Australians at the Olympics

Based on the book by sports journalist Gary Lester, the program is hosted by Olympic Gold medal winner John Konrads. Covers Australian competitors in Olympics from Athens in 1896 to Moscow in 1980. Rare footage is seen and some interviews with Australian champions such as Betty Cuthbert, Hubert Opperman, Dawn Fraser and others.

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Credits

director

Edwin Morrisby

production company

Southern Latitude Films

National Panasonic

Duration

00:48:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1984

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

325199

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

History → History

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Athletes - Australia

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Olympics

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

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, 1984

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