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Animal olympians

United Kingdom, 1980
film

Fascinating comparisons are made between human Olympic skills and feats in the animal world. Shows many animal performances such as breath-held depth diving, ..

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Zoo Olympics

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Flying birds

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Olympia. Part II. Festival of beauty: the diving sequence

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Swimming and diving

Australia, 1983
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Limbering up

United Kingdom, 1962
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Beating the clock - at sport: the limits of human performance

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Athletes (Greek)

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In the swim

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Looking at animals: elephants

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Looking at mammals

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Flyaway

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The Athletes [Greek version]

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Achieve with honor

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The Athletes

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Speaking of animals

United States, 1983
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