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FLASHBACK: When Kieren Perkins won Gold from Lane 8 at Atlanta 96

FLASHBACK: When Kieren Perkins won Gold from Lane 8 at Atlanta 96

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Sea. 2 Ep. 1021 min
31 Jul 21
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We examine one of the most iconic moments in Australian sporting history: the time Kieren Perkins won Gold in the 1500m from lane 8 at Atlanta 1996.He'd barely qualified for the team, he was ill before the race, and he was plagued by self-doubts and panic attacks. But he romped it home from the "graveyard" Lane 8 position to secure his place in our hearts, and a lifetime's worth of board directorships and corporate sponsorships.Will the nation "stop" for an event like this again? Have social media, Gen Z slackers and slogan politics killed the 1500 metre race? Is there anything better than a clean cut Olympian winning an against-the-odds gold in an obscure timezone for broadcast? Audio production courtesy of Tim ‘T-Dog’ Eldridge. Graphic design courtesy of Julia Edwards.Praise / critique / submit questions / cyber-attack us at: [email protected]. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.