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 OLYMPIC TRIBUTES: FIVE VIDEOS
Video #1: 2004 Olympic Torch Relay in Los Angeles
Coverage of the Olympic Torch Relay in Los Angeles in 2004. Watch movie stars Sylvester Stallone, Tom Cruise, and Olympians Janet Evans, Rafer Johnson and others carry the torch through the streets of LA. Hosted by Cynthia Daddona. Video #2: Olympic Tribute: Oldest Greek Olympian
In
2004, the Greek Government honored Mr. Clentzos by awarding him the Key
to the City of Athens just before the beginning of the 2004 Athens
Olympic Games.
This video is a tribute to the oldest Greek
Olympian, Peter Clentzos, who competed for Greece in the 1932 Los
Angeles Olympic Games. This 4 minute tribute chronicles the man, his
secrets to longevity, his community work, his honors and the accolades
from people whose lives were touched by him.
Born June 15, 1909,
in Oakland to parents who had emigrated from the Greek island of
Kythera, Clentzos attended USC in the early 1930s. He was a three-year
letterman on the track and field team coached by Dean Cromwell that won
NCAA team titles in 1930 and '31.
His Greek heritage allowed him
to compete for that country's 16-member team. Though his personal best
was 13 feet 9 inches, Clentzos cleared only 12 feet 3 1/2 inches at the
Coliseum in 1932 and wound up seventh after gold-medal winner Bill
Miller of Stanford, who set a then-Olympic record of 14-1 3/4 .
(Today's world-class vaulters, using fiberglass rather than bamboo
poles, routinely clear 19 feet.)
He never slowed down. He golfed
regularly, worked out at the Pasadena Athletic Club and competed in the
Pasadena Senior Olympics. He also volunteered as an official at
athletic events in Los Angeles, including the 1984 Olympic track and
field competition at the same Coliseum he had competed in 52 years
earlier.
In 2004, he was honored by RUNNING, at age 95, the Los
Angeles leg of the worldwide Athens Olympic Torch Relay. He ran past
that same Los Angeles Olympic Coliseum which he had competed in 72
years earlier!. The Los Angeles Relay began with Sylvester Stallone at
Venice Beach and ended with Tom Cruise at Dodger Stadium.Video #3: The Athens 2004 Olympic Emblem Remembered
Video #4: Pass the Flame, Unite The World (Torch Relay)
Video #5: Resurface (Anadisi) Story of a Greek Paralympian
Alex
is 25 years old. He was left a quadriplegic after a diving accident
four years ago. Since then, he has been swimming competitively. In
order to transform his handicap into an opportunity he is participating
in the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. In the swimming-pool, Maria, his
coach, is training him harder and harder. She is anxious, and all this
pressure makes her very emotional when unexpected situations occur, but
she wants to believe in a medal. Alex, on the other hand, is more
self-controlled and pragmatic. His family and friends are strongly
united around him. Will he win the medal that everyone is hoping for?
Awards
2007: Won the Golden Night Award at the Palermo International Sports Film Festival; Best Direction - Paralympics Section
2008:
Won the Greek Film Center Award at the Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival; Medium Length Documentary
Won the Best Documentary Award at the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival
Directors: Alexandre Papanicolaou and Emilie Yannoukou
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