UPDATED FULL RACE! - John Treacy beats Steve Ovett On The Line! 5000m. London,1980

Full race in better quality than that previously uploaded. I was actually there running in a kids race so my mum recorded the evening on our nice Panasonic VHS recorder.

[@PrentisHancock1]

Thank you for posting this full race in excellent quality! The legendary "Arrogance Personified" youtube video. "Only an Irishman, wearing the number 13"!!!

[@dashriprock3165]

Thanks for posting. Good memories.

[@jonathan.robbins]

I was there with my parents (I was 8 years old). We had left our seats to head to the train station, but waited at the top of the stadium to watch the last lap.

[@APBCTechnique]

Great story 👍

[@fawltyoldboybasil.2178]

Ron Pickering was a top notch Sports Commentator usually - this was one of the very few times he sounded this biased. Mind you, the real clown in this race was Steve Ovett - it was his arrogance that cost him the victory.

[@johnmc3862]

Indeed, he did the wave to the crowd the he got sense and stopped doing it!

[@ashleyhyne7027]

I have seen this race lots of times and heard the commentary and don't understand what the fuss was. Pickering called it right, nothing arrogant about any of it. Treacy ran a great race, and so did Ovett.

[@tomasmaclochlainn3044]

Great race.... to the tape. Great memories. Well done John Tracey.

[@tommytempo1]

Ovett out for a jog!

[@johnstirling6597]

Lost Bill McChesney far too soon.

[@tonydiaz2541]

Also, wearing his HS uniform, too!

[@michaelgasiciel9317]

South Eugene!!!

[@michaelgasiciel9317]

😥

[@johnhunt7291]

the commentry was so biased against the Irishman by the English commentator shocking really , and sadly no handshake from OVETT, to his neighbour across the channel in IRELAND magnificent race by TREACY as awkward as he did look beside OVETT , as the commentator pointed out ,, bit of a sting for OVETT ,

[@norachristina4643]

fantastic and suprmely intelligent race by the marvellous John treacy

[@johnmc3862]

Agreed but Ovett was imperious almost. I think he went something like 40 races unbeaten around that time.