performances.
No offence ... but I think that you are imagining it when you say that Borzov's legs were thinner in the late 1970's than they had been in the earlier part of that decade.
@ajoelo1 So you believed those American sprinters! they were jealous of Borzov at that time because there dominance was under threat and because of the Cold War era,also Borzov in the late 70s had injury problems a double achilles operation and he was trying to make a comeback for the 1980 Olympics.One final note are you saying that the Americans were clean!
@arsenal4274 There have been many 'unclean' American sprinters - i.e. athletes who have used illegal, performance-enhancing 'persian rugs' - over the years, as we all know. In fact, the Yanks have a pretty appalling record, in this respect. Therefore, they are hardly in a position to pontificate and moralise about the so called "cheating" of champion athletes from the 1970's, who came from communist countries, such as the great Valeriy Borzov. I might add that I, personally, do NOT
@lucasboden Ms Griffith-Joyner (G.R.H.S.) had a personal best time of 10.49 - an incredible performance which remains the (women's) world record to this day. That said, she would not have been able to produce that kind of time in the unfavourable weather conditions which those sprinters had to endure in Prague, back in Aug. '78. My guess is that 'Flo-Jo' would have been capable of running the 100 in around 10.65 in those adverse conditions (when she was at the peak of her powers, that is.)
@ewaf88 yes i quite agree, it does boggle the mind a little. though one must remember that Mennea was quite the freak himself, as he was the man who held the 200m WR all the way until Johnson broke it in the US trials. 19.72 all the way back in the 70's?! crazy...
@jimmyg141 Yes a better 200m runner than 100m. It would be interesting to see how fast he could run now if he was in his 20's. Modern triaing methos might have shave more off his time. It would be quite a showdown against Bolt and Johnson.
great quality
njrunnersnet 2 weeks ago
bravo Pietrino
yallowrosa 1 month ago
Mennea used his hands and shoulders when he runs that trip..... he didnt uses only his quick legs here for his advantage against other runners. Great event to see, i have born 1982 so....THANKS!!!!
MrJuha82 2 months ago
Eugen Ray, Du wirst für immer im Gedächtnis alle DDR- Sportfans bleiben !
222mozart 3 months ago
Frank Bough was an excellent TV presenter back in the 1970s. His on-screen manner was courteous and pleasant at all times. What is more, his well-modulated voice - which was posh, but not TOO posh - was very soothing and easy on the ear, as it were.
As a young lad growing up in Norwich in the 1970s and early '80s, I always got the distinct impression that big Frank was knowledgeable about athletics, and a genuine fan of the sport.
TheEctomorph 4 months ago
@6400az Allan Wells will be able to tell his grandchildren that he beat the great Valeriy Borzov AND the great Carl Lewis during the course of his career as an international athlete ! There are very few, if any, other athletes in the world who can truthfully say that.
TheEctomorph 4 months ago
The Valeriy Borzov of 1972 would have absolutely urinated on this field of Euro sprinters. (Please excuse my use of that somewhat crude figure of speech!)
TheEctomorph 4 months ago
[Continuing on from my previous 'post' about the prevalence of white sprinters in the 1978 Euro championships]: 100 metres final at the Olympic Games. Just as there will come a time when England win the FIFA World Cup again! I am a middle-aged man - 46 years of age - and I hope that I live long enough to see both of those things come to pass. Fingers crossed!
TheEctomorph 4 months ago
All eight sprinters in the Euro 100 metres final in 1978 were IC1s - i.e. white men! In retrospect that is perhaps somewhat surprising - given that the vast majority of Europe's top fast men today are of Afro-Caribbean ethnic origin.
That said, Christophe Lemaitre - the 6 foot 4" French sprinting sensation - is not of Afro-Caribbean origin ... and he is currently the fastest sprinter in all Europe. There will come a time, I believe, when a white man will once again triumph in the
TheEctomorph 4 months ago
@TheEctomorph no white dude has ever broken 10 seconds,that doesnt look likely to change soon.
scarred10 3 months ago
@scarred10 Yeah, right.
Have you never heard of MR CHRISTOPHE LEMAITRE?!! (Unless i am very much mistaken, i think that you will find that this excellent French sprinter - who is a "white" man - has already broken the famous 10 second barrier on at least 3 separate occasions.
Have a nice day, sir.
TheEctomorph 3 months ago
@scarred10
and Christophe Lemaitre you know ? LOL
MrPedro9128 2 months ago
[Continuing on from my previous 'posts' about American sprinters who have used performance-enhancing drugs]: The Americans are hardly in a position to claim the moral high ground - in terms of honesty and integrity in the sport of track and field athletics. Looking back over the years, it is crystal clear that the U.S.A. has a very bad record - appalling, in fact - when it comes to use of illegal performance-enhancing 'persian rugs' by top class track and field athletes.
TheEctomorph 4 months ago
[Continuing on from my previous 'posts' about American sprinters who have used performance-enhancing drugs]: administrators have deliberately turned a blind eye to cheating, on the part of some of their top international athletes. During that year, several American athletes who failed drug tests administered by their national athletics federation, were allowed to compete in the Olympic Games - due to the dishonesty and unscrupulousness of certain U.S. track and field officials/administrators.
TheEctomorph 4 months ago
[Continuing on from my previous 'post' about American sprinters who have used performance-enhancing drugs]: believe that Borzov was ever anything other than a clean athlete, and a superb role model for young athletes.
Oh, and just one more point about cheating and American athletics (or track and field, as they call it on that side of The Atlantic.) On a number of occasions over the years (most notably in 1988, during the run-up to the Seoul Olympic Games) American athletics officials/
TheEctomorph 4 months ago
It was sad to see the great Valeriy Borzov perform so badly at those European Championships, back in August 1978. In that race, Mr Borzov looked a mere shadow of the super-confident, lightning fast sprinter who had won the coveted sprint 'double' at the Olympic Games in Munich, six years previously, in 1972. I would even say that he looked a shadow of the man who had won a bronze medal in the 100m at the Montreal Olympics, just a couple of short years earlier.
TheEctomorph 5 months ago
[Continuing on from my previous 'post' about Valeriy Borzov]: At the 1976 Olympic Games, Borzov was not quite as fast a sprinter as he had been 4 years previously, at the '72 Olympics. However, in terms of his build and physique, he was virtually the same in '76 as he had been in '72.
With regard to Mr Borzov's drastic decline as a sprinter between July 1976 and August 1978, the most likely reason for this was that he was plagued by injuries and/or illness for much of that two year period .
TheEctomorph 6 months ago
I was at a party about 20 years ago when I met one of the 200m guys from the 1968 Olympics. He said he and his friends were convinced that Borzov was a manufactured sprinter, or in other words, built with steroids. I can't help notice that his legs got a lot thinner in the late 70s when they were starting to check for that.
Anyone ever hear of these rumors?
ajoelo1 6 months ago
@ajoelo1 Clearly, you are no fan of Valeriy Borzov; the Ukranian sprinter who won two gold medals at the Munich Olympic Games in 1972.
But, just because you personally don't like the guy, doesn't mean that he used anabolic steroids to artificially enhance his sprinting times and performances.
No offence ... but I think that you are imagining it when you say that Borzov's legs were thinner in the late 1970's than they had been in the earlier part of that decade.
TheEctomorph 6 months ago
@ajoelo1 So you believed those American sprinters! they were jealous of Borzov at that time because there dominance was under threat and because of the Cold War era,also Borzov in the late 70s had injury problems a double achilles operation and he was trying to make a comeback for the 1980 Olympics.One final note are you saying that the Americans were clean!
arsenal4274 5 months ago
@arsenal4274 There have been many 'unclean' American sprinters - i.e. athletes who have used illegal, performance-enhancing 'persian rugs' - over the years, as we all know. In fact, the Yanks have a pretty appalling record, in this respect. Therefore, they are hardly in a position to pontificate and moralise about the so called "cheating" of champion athletes from the 1970's, who came from communist countries, such as the great Valeriy Borzov. I might add that I, personally, do NOT
TheEctomorph 4 months ago
I love these men: Wells, Valery Borzov .
I love Pietro Mennea, dedication, art, knowledge (5 university degrees!)
skyjuke2006 7 months ago
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skyjuke2006 7 months ago
wow, back when we white guys could sprint???
onefoot7 9 months ago 2
@onefoot7 look christophe le metre the new white hope...
IOANNIS2 8 months ago
Great quality of video. It's frightening to think that Mr Bolt would be 6 meters or so ahead of these guys. Wells was my inspiration back in 78
ewaf88 11 months ago
@ewaf88 - Its frightening that Flojo could have competed with some of these guys and won.
lucasboden 8 months ago
@lucasboden Perhaps She was one of the 'Guys'
ewaf88 8 months ago
@lucasboden Ms Griffith-Joyner (G.R.H.S.) had a personal best time of 10.49 - an incredible performance which remains the (women's) world record to this day. That said, she would not have been able to produce that kind of time in the unfavourable weather conditions which those sprinters had to endure in Prague, back in Aug. '78. My guess is that 'Flo-Jo' would have been capable of running the 100 in around 10.65 in those adverse conditions (when she was at the peak of her powers, that is.)
TheEctomorph 5 months ago
@ewaf88 yes i quite agree, it does boggle the mind a little. though one must remember that Mennea was quite the freak himself, as he was the man who held the 200m WR all the way until Johnson broke it in the US trials. 19.72 all the way back in the 70's?! crazy...
jimmyg141 7 months ago
@jimmyg141 Yes a better 200m runner than 100m. It would be interesting to see how fast he could run now if he was in his 20's. Modern triaing methos might have shave more off his time. It would be quite a showdown against Bolt and Johnson.
ewaf88 7 months ago
Great video thanks
Bajinjo 1 year ago
great video!!!
thx a lot;)
jerryusa2011 1 year ago
Thanks a lot for uploading this, much appreciated!!!
Stahlgrau330Ci 1 year ago
@Stahlgrau330Ci Cheers!
ARRISIPPY 1 year ago
Great footage, thanks for sharing this.
Woodlander65 1 year ago
Great find. i could watch the whole championships with this excellent BBC coverage. thanks.
ollie705 1 year ago