Sporting Witness

Eye-witness accounts from sporting history. We take you to the events that have shaped sport through the eyes of the people who were there.

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Flo-Jo - the American Sprinter with Hollywood Style
Her husband and coach Al Joyner recalls Flo-Jo's four medal wins at Seoul in 1988
23 Jun 2012,10 mins
Maradona's 'Hand of God'
Former England striker Gary Lineker on Maradona's historic goals in the 1986 World Cup.
10 mins
Four-Minute Mile
How Sir Roger Bannister ran the first four-minute mile in 1954.
10 mins
The Olympics when Greg Louganis hit his head on a diveboard
The American diver talks about the 1988 Seoul Olympics and mis-timing his dive
26 May 2012,10 mins
Lasse Viren
In the 1972 Olympics he broke the 10,000 metre world record despite falling in the race.
10 mins
Lance Armstrong
A close friend describes Lance Armstrong's comeback from cancer to win the Tour De France.
10 mins
Michael Johnson
How the US sprinter, Michael Johnson, shattered the 200m record at the 1996 Olympics.
10 mins
Tied Test Match
Former Australian captain, Richie Benaud, recalls the first tie in test-match cricket.
28 Apr 2012,10 mins
Bob Champion wins the National
How Bob Champion overcame cancer to win the Grand National horse race in 1981.
10 mins
Boat Race Mutiny
The Oxford coach on an unprecedented mutiny by a group of American rowers in 1987.
10 mins
Cliff Young - Potato Farmer and Ultrarunner
How ageing potato farmer Cliff Young, became an Australian running legend.
10 mins
The Three Degrees
Three black players who found fame in the British football league in the 1970s.
9 mins
The Death of Ayrton Senna
Ayrton Senna was one of the best Formula One drivers ever, He died in a crash in 1994
9 mins
The Jamaican bobsled team
In 1988 the Caribbean island fielded a bobsled team at the Winter Olympics.
9 mins
Women's Marathon Pioneer
How Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon in 1967
9 mins
Sir Stirling Moss
In 1955, Sir Stirling Moss faced his biggest motor racing challenge - the Mille Miglia.
9 mins
Nancy Kerrigan Attacked
How an attack on the ice skater Nancy Kerrigan, shocked the USA in 1994.
17 Feb 2012,9 mins
American Football's "Greatest Game"
How the "Greatest Game" in American Football turned the sport into a modern phenomenon.
10 mins
Hassiba Boulmerka Defies Death Threats
How the Algerian runner's success made her a political opponent for extremists
10 Feb 2012,10 mins
London's Austerity Olympics
How the 1948 Olympics helped London emerge from its post-war gloom.
10 mins
Zambian football crash
How Zambia overcame tragedy to reach the final of the Africa Cup of Nations in 1994.
10 mins
Gold for Burundi!
How Venuste Niyongabo won Burundi's only Olympic gold in 1996.
10 mins
FA Cup Giantkillers
How tiny Hereford United won one of the greatest FA cup ties of all time in 1972.
9 mins
The "Cotswold Olimpicks" of 1612
How British Olympic history started 400 years ago with the games held in the Cotswolds.
9 mins
Kip Keino
How the Kenyan running legend Kip Keino, won Olympic gold in 1968.
9 mins
Lady Swimmers of the 1920s
How three British women swimmers took the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics by storm
9 mins
Ron Clarke's Heart Stops at the Mexico Olympics
Altitude sickness caused 10,000m race favourite to collapse at the finishing line in 1968
16 Dec 2011,9 mins
Summit Series Ice Hockey - Canada vs USSR 1972
How Canada beat the Soviet Union to win one of the biggest ice hockey games of all time.
9 mins
Precious McKenzie - South African Weight-lifter
How he escaped apartheid South Africa and achieved international success
9 mins
Princess Anne at the 1976 Olympics
The Princess talks about being part of the British eventing team at the Montreal Olympics
25 Nov 2011,9 mins