Sporting Nation: Episode 2 🥇 | RetroFocus | ABC Australia

The late sports lover and renowned satirist John Clarke looks at how Australia came to take its sport so seriously and what it means to be a sporting nation. Subscribe 🔔 http://ab.co/ABCAus-subscribe

Failure at the 1976 Montreal Olympics forced a rebuild and while Australia attempted an international comeback, domestic sport became big business. As the Sydney Olympics approached, Australia hoped for great things.

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01:52 | 1976 Montreal Olympics
02:16 | Ric Charlesworth, Olympic Athlete and Coach
03:00 | Raelene Boyle, Olympic Athlete
03:52 | John Bertrand, Champion Yachtsman
05:45 | Malcolm Fraser, Prime Minister 1975 - 1983
06:25 | Governments plan to boost Olympic success
06:55 | Don Talbot, Olympic Swimming Coach
08:01 | Kieren Perkins, Olympic Swimmer
10:27 | Gideon Haigh, Journalist
14:21 | Roy Masters, Rugby League Coach
17:03 | Bob Hawke, Prime Minister 1983 - 1991
17:40 | Joy Damousi, Professor of history
18:11 | Alex Jesaulenko, Australian Rules Footballer
18:55 | Robert DiPierdomenico, Australian Rules Footballer
22:24 | Les Murray, Sports Broadcaster
23:34 | Hugh Mackay, Social Researcher
26:21 | Malcolm Fraser, Prime Minister 1975 - 1983
26:45 | Ric Charlesworth, Olympic Athlete and Coach
27:26 | Mark Ella, Rugby Union Player
31:38 | Martin Flanagan
32:02 | Roy Masters, Rugby League Coach
35:00 | John Bertrand, Champion Yachtsman
39:19 | Nicole Livingstone, Olympic Swimmer
41:05 | Kathy Watt, Olympic Cyclist
45:55 | Rechelle Hawkes, Olympic Hockey Player
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