Olympics (1968)

No title - Olympic Games. Mexico City, Mexico. L/S of the Olympic Stadium. C/U man in crowd. L/S pan as Klaus Schiprowski, West German, clears bar to get silver medal. Slow motion M/S pan the American Bob Seagren clearing bar to get gold. Slow motion M/S the Russian Sanejev running for triple jump gold. M/S pan slow motion Russian Lusis running to throw javelin. He throws and looks hopefully on, M/S as the javelin lands. He gets given gold. Various shots of the 200 Metres Men’s Final. T. Smith, USA, breaks tape for new world and Olympic record followed by P. Norman. M/S indicator board “19.8“. Back M/S and C/U of the two Americans on rostrum giving Black Power salute. M/S as Zsivotsky makes new Olympic record hammer throw cm. L/S pan as hammer goes through air. M/S pan the 5,000 Metres in progress with Sviridov in lead, Clark lying fourth. M/S crowd cheering. M/S pan Gammoudi of Tunisia in lead followed by Keino and Temu. L/S as Gammoudi breaks tape. Head on shot of Bob Beamon making his winni