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Great Moments in Olympic History

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Great Moments in Olympic History
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TV Show Information
First appearance: "New Kids on the Blecch"


Great Moments in Olympic History is a TV show

History[edit]

The Simpson family watched the show and the victory at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics of Portugal's Carlos Lopes in the marathon at 38 years old. This motivated Homer to join the Springfield Marathon.

Moments[edit]

The moments appeared in the show were:

Behind the Laughter[edit]

Carlos Lopes name is misspelled Lopez and the age presented is inaccurate because Lopes was 37 when he won the marathon, not 38. Also, the other athlete in the podium is black while the silver medalist (John Treacy of Ireland) nor the bronze medalist (Charlie Spedding of England) are black.

Appearances[edit]