Actually, mine was in the cabinet under the TV set. The movie "Tokyo Olympiad", directed by the famous director Kon Ichikawa is widely available on VHS. I haven't looked up the relay footage yet. It may not be suitable for timing, but I know that the race is covered. The "parallax view" may accentuate Bob Hayes' come from behind feat, but there is no question that he was smokin'.
The film covers many sports, but it features Abebe Bikila's race. David Lesley ---------- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: t-and-f: Bob Hayes's 8.6 (LONG) >Date: Sun, Sep 29, 2002, 3:06 PM > > >In a message dated 9/29/02 4:29:39 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > ><< Yup my copy of the film is in my attic. Where's yours? >> > > >In a message dated 9/29/02 4:29:39 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > ><< Yup my copy of the film is in my attic. Where's yours? >> > >My 8mm copy is actually sitting on my floor, waiting for me to get off my >butt and get it converted to VHS. I doubt that the quality is good enough to >time Hayes' split, but I'll let you know what I find. (I'm assuming I filmed >the race, but I haven't looked at what I have in years) > >By the way, I believe the SI article gave credit to Track and Field News (not >SI's writer) for coming up with two splits of 8.6 and 8.8 for Hayes. > >Walt Murphy >
