Paul and Glenn are back for another fun and entertaining episode. This week we celebrate the joint birthdays of both Glenn and Olivia and look at some well-known sportspeople born on August 3 and August 4. Some of who we discuss include.
- Jake Berkley, Henri Cornet, Maurice Richard, Gerry Cooney and Daniel Bautista.
- A former American track and field great and on August 4th, 1936, who formed a great friendship with a German competitor under the Nazi regime and goes down as one of the great acts of sportsmanship.
- A former female American track and field middle distance runner born on August 4 who broke numerous national and world records and who was involved in one of the most controversial races in Olympic History.
- Paul goes into the photo archives and looks at some sporting memories of Olivia over the years.
We have our Claps and Slaps, our Quiz and Who am I? and Where Are they Now segments? And finish off with a happy birthday cake and song.
References
1. Famous birthdays.com, ‘august 4 birthdays’
2. On this day.com ‘birthdays in sport on august 3’ ‘august 4’
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Foster_(hurdler)
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Peterson
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Owens
6. CBS news.com ‘silver medal won by luz long, german who befriended jesse owens at 1936 olympics sells at auction for record price’, 19/10/22.
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Decker
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compartment_syndrome
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zola_Budd
10. https://www.encyclopedia.com/sports/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/decker-mary
11. Runnersworld.com ‘the real story behind this iconic olympics photo” by david burnett 25/7/2020.
12. GQ magazine.co.uk ‘9 surprising facts about mary decker and zola budd’, 18/8/2020.
13. Tickets ‘zola budd and mary decker, the fall interview
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