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  • The Olympics
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Kiwi linesman offside in 1956 football final

Kiwi linesman offside in 1956 football final

Measuring Olympic success

Measuring Olympic success

The Montreal Olympics boycott

The Montreal Olympics boycott

NZ's Olympic pioneers (1908)

NZ's Olympic pioneers (1908)

Jack Lovelock after 'Mile of the Century'

Jack Lovelock after 'Mile of the Century'

Violet Walrond, our first female Olympian

Violet Walrond, our first female Olympian

Birth of an Olympic rowing tradition

Birth of an Olympic rowing tradition

Amateur ideals and Olympic realities

Amateur ideals and Olympic realities

Media coverage of the Olympic Games

Media coverage of the Olympic Games

Ted Morgan, boxing for gold

Ted Morgan, boxing for gold

Best of the best Kiwi Olympians

Best of the best Kiwi Olympians

1980 Moscow Olympics boycott

1980 Moscow Olympics boycott

Jack Lovelock breaks mile record

Jack Lovelock breaks mile record

Jack Lovelock winning at Berlin Olympics

Jack Lovelock winning at Berlin Olympics

Cover of 1920 Olympic Games programme

Cover of 1920 Olympic Games programme

First official Olympic team

First official Olympic team

Violet Walrond at the 1920 Olympics

Violet Walrond at the 1920 Olympics

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Athletes prepare for 1954 Commonwealth Games

Athletes prepare for 1954 Commonwealth Games

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Sound clip: Yvette Williams at the 1952 Olympics

Sound clip: Yvette Williams at the 1952 Olympics

Peter Snell and Murray Halberg win Olympic gold

Peter Snell and Murray Halberg win Olympic gold

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