Olympics - 1984 Los Angeles - Track - Mens 4 x 100 m Relay Finals - USA Gold 2 imasportsphile

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  • @DrLA-db8kk
    @DrLA-db8kk หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Saw this 40 years ago!
    40 years later... who is watching this in 2024???

  • @ajrocks12x
    @ajrocks12x 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Calvin Smith ran a monster 3rd leg.

  • @qbingbrothers6998
    @qbingbrothers6998 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Calvin smith was doing justice to the turn

  • @jesperhjensen1978
    @jesperhjensen1978 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    you know its the 80s when O.J Simpson is still just a wholesome American football hero and TV broadcaster

    • @ash27slick74
      @ash27slick74 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So what he killed two people. It's the American Way 🇺🇸

    • @mikeprevost8650
      @mikeprevost8650 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He was also a track star at USC. He ran on a world record 4x110 yard relay team with Earl McCullouch and Lennox Miller. The difference between 440 yards and 400 meters is negligible. They were hand timed at 38.6 seconds.

  • @Eagle8
    @Eagle8 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Carl Lewis was a once in a generation athlete. Greatness!!!

    • @Eagle8
      @Eagle8 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@nubiamancy you juice up and see if you come close.

  • @lucabrazzi8269
    @lucabrazzi8269 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The 80s was the best 10 years in every department

  • @thomasbridges7323
    @thomasbridges7323 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I still liked Calvin Smith's leg got his metal my man cut that bend so well

  • @jamievana8991
    @jamievana8991 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    The best summer of all time... When I watch this now, I get the feeling I got watching it back then..

  • @superfast30
    @superfast30 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    What an era!

  • @user-zj1ht8qo3h
    @user-zj1ht8qo3h 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Calvin was the stuff I loved watching him run in relays

  • @cosmicwarlord2002
    @cosmicwarlord2002 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I remember watching this "live on tele" in the UK and its hard to believe that it's 35 years ago ... Great running by the Americans, Calvin Smith ran a monster turn , Carl as usual was majestic on anchor .. Great days , great memories

    • @1arttu
      @1arttu ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Somehow it was Calvin Smith, who impressed me the most.

  • @leodamsma913
    @leodamsma913 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Calvin Smith, the all time best curverunner !

    • @1arttu
      @1arttu ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You are definitely right!

    • @mf5202
      @mf5202 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Someone that knows what he's talking about.

    • @user-zj1ht8qo3h
      @user-zj1ht8qo3h 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Very true

    • @stardancer4077
      @stardancer4077 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yohan Blake too

  • @klars3207
    @klars3207 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Man, I loved the 80's.

  • @elmexiyankee
    @elmexiyankee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    You know this is an 80s event when you see Carl Lewis and his flat top look.

  • @eddied6990
    @eddied6990 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Carl Lewis just has that freight train finish. The last 15 meters every race he looks bigger and faster, like a freight train on NOS. I watch Usain Bolt who is the best runner all time but he is just steady fast the whole 100 meters.
    Carl Lewis just has that unusual 15 meter finish specimen in him that nobody else in the world has.

    • @johntooth9294
      @johntooth9294 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I believe he has the highest top speed..

    • @jacobjones5269
      @jacobjones5269 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, he was known to just kill it over the last 60 meters.. When that stride fell into place, it was over..

  • @dalmaingrant2470
    @dalmaingrant2470 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This race was special because 2 Jamaican high schoolers were on the Jamaican team

  • @Octobersown_1019
    @Octobersown_1019 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Got damn Calvin Smith ate the fuck out!!! Straight Burners!!! 🔥

  • @marys3127
    @marys3127 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I was there. Gives me the chills to watch it again. Went to several track and field and running events because I was a long distance runner in high school at the time, I was just 15 years old. I have nostalgia for this time because I went to high school with kids from every background, financial level, every color - every race - every religion - and we were all friends. Carl Lewis was an icon and you've got to remember this was back in the mid-80s. There didn't seem to be much strife between black and white people back then. Seems like we're going backwards....in large part due to the "news" media brainwashing people.

  • @aaronkoeppe9057
    @aaronkoeppe9057 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    28 years later Jamaica 🇯🇲 runs 36.84

    • @carlmorrow1600
      @carlmorrow1600 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      We don’t care

    • @ash27slick74
      @ash27slick74 ปีที่แล้ว

      Like you said, 28 years later.....

    • @datname1939
      @datname1939 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@ash27slick74 considering we came second here that's pretty dope. But besides that Jamaica actually broke this world record several times before that 36.84

    • @jayceak7
      @jayceak7 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@datname1939 Actually, that wasn't the record Jamaica broke though - The U.S. with Carl Lewis went on to lower several of their own world records from the 80s through the early 90s.

    • @datname1939
      @datname1939 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jayceak7 thanks for the correction... it's probably going to be awhile before the current record gets lowered on repeat... if ever...

  • @erikmunson2457
    @erikmunson2457 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    O.J. called it! The man can do no wrong. - 1984.

  • @CRISTIAN6011
    @CRISTIAN6011 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Carl Lewis was the speed and the elegance at the same time to the top level

  • @evoman1776
    @evoman1776 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Didn't realize that Lewis came EXTREMELY close to stepping out of bounds on the exchange.

    • @pallen49
      @pallen49 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Was thinking the same...But if you look super closely, I think the edge of his shoes did touch the outside edge of the while paint..

  • @acxezknightnite1377
    @acxezknightnite1377 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    You can’t beat the BBC commentary though. I remember hearing “....and the big man has the baton....and history is being made....on he comes, Carl Lewis”

    • @daniel-johnlavaly4770
      @daniel-johnlavaly4770 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I agree :BBC commentators👌

    • @kyleatherton1317
      @kyleatherton1317 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      British track and field commentary is sooo much better. It builds the occasion really well. US commentary doesnt go right with whats happening on the track 🤣🤦‍♂️

  • @neneshubby
    @neneshubby 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Carl Lewis was a beautiful runner to watch

  • @Njoofene
    @Njoofene 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The good old days before Internet as we know it today and TH-cam. Those days when athletes have a name and you know who they are. Those were the days when we engaged in sports and meet real people, compared to this generation who are obsessed with TH-cam and dating apps.

  • @diggerspantry5289
    @diggerspantry5289 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Ben Johnson's start was amazing.

    • @eduardoyanez5746
      @eduardoyanez5746 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Pero este Ben era tramposo, usaba sustancias prohibidas que le aumentaban la masa muscular y resistencia. Cuando lo pillaron perdió todo.

  • @jamesdonoghue7967
    @jamesdonoghue7967 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Got goosebumps just watching this. WOW!

  • @ytcommentsguy
    @ytcommentsguy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Carl Lewis is the most celebrated American track athlete.

  • @daniellim366
    @daniellim366 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Carl's phiysical structure is shape to run & spring like a cheeyah. Watch him walk with his upper body ahead of his rump.

  • @GodsView1
    @GodsView1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Look at the form of Lewis as soon as he gets the baton.

  • @akbar8477
    @akbar8477 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Those shorts were very aerodynamic.

  • @SC-jh9qp
    @SC-jh9qp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    OJ knows all about slow motion races.

  • @ndspeedster
    @ndspeedster 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I was there.. when they posted the split times for the usa it said carl had run the anchor leg in 8.43 secs... faster than bolt or anyone else ever.

    • @imasportsphileiii6483
      @imasportsphileiii6483  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      bone daddy, the original Sportsphile was there also....and he has always said he saw the 100 split ever live....talking about Carl's leg

    • @Almarco82
      @Almarco82 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Carl's fastest leg ever was 8.96..🤦🏾‍♂️. Which was in '92

    • @aobane841
      @aobane841 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Almarco82 He ran an 8.86, IIRC, at the 1987 WC in Rome.

    • @aaronkoeppe9057
      @aaronkoeppe9057 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Usain bolt has the fastest 8.65

    • @megamillionaire4suremillio594
      @megamillionaire4suremillio594 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@aaronkoeppe9057 no bob hayes do 8.4

  • @thomasbridges7323
    @thomasbridges7323 ปีที่แล้ว

    Its some thing i watch this again even that music at the start pumping up what was to come

  • @mattfoley6082
    @mattfoley6082 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Am I the only one who loves to watch Carl Lewis run? I don't know what it is about his running style that is so pleasing to watch.

  • @russelljohnson2008
    @russelljohnson2008 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It's a shame ABC no longer telecasts the Olympic Games. They were the best.

    • @imasportsphile6247
      @imasportsphile6247 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      along with this video.....we at www.imasportsphile.com have the entire ABC 1984 olympics telecast posted on our site

    • @Sargebri
      @Sargebri 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep. Of course they would probably use all the Disney owned networks especially all the ESPN channels, ABC Family, Lifetime and A&E.

    • @verawallace9055
      @verawallace9055 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      NBC coverage is so biased and one sided Shameful

  • @robertstaffod2424
    @robertstaffod2424 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    OJ - track athlete giving track commentary.

    • @imasportsphileiii6483
      @imasportsphileiii6483  6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He actually did quite a bit of the "track athlete giving track commentary".....as we at ImaSportsphile webpage have lots of footage on OJ doing track commentary.

    • @gordonmckenzie2920
      @gordonmckenzie2920 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      OJ was a track athlete in his college years

  • @ndspeedster
    @ndspeedster 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    anyone else notice that one of the announcers is OJ simpson?

    • @imasportsphileiii6483
      @imasportsphileiii6483  6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      O J and Al Michaels were ABC's lead track and field commentators for the entire 1984 Olympics

    • @Sargebri
      @Sargebri 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      OJ also did commentary for ABC during the 76 games in Montreal. Everyone thinks of him as just a football player, he also ran track at USC and was part of their 4X220 yard world record relay team.

    • @imasportsphileiii6483
      @imasportsphileiii6483  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Your comment is spot on as we at ImaSportsphile have that USC world record performance in our library....which confirms your comment

    • @Sargebri
      @Sargebri 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks. Unfortunately, all records in races measured in yards, with the exception of the mile, are no longer officially recognized.

    • @imasportsphileiii6483
      @imasportsphileiii6483  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yep, and that is sad.....cuz the good ole USA has been very slow to accept the global metric system....so the great days of old boys in the flatlands of West Texas back in the 1950s and 60s when human flashes like Bobby Morrow and Dave Sime were burning the cinder tracks are already forgotten....and that is all the more reason the 1800 vintage videos already posted on our site are such treasures.

  • @akbar8477
    @akbar8477 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yes!!

  • @anilpandey6923
    @anilpandey6923 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ben Johnson the bronze medallist in 200m😂😂😂

  • @MrDarryl90210
    @MrDarryl90210 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Can't look at this enough.... Go team USA!!!!

    • @imasportsphileiii6483
      @imasportsphileiii6483  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      D. M. Cook, thanks for your comment....cuz I am just like you....I have seen it at least 100 times and it never gets old....plus, my Bone Daddy was at the 1984 Olympics and saw this event live....plus he set a record in fandom that will never be broken....as he saw a live event in every sport competed at the 1984 Los Angeles Games (26 sports, 26 live events attended). I know you will enjoy the Olympics section of my webpage at www.imasportsphile.com so check it out.

  • @evoman1776
    @evoman1776 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I knew Daley Thompson's best decathlon event was the 100 but I didn't know he ran in the relay. So who was the better athlete - Lewis or Thompson?

  • @justthink5854
    @justthink5854 ปีที่แล้ว

    great commenting of a fab moment.

  • @richardmanuel9812
    @richardmanuel9812 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oj was fast dude

  • @StFidjnr
    @StFidjnr ปีที่แล้ว

    the 1st and only NWR on the athletics track in LA 1984

  • @TheSolution4Kickz
    @TheSolution4Kickz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Calvin Smith had a point to prove on the 3rd leg after not making the final for the 100m. Grady and Brown's hand-off was bad and like OJ said that was a nearly full second lost.

    • @imasportsphileiii6483
      @imasportsphileiii6483  6 ปีที่แล้ว

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    • @marketches1974
      @marketches1974 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      He didn't make the team for the 100 metres or 200 metres let alone the final.

    • @imasportsphileiii6483
      @imasportsphileiii6483  6 ปีที่แล้ว

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    • @imasportsphileiii6483
      @imasportsphileiii6483  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Regardless of whether Smith made the Olympic 100m and 200m does not diminish from his world class speed....as his talents are well worth remembering....viza vie why we are posting many thousands of vintage videos featuring athletes, sportscasters, entertainers, artists, musicians and comedians of great talent....who are too soon being forgotten....and that is why every viewer of this video library should bookmark us at Ima Sportsphile.

    • @NotfromDetroit
      @NotfromDetroit 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      He was booking around that corner! This race and the Barcelona race are my favorite from
      Carl Lewis!

  • @paulespinoza974
    @paulespinoza974 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    More money was made at this Olympiad than any other in history.

    • @generalzod7959
      @generalzod7959 ปีที่แล้ว

      A big reason was that LA already had nearly all the infrastructure in place and ready to go. They didn't need all sorts of new stadiums and venues that would just rot away after the games like most Olympics.

    • @paulespinoza974
      @paulespinoza974 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@generalzod7959 You mean the swimming pool at USC, the Coliseum and the Rose Bowl. Perhaps. But regardless, the fact remains.

  • @thomasbridges7323
    @thomasbridges7323 ปีที่แล้ว

    They all were good

  • @udhaychatha9716
    @udhaychatha9716 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    And then Jamaica pulled up in 2012 olympics and ran exactly 1 second faster than this wr

    • @May-ve6sr
      @May-ve6sr ปีที่แล้ว

      Gosh only 28 years later. 😂

    • @forestgump8357
      @forestgump8357 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Probably had much smoother exchanges. That cost the 1984 team some real time. Even the pass to Lewis wasn't really clean, but they got it done.

  • @depaola63
    @depaola63 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was 21 on this now classic day 🌈

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    @imasportsphileiii6483  6 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @DanielSong39
    @DanielSong39 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Two of the runners played in the NFL

  • @imasportsphileiii6483
    @imasportsphileiii6483  6 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @mikeareal
    @mikeareal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Skinny Ben Johnson!

  • @KeruboOnkoba
    @KeruboOnkoba 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I wish I watched this team

  • @michellehowell4832
    @michellehowell4832 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow truly Amazing Carl Lewis is one of the best of all time……Great Job

  • @imasportsphileiii6483
    @imasportsphileiii6483  6 ปีที่แล้ว

    imasportsphile.com/category/football/ and imasportsphile.com/category/olympics/ where many of O J videos have been posted as a college player, pro player and sports commentator

  • @thomasbridges7323
    @thomasbridges7323 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ron brown football player flying like that dude was it

  • @ChannelOne-1
    @ChannelOne-1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Smokin!

  • @sanjayshelar8460
    @sanjayshelar8460 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    baton passes were superb congrats usa

    • @generalzod7959
      @generalzod7959 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nowadays, team usa struggles completing the exchange. This has been a problem for a while.

  • @imasportsphileiii6483
    @imasportsphileiii6483  6 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @Sicilian49
    @Sicilian49 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ahhh I see Ron Brown on the deck !

  • @robertparker9772
    @robertparker9772 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was 20 years old at the time

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    @imasportsphileiii6483  7 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @yaadgyalfood5059
    @yaadgyalfood5059 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Those shorts 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @thomasbridges7323
    @thomasbridges7323 ปีที่แล้ว

    You know all the countrys was fast to think of it

  • @kmfarek8185
    @kmfarek8185 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow I wasn’t born at this time

    • @TheMrpeejoe
      @TheMrpeejoe 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too born 2011 no worries bring back memories

  • @markdp1983
    @markdp1983 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Another US Gold - Free Krusty Burgers for everyone!

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    @imasportsphileiii6483  6 ปีที่แล้ว

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    @imasportsphileiii6483  6 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @user-zj1ht8qo3h
    @user-zj1ht8qo3h 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ron brown with his size was smoking as well as the rest of his team

  • @Andy-kw5nw
    @Andy-kw5nw 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ron brown exploded when he got the baton!

  • @toddk8114
    @toddk8114 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You gotta feel bad for O.J. nobody wanted him back in the booth after he was found not guilty

  • @thomasbridges7323
    @thomasbridges7323 ปีที่แล้ว

    How light they were on there feet

  • @imasportsphileiii6483
    @imasportsphileiii6483  6 ปีที่แล้ว

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    • @themoors4563
      @themoors4563 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Notice how close Lewis comes to stepping outside of the lane as he receives the Baton from Calvin Smith.

    • @keithsmith4780
      @keithsmith4780 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I noticed that too. I'm not sure what the rule is. Are you OK as long as you don't step over the line (which he didn't) or is merely touching the line (which I think he did) enough to get you disqualified? Carl didn't interfere with another runner, but I'm not sure whether that's relevant. Does it make a difference whether it's the inside or outside line? If you cross the outside line, as Carl almost did, you're actually putting yourself at a disadvantage because you're increasing the distance you have to cover.

    • @imasportsphileiii6483
      @imasportsphileiii6483  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Keith Smith, thanks for your comment....as you raise questions that we at Ima Sportsphile do not clearly know the answer....but your observations were correct....we just don't know the clear answer....so maybe someone who does will inform us and we will learn from your questions.

  • @jamievana8991
    @jamievana8991 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Everyone watched this live...

  • @connorduke4619
    @connorduke4619 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm not sure whether Usain Bolt would have been able to run down Carl Lewis that day, dude was really motoring!

    • @datname1939
      @datname1939 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wouldn't have to, he'd be ahead of him woth his current teammates by a few meters.

    • @connorduke4619
      @connorduke4619 ปีที่แล้ว

      If they started on level terms on the last leg of a relay, it would be great to see. Lewis was generally a worse starter than Bolt so that takes away some of the advantage of Bolt.

    • @datname1939
      @datname1939 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@connorduke4619 you do realize that bolts start qas by no means the best part of his race. Lewis isn't even close to bolt, volt can maintain top speed for much longer.

    • @connorduke4619
      @connorduke4619 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@datname1939 Agree Bolt is not a brilliant starter but still better than Lewis who was notoriously slow out of the blocks. You could be right in saying that Bolt could maintain top speed for longer as Lewis tended to rely on a finishing burst to blitz everyone. Still we are probably talking the two greatest sprinters of all time.

  • @rahlohmcdonogh4855
    @rahlohmcdonogh4855 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where Jamaica

  • @multiplemodemsmusicetc
    @multiplemodemsmusicetc 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    And nobody remembered the Jamaica got the silver! What a shame! The announcers believe in fair play, ignoring the other competitors.

  • @garfieldwhunter
    @garfieldwhunter 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh wow, i was born on the 3rd of aug

  • @adamthegreatmagician6688
    @adamthegreatmagician6688 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That is a familiar voice, that announcer,

  • @billbredeck1249
    @billbredeck1249 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Calvin Smith was the key.

  • @markstephens7672
    @markstephens7672 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Did only the USA compete in this event? Or the entire 1984 Olympics? Judging by the commentary, I guess not! My American friends in Detroit had to tune into Canadian stations to hear any news about any other competing nation. Had the Eastern Bloc attended, it may have helped keep the ego in check somewhat...

  • @ericforster2970
    @ericforster2970 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Kodak film. Video tape. Short shorts. Pre-murderin' OJ. Pre-dopin' Ben Johnson.

  • @johnpontes812
    @johnpontes812 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Lewis top speed here must be at least equal to Usain

    • @richardmanuel9812
      @richardmanuel9812 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes

    • @generalzod7959
      @generalzod7959 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, Carl's weakness was getting out of the blocks. Once he started getting his momentum, he could really crank it!

    • @datname1939
      @datname1939 ปีที่แล้ว

      No.

  • @mike4619
    @mike4619 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Damn, and Carl Lewis didn't hit 6th gear until 30 meters in.

  • @gordonwaldner9792
    @gordonwaldner9792 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lewis, Johnson and O.J. What a bunch of crumbs.

  • @ChalmetteOwl
    @ChalmetteOwl 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You know it’s the 80s when team USA wins the 4x1 😂

  • @gordonmckenzie2920
    @gordonmckenzie2920 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    OJ and Carl Lewis...lol...scoundrels

  • @diggerspantry5289
    @diggerspantry5289 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm so done with all the commentators loving the US, its like no matter how great you are, if you are not from the US, you will be sabotaged, just ask Ben Johnson.

    • @jondishmonmusicandstuff2753
      @jondishmonmusicandstuff2753 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hahahahahaha you so tired of great running by Americans? Oh well

    • @ChalmetteOwl
      @ChalmetteOwl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This was the USA broadcast, what would you expect????

    • @generalzod7959
      @generalzod7959 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sabotaged? How was Ben Johnson sabotaged??

  • @huaweiseremban5737
    @huaweiseremban5737 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Eventhough there were many countries boycotted the games in 1984 then again the events which Carl participated were events that the Communist countries like Soviet Union and East Germany could never challenge the Americans in this particular events
    100m WR-Calvin Smith(9.93)
    200m-WR-Pierto(19.72) the Italian was in the relay event.
    Relay and long jump were dominated by the Americans and
    Carl Lewis unbeatable in the long jump.Only Mike Powell in 1991.
    A jump of 8.95m(WR)
    Carl was second(8.86m)
    I rest my case
    The haters can go and fly kites.
    1988 non of this events were won by the Communist countries.The relay in 1988 US were disqualified.
    Carl no worries your 4 gold medals, they should be no one giving excuses.I.was only 8 years in 1984.
    No one could challenge Carl in the final 50m becoz he's always slow from the starting block.

  • @johnq2068
    @johnq2068 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    In slow motion doesn’t look like they are running that fast

    • @Music--ng8cd
      @Music--ng8cd 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      In slow motion at 6:34 you can see that Lewis stepped over the lane marker - should have been disqualified...

  • @thegefster1988
    @thegefster1988 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sterling Hinds Canada!! Go Huskies

  • @cbs70sfan49
    @cbs70sfan49 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "...a little problem with the handoff....."?? Juice, what race were you watching, anyway? The handoff were flawless. The last of the Americans flawless handoffs. They get worse in Games to come.

    • @imasportsphile6247
      @imasportsphile6247 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      CBS 70sfan, great comment....as Juice always seemed to need to show off his knowledge of relay racing....however, if you haven't been to our web page, just click www.imasportsphile.com .....where you will find 2300 vintage videos like this one currently posted....and we recommend you bookmark our site....cuz we have 7700 more vintage videos to post...so stay tuned.

    • @cbs70sfan49
      @cbs70sfan49 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ima Sportsphile Thanks, Ima.

    • @distanceman8147
      @distanceman8147 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Broadsidejohn hand off 1 to # 2 runner. Was shaky! Also if you look closely Lewis actually stepped out of his lane twice. At least the baton wasn't dropped!

    • @forestgump8357
      @forestgump8357 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@distanceman8147 Exactly the only smooth exchange was Brown to Smith, Lewis darn near went into another lane.

  • @mcatuara1
    @mcatuara1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    OJ was in his hey-day back then...Look what he turned out..

    • @imasportsphileiii6483
      @imasportsphileiii6483  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      who he was then....and who he is today on the day he was released from prison after 9 years of incarceration are like night and day

    • @ewaf88
      @ewaf88 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Plus there's a possible connection between his behaviour and all the head trauma he received during his football days.

  • @orlandotocano1323
    @orlandotocano1323 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    OJ??? lol

  • @adamsmith4195
    @adamsmith4195 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The 80s and 90s. Wow. Extreme patriotism and American achievement. What happened?

  • @normancooper2762
    @normancooper2762 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The commentary for this race was really poor. It's as if America were the only country running. Ah well, thank God this is ancient history.

    • @imasportsphileiii6483
      @imasportsphileiii6483  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Norman Cooper, thanks for your comment....for it is the belief of those who have posted 1600 vintage sports, comedy and music videos at www.imasportsphile.com over the past year....that it isn't about the sports broadcasters or commentators that matters....but rather about the events and the athletes, artists and entertainers who participated.....as we are glad you enjoyed the content of this video and hope you will not only click often on our site....but actually bookmark it...cuz we have 9,000 more vintage videos to post and if you rely on utube to see our content....for we have 100 different utube channels under different names which we use as "video weigh stations" for the 2300 hrs. of vintage content we are posting.....so, bookmark our site and visit often cuz we post new old content almost every day.

    • @normancooper2762
      @normancooper2762 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello. Thanks for taking the time to provide a very comprehensive response. While "it isn't about the sports broadcasters or commentators that matters....but rather the events and the athletes...." the commentators are an important part of the experience. That is why they are paid to provide the service that they do. Anyways, I won't dwell on it. I am just glad in 2017 we have several viewing options and do not have to be left at the mercy of a biased set of commentators.

    • @normancooper2762
      @normancooper2762 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      By the way, thanks for sharing these vintage memories. Do you have the men's 4 x 100 m finals from the 2007 World Championships in Osaka? I would enjoy seeing that.

    • @imasportsphileiii6483
      @imasportsphileiii6483  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Norman, cannot and wish not to find fault with any comment that a person feels needs to be said....cuz it probably does....however, I have a daunting task of posting 2300 hours of vintage content on our page at www.imasportsphile....with a clear purpose to provide video history of the Baby Boomer generation as seen thru their sports, comedy and music....which is too soon being forgotten....as we believe that the entertainers, artists and athletes deserve their video place in history....so, bookmark us and return often. PS.....we already have tons of Olympics already posted....with the entire ABC broadcast of the 1984 L A Games.

    • @Chrisman77
      @Chrisman77 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Norman Cooper well it's an American team of press covering this event and the us won by 15 metres. So they really were the only important team running lol

  • @jamessimon1956
    @jamessimon1956 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    O.J. did it, just sayin.

  • @diosdadoapias
    @diosdadoapias ปีที่แล้ว

    All black Americans, no white American.