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Olympic Grandstand

on BBC One London

featuring live from Montreal Athletics: 9.30
Men's 100m
Women's 800m (First Round)
Women's Long Jump Final
The first athletics gold medal of the I Games - the event that MARY RAND took for Britain in 1964 Mary's gold medal leap of 22:21 at Tokyo still stands as the British record. But this year East German girls have been making a big impact on this event.
Olympic champion: H. RosemLahl (West Germany)
Olympic record: V. Viscopoleanu (Rom)
6.82m (22ft 4iins)
World record: S. Siegl (DDR) 6.99 (22.114)
World best 1976: Siegl 6.99 .(22:11}); A. Voigt (DDR) 6.92 (22.81); K. McMillan (USA) 6.78 (22.3)
British best: S. Reeve 6.46m (21:21) M. Nimmo 6.43m (21: li)
20km Walk Final
At 10.30
Among the men setting out from the new Olympic Stadium is Britain's PAUL NIHILL , competing in his fourth Olympic
Games. Will he be among the leaders when we see them return shortly before midnight?
Olympic champion and record holder: P. Frenkel (W. Germany) 1: 26.43
World best: D. Bautista Mexico) 1:23.39 British best: P. Nihill 1: 24.50
Commentators DAVID coleman and RON PICKERING
Tonight's Olympic Grandstand also includes Boxing, Cycling and Rowing -the semi-finals of the Coxless Fours.
Commentators HARRY CARPENTER DAVID SAUNDERS and PETER WEST 1

Contributors

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H. Rosemlahl
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A. Voigt
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K. McMillan
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S. Reeve
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M. Nimmo
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Paul Nihill
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P. Frenkel
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P. Nihill
Commentators:
David Coleman
Commentators:
Ron Pickering
Commentators:
Harry Carpenter
Commentators:
David Saunders

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