A non-running friend recommended the movie Running Brave with Robby Benson. How had I never heard about this Lakota Sioux runner and his underdog, come-from-behind victory in the 10,000 meters at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics?
The video quality is fairly grainy, but remember that a TV satellite had just been launch, and the Tokyo Olympics were the first Olypmics to be televised via satellite. It shows the last lap with the three lead runners, Ron Clarke of Australia, Mohammed Gammoudi of Tunisia, and Bill Mills of the USA, lapping the slower runners.
In 1964, no American had ever won the Olympic 10,000 meters before, and after Billy Mills won no one from the Western Hemisphere has repeated his victory.
The video quality is fairly grainy, but remember that a TV satellite had just been launch, and the Tokyo Olympics were the first Olypmics to be televised via satellite. It shows the last lap with the three lead runners, Ron Clarke of Australia, Mohammed Gammoudi of Tunisia, and Bill Mills of the USA, lapping the slower runners.
In 1964, no American had ever won the Olympic 10,000 meters before, and after Billy Mills won no one from the Western Hemisphere has repeated his victory.
1964 Tokyo Olypmics - 10,000 Meters
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