Great sporting moments: heroism & tragedy (Contains graphic images)*Don't quote pics*

Jesse Owens after beating Germany's Lutz Long (right) to the long jump title at the 1936 Olympics




Irelands first Olympic medal winner Ron Delaney winning the 1500 metres in Melbourne 1956


"Miricle on Ice" - Some have described as the biggest upset in sporting history when a bunch of US amateurs and College players beat the Soviets who were considered to be the best Ice Hockey team in the world. 1980 Winter Olympics

The moments I remember most since I was old enough to go and watch sport on TV from 1990-2010. One picture per year.

1990: My first ever All Ireland final .Cork lifting Sam Maguire and win the Hurling and Football double for second time exactely 100 years since they did it first


1991: Gordon Hamilton goes over for a try in quarter final of the the World Cup and put Ireland ahead with minutes remaining only for it to be ruined with Lynagh for Aussies going over few minutes near injury time to deny Ireland a Semi Final spot. My Da is in that photo too funnily


1992: Michael Carruth wins Gold Medal and Ireland's first since 1956.


1993: The Grand National has ended in chaos after a series of events at the start which reduced the world-famous horse race to a shambles.
An estimated 300 million people around the world were watching the race, held at the Aintree racecourse in Liverpool, live on television, when 30 of the 39 riders failed to realise a false start had been called and set off around the racetrack.


1994: Ray Houghton puts ball in Italian net for Ireland to win 1-0 their most famous win in World Cup


1995: Sonia O Sullivan wins World Championship gold to become the first Irish Woman to do so.


1996: Michelle smith wins 3 Gold Medals at the 1996 Olympics in Athlanta


1997: Ken Doherty Wins the 1997 Snooker World Champion


1998: Damon Hill wins Belgian Grand Prix and does so winning for Ireland Jordon Racing


1999: Man United win the treble becoming first British team to do so

Mick O'Connell arrives from Valentia to train for the 1968 All-Ireland Final

Was best man on my brother's stag on this day;

Ronan O'Gara, drop kick in the 78th minute to win the Grand Slam


Bernard Dunne becomes World Champion

Horan - Tragedy!!

Heroic stuff :pac:

Noo wrote: »

Heroic stuff :pac:

Here's a picture from the actual event not the film, the didn't actually carry the sled but did walk over the finish line together.

Go on the lads!Great film too btw

The 1955 running of the 24 Heures Du Mans, The worst accident in motorsports historytakes place with the death toll at 83 spectators, 1 driver, and 120 injuries.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955_Le_Mans_disaster

In contrast:


The No:3 Audi R18 of Alan McNish (Scotland) flies into safety barriers after a clipping another racer at high speed, The car hit the tire wall whilst airborne, barrel rolled several times and came to rest upside down on partly on the safety barrier,
Despite the apparent severity of the crash,the marshals overturned the car and McNish was able to get out of the car uninjured but somewhat shaken, and no spectators, marshals or photographers were seriously injured,
It was one of two major accidents for the Audi teams new R18, where both cars were completely destroyed yet the drivers walked away uninjured.
It was Audi's first year with a new closed cockpit design, had the accident happened in any of their previous open cockpit cars, the outcome would almost certainly been severe injury or even death to the drivers.

Bradford City Fire Saturday 11 May 1985

56 people died and more than 265 others were injured.

A truly shocking weekend



Barrichello crashes heavily during practice.



Roland Ratzenberger's Simtek suffers a front wing failure leading to his fatal accident during qualifying.



Murray Walker announces the death of Roland Ratzenberger.



Senna and Sid Watkins



Last image from Senna's camera



BBC announce the death of Ayrton Senna