Discus

Episode of Series “Coaching and Training for Track and Field Events”.
Gives coaching tips for discus events from Olympic athletes and coaches, plus footage of discus events from the Moscow Olympics.

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Credits

production company

Electric Picture Company

Duration

00:12:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1981

Appears in

Group of items

Coaching and Training for Track and Field Events

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323626

Language

English

Subject categories

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Discus throwing

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Olympics

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

Betamax; Access Print (Section 1)

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

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Australia, 1981