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

[@DrLA-db8kk]

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

[@helpinghal]

I am. Today is Carl's 63rd birthday 🎂

[@jimpigato2149]

I was actually in the crowd for this.

[@captain2ahab]

I

[@MauriceBaldwinldm]

I am...!

[@geraldinemoss2380]

I AM

[@jamievana8991]

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

[@ThomasBridges-k2k]

Calvin was the stuff I loved watching him run in relays

[@ajrocks12x]

Calvin Smith ran a monster 3rd leg.

[@thomasbridges7323]

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

[@qbingbrothers6998]

Calvin smith was doing justice to the turn

[@cosmicwarlord2002]

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]

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

[@Eagle8]

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

[@Eagle8]

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

[@leodamsma913]

Calvin Smith, the all time best curverunner !

[@1arttu]

You are definitely right!

[@mf5202]

Someone that knows what he's talking about.

[@ThomasBridges-k2k]

Very true

[@stardancer4077]

Yohan Blake too

[@yoten-tv5oc]

bevor Johan Blake show up

[@jesperhjensen1978]

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

[@ash27slick74]

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

[@mikeprevost8650]

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.

[@carolharris2401]

And Germany is referred to as West Germany

[@jchaynes4841]

And Ben Johnson was skinny

[@RexHeuermann]

Some tribes are simply devoid of self-control. They possess a near-zero capacity for delaying gratification. They walk into a store and are unable to resist the temptation to shoplift. They are given specific commands by the poh-lis but don't have the wherewithal to comply. These are all caused by one thing and one thing only: an underdeveloped frontal lobe. Their abstract thinking and ability to weigh the consequences of their actions are very, very limited.

[@Njoofene]

The good old days before Internet as we know it today and KZbin. 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 KZbin and dating apps.

[@klars3207]

Man, I loved the 80's.

[@lucabrazzi8269]

The 80s was the best 10 years in every department

[@rayfinkle2805]

Music and films were top notch 👍😊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@superfast30]

What an era!

[@neneshubby]

Carl Lewis was a beautiful runner to watch

[@dalmaingrant2470]

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

[@marys3127]

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.

[@roboi2241]

There wouldn't be strife today if certain people in high places and their minions weren't stirring it up for their own ends, it's just about people becoming aware and not falling for the mischief mostly generated through media distortion. Psychologically people have resolved so much it's just the mischief makers cleverly pressing playing people off against each other all the time and people not being alert to it

[@eddied6990]

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]

I believe he has the highest top speed..

[@jacobjones5269]

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

[@elmexiyankee]

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

[@thomasbridges7323]

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

[@jamesdonoghue7967]

Got goosebumps just watching this. WOW!

[@CRISTIAN6011]

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

[@bassslayer7724]

Who is here remembering when the USA Men's team used to dominate the 4 x 100 relays? I had to see this after the debacle in Paris.

[@goldeneve]

“He’s carry the baton the race is over” 3:55

[@davidflood5098]

The great Calvin Smith.

[@RhetoricalMuse]

Kids of today, they have no idea what life was like in the 80s, living in 360p.

[@natch27]

The only thing missing was Carl singing the National Anthem at the medal ceremony.

[@diggerspantry5289]

Ben Johnson's start was amazing.

[@eduardoyanez5746]

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

[@teller1290]

​@@eduardoyanez5746I think that was the NEXT Olympics, after he absolutely shattered the 100m record and done other things. He was juiced big time and even looked it. He must've not liked the taste of that silver he won in '84. He hurt the '88 Olympics because of it.

[@shag139]

So who is here after the relay debacle in Paris to see real handoffs? Checkout Helsinki 1983 as well with King, Gault, Smith, and Lewis

[@ytcommentsguy]

Carl Lewis is the most celebrated American track athlete.

[@evoman1776]

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

[@pallen49]

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..

[@jimpigato2149]

I noticed that, too. In fact, he looks like he was close to going off balance.

[@teller1290]

​@@pallen49but it's not a foul unless doing so hinders another runner. I researched that recently after watching a woman Puerto Rican 110m hurdler (bronze winner but was fav) seem to be on the line in her race. It was replayed but mouthpieces didn't mention it so I looked into it. She was not interfering or slowing opponent.

[@acxezknightnite1377]

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]

I agree :BBC commentators👌

[@kyleatherton1317]

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 🤣🤦‍♂️

[@rayfinkle2805]

It was once a great institution now it’s an England hating sh1t fest 👍😊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@SC-jh9qp]

OJ knows all about slow motion races.

[@aaronkoeppe9057]

28 years later Jamaica 🇯🇲 runs 36.84

[@carlmorrow1600]

We don’t care

[@ash27slick74]

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

[@datname1939]

​@@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]

​@@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]

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

[@timfarfan9592]

Back when the US men actually knew how to pass the baton in the 4 x 100

[@ndspeedster]

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]

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]

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

[@aobane841]

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

[@aaronkoeppe9057]

Usain bolt has the fastest 8.65

[@megamillionaire4suremillio594]

@@aaronkoeppe9057 no bob hayes do 8.4

[@evoman1776]

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?

[@ndspeedster]

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

[@imasportsphileiii6483]

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

[@Sargebri]

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]

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

[@Sargebri]

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

[@imasportsphileiii6483]

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.

[@anoka114]

These guys were moving and it doesn't hurt to have Lewis as an anchor. What an athlete and person.

[@mattfoley6082]

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.

[@teller1290]

Total pro. Ran like Eric Dickerson ran with football.

[@akbar8477]

Those shorts were very aerodynamic.

[@teller1290]

But they were SHORTS!

[@daniellim366]

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

[@sethaldrich6902]

Back when the USA Men could get the baton around!

[@AlisonEdwardsJones]

Fantastic

[@GodsView1]

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

[@hahah4500]

Hello, do you have the NBC version of the men's 200m semifinals at the London Olympics

[@MrDarryl90210]

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

[@imasportsphileiii6483]

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.

[@Octobersown_1019]

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

[@MrBriancall1]

The Great Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, can’t wait til 2028

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[@anilpandey6923]

Ben Johnson the bronze medallist in 200m😂😂😂

[@gilbertmatta5364]

it says 200 but it was the 100

[@billbredeck1249]

Calvin Smith was the key.

[@sanjayshelar8460]

baton passes were superb congrats usa

[@generalzod7959]

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

[@robertstaffod2424]

OJ - track athlete giving track commentary.

[@imasportsphileiii6483]

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]

OJ was a track athlete in his college years

[@russelljohnson2008]

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

[@imasportsphile6247]

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

[@Sargebri]

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

[@verawallace9055]

NBC coverage is so biased and one sided Shameful

[@rahlohmcdonogh4855]

Where Jamaica

[@Jojo4-l3d]

Yes saw The final how he sped down the straight like a bullet train, I was 13 was like WOW!

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[@erikmunson2457]

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

[@DanielSong39]

Two of the runners played in the NFL

[@TheSolution4Kickz]

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.

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[@marketches1974]

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

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[@NotfromDetroit]

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

[@richardmanuel9812]

Oj was fast dude

[@paulespinoza974]

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

[@generalzod7959]

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]

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

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[@thomasbridges7323]

They all were good

[@Wordalways]

Carl Lewis' form is perfection!!!

[@akbar8477]

Yes!!

[@StFidjnr]

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

[@KeruboOnkoba]

I wish I watched this team

[@depaola63]

I was 21 on this now classic day 🌈

[@SportsIconsTV]

Classic 80's Attire 🤣🤣🤣

[@robertparker9772]

I was 20 years old at the time

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[@Sicilian49]

Ahhh I see Ron Brown on the deck !

[@yaadgyalfood5059]

Those shorts 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@thomasbridges7323]

Ron brown football player flying like that dude was it

[@UdhayChatha]

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

[@May-ve6sr]

Gosh only 28 years later. 😂

[@forestgump8357]

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.

[@teller1290]

Always though Bolt filled out that frame with 💉💉💉. Never a guy before or since who could run like that at that height. There's a reason: it's very difficult to be powerful at 6'6" because it's hard to fill that long frame with muscle. But somehow he, and nobody else in history, did it. I'm still suspicious.

[@markstephens7672]

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...

[@kmfarek8185]

Wow I wasn’t born at this time

[@TheMrpeejoe]

Me too born 2011 no worries bring back memories

[@thomasbridges7323]

You know all the countrys was fast to think of it

[@thomasbridges7323]

How light they were on there feet

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[@themoors4563]

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

[@keithsmith4780]

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]

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[@mikeareal]

Skinny Ben Johnson!

[@teller1290]

He fixed that, by gum?

[@michellehowell4832]

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

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[@adamthegreatmagician6688]

That is a familiar voice, that announcer,

[@markdp1983]

Another US Gold - Free Krusty Burgers for everyone!

[@connorduke4619]

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

[@datname1939]

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

[@connorduke4619]

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]

@@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]

@@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.

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[@froodogga7053]

about 1 cm from being dq'd when Lewis almost stepped on the line when taking the baton

[@ThomasBridges-k2k]

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

[@hewbranford]

O J commenting on athletics 😮😮😮

[@JoseciriloTingzonjr]

The us team 4×100 relay for men disqualified in 2024 paris olympics.

[@Andy-kw5nw]

Ron brown exploded when he got the baton!

[@johnpontes812]

Lewis top speed here must be at least equal to Usain

[@richardmanuel9812]

Yes

[@generalzod7959]

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

[@datname1939]

No.

[@johnq2068]

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

[@Music--ng8cd]

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

[@ChannelOne-1]

Smokin!

[@multiplemodemsmusicetc]

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

[@garfieldwhunter]

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