Kevan Gosper In His Own Words | The Boycott Era & Turbulent Times

19/07/2024 39 min Temporada 1 Episodio 10
Kevan Gosper In His Own Words | The Boycott Era & Turbulent Times

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The 1980's mark 'some of the IOC's worst days,' according to Gosper. Australia's PM, Malcolm Fraser, sides with the US call to boycott Moscow 1980, the Australian Olympic Committee - and the public - are divided. Gosper sides with the PM, by the slimmest of margins Australia sends a team. Personally, Gosper deals with the tragic, sudden loss of his first wife, Gillian; weeks later, fellow Australian IOC member David McKenzie is murdered in Hawaii.  Support the show

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