This was the Olympics where the official marathon distance 26 miles was extended another 385 yards, so Queen Alexandra could watch the start from her window of Windsor Castle..... It's still the official distance today.. Nice little tidbit.
"this is crap and boring"? What?! This is extraordinary! The fact that we are privileged enough to be able to watch a major world event from 104 years ago unfurling in front of our eyes is 'crap and boring'? How old are you? 8? 9 maybe? Time to grow up and engage with the world both past and present, I'd suggest.
@2:10 it implies that Tug o' War was only an olympic event one year ("featured for the first and last time") but that's not true- the tug o' war was an event every olympics between 1900-1920!!! Personally, I think they should re-install this event!!! haha
I set out to comment & & compliment BF, the 'posters' of this almost eerie stuff but Starpilot17 did it for me rather succinctly & well. 1908......the year my dear late mother was BORN & I'm almost 70! Remarkable that we're NOW well into that age where we may view 100+ year old reality and see our distant ancestors AS THEY WERE......simply amazing stuff.........brings a lump to my throat for some inexplicable reason. The all-leather & steam Olympics! Thankyou BF
My father was born in 1908 and his elder brothers might have been in the crowd watching. Six years later they were in France in the trenches. These old films bring back their experiences.
Astonishing that this clip is over 100 years old and no one in this clip is alive. Amazing to see the dress what women wore, especially at a time when they weren't even allowed to vote. Very conservative dress, compared to nowadays, where it's more free. It's so wonderful this footage has survived, to go back time to see what sporting life was like in the Olympics.
wow with just 2 years notice? can you imagine us doing that now? 6 years notice and they still havent managed to sort security out. watching these videos is just incredible - a window into another world. its inconceivable to think the horrors that lied ahead for all these people during the first world war
This is fantastic! Was every event in the stadium? The pool in the infield is surprising. There would have been fencing and equestrian competitions, spose those were elsewhere.
beowulf3075 If you type in Olimpic games stockholm 1912. And about the 24 minute mark you can see it, Hopes this makes you happy! BTW thats how it is spelt what can I say,,,,,,lol
In 1981, the first London marathon was run in 2 hours 55 minutes by a man dressed in a formal waiter's costume, carrying a bottle of wine on a tray all the way. His time would have been fast enough to win the first four Olympic marathons.
Look at those bows. No stableizers or scopes for aiming. Just pure eyesight. When the archery actually was about pure control of your body and eyes. More challenging
Actually Europe was the only one continent where fencing had been practiced, the US ignored this sport until 15 yrs ago, they started on winning some medals thanks to Italy & France that schooled northamerican fencers. Asian countries started on fencing a bit before, 20/25 yrs ago.
Hitler brought all the mock pageantry and nationalistic posturing to the Berlin games in 1936. Like the opening and closing ceremonies. Most people though it was a good show without suspecting Hitler's hidden motifs.
Most books in the library were written by a dead person. Many buildings we walk in were constructed by dead people. Most cities were planned by dead people. The light bulb we use was invented by a dead guy. The iPhone was invented by a dead guy. The toilet was invented by a dead guy named Crapper.
This was the Olympics where the official marathon distance 26 miles was extended another 385 yards, so Queen Alexandra could watch the start from her window of Windsor Castle..... It's still the official distance today..
Nice little tidbit.
So if we never see a sub-2 marathon, we know who to blame lol
@@adamgottlieb5818 now we can't blame her
no, there was never an "official marathon distance" of 26 miles to start with. It was around 40km, more or less, distance from Athens to Sparta.
@@tabstabs1204 No no no, the distance is suppose to be Athens - Marathon (the battle of Marathon) You know Νενικήκαμεν - Pheidippides etc...
Love the girls in the archery competition with their long flowing dresses.....
Nigel Fowler Sutton she would be kinda surprised that she has a lover 110 years later
Eww
those dresses are ugly as fuck.
@@Bluespicygreen , much better than the Maoist suits, lol
Keep it decent, ladies!
"this is crap and boring"? What?! This is extraordinary! The fact that we are privileged enough to be able to watch a major world event from 104 years ago unfurling in front of our eyes is 'crap and boring'? How old are you? 8? 9 maybe? Time to grow up and engage with the world both past and present, I'd suggest.
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no one said that lol
omg, those polevaulters had some big-ass balls jumping over it without a mat to fall on
hello from 2021
NLPrometheus - Maybe the mats weren't invented yet?
@@bobbyfrancis8957 maybe someone taking a tumble was the reason for the invention
Great footage. Well done BFI.
I remember the stadium being demolished in early early 1985. I competed there twice for school athletics competitions. Didn't win but got that far.
A fantastic complication of vintage videos. Outstanding! ☺
Omg I remmeber going to watch it!!
Very funny.
1908, that’s nearly ten past seven….😂🤣
@2:10 it implies that Tug o' War was only an olympic event one year ("featured for the first and last time") but that's not true- the tug o' war was an event every olympics between 1900-1920!!! Personally, I think they should re-install this event!!! haha
Yes!
I set out to comment & & compliment BF, the 'posters' of this almost eerie stuff but Starpilot17 did it for me rather succinctly & well.
1908......the year my dear late mother was BORN & I'm almost 70!
Remarkable that we're NOW well into that age where we may view 100+ year old reality and see our distant ancestors AS THEY WERE......simply amazing stuff.........brings a lump to my throat for some inexplicable reason.
The all-leather & steam Olympics!
Thankyou BF
My father was born in 1908 and his elder brothers might have been in the crowd watching. Six years later they were in France in the trenches. These old films bring back their experiences.
Thank you for sharing. Wonderful.
just needs some old time piano music or something :)
Amazing footage!
Astonishing that this clip is over 100 years old and no one in this clip is alive. Amazing to see the dress what women wore, especially at a time when they weren't even allowed to vote. Very conservative dress, compared to nowadays, where it's more free. It's so wonderful this footage has survived, to go back time to see what sporting life was like in the Olympics.
Just wonderful! 💖
Message to the IOC: Bring back Tug-o-War!!!
Tug of war!!!!! I love tug of war!!!
the lady archers have perfect technique
Interesting, the Games being switched from Rome to London due to Vesuvius erupting! I hadn't heard that!
Bring back Olympic Tug o War!
wonderful🎌
great stuff!!!
I came to this vid cuz I was born on 2008 so I came 100 years before I was born
Archery was better then, without all those things hanging from the bows like it is today.
some things hanging from a bow ruin it for you? do you know how dumb you sound?
@@pa9030 no, please elaborate on that
This is very cool stuff. thanks for this
Ahh the days before big corporate sponsorship and over commercialism spoiled the true meaning of the Games.
СПАСИБО!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!))))))))))))))
wow with just 2 years notice? can you imagine us doing that now? 6 years notice and they still havent managed to sort security out.
watching these videos is just incredible - a window into another world. its inconceivable to think the horrors that lied ahead for all these people during the first world war
In awe of how much the world has changed in just over a century.
Los cuartos juegos olímpicos en Londres Gran Bretaña, 1908, por primera vez
Whose watching this 2021
I wanna see any Football matches in those olympic !
don't know if they had football or not but probably didn't
I wish I could see more old footage. Like complete opening ceremonies
They had trouble selling seats then too!
This is fantastic! Was every event in the stadium? The pool in the infield is surprising. There would have been fencing and equestrian competitions, spose those were elsewhere.
As a rider I'd love to have seen the equestrian events of these olympics, if they had them.
There was polo in the 1908 Olympics, but no equestrian. Equestrian had first appeared back in 1900 but then it only reappeared in 1912.
beowulf3075 If you type in Olimpic games stockholm 1912. And about the 24 minute mark you can see it, Hopes this makes you happy! BTW thats how it is spelt what can I say,,,,,,lol
do you have any footage of the 1908 anglo-franco exhibition? or anything from any of the worlds fairs? thanks
They probably didn't have sound back then, for films obviously.
In 1981, the first London marathon was run in 2 hours 55 minutes by a man dressed in a formal waiter's costume, carrying a bottle of wine on a tray all the way. His time would have been fast enough to win the first four Olympic marathons.
The mats looks as though it would break your fall . Or something !
Look at those bows. No stableizers or scopes for aiming. Just pure eyesight. When the archery actually was about pure control of your body and eyes. More challenging
1:01 Hey that guy is talking on a cell phone!
Sorry; I should have said 'JK', my bad.
'Cyberkid'?
Wow, was this filmed with a potato? Talk about low res! Just kidding, what a precious collection of footage, almost like traveling through time.
8 years later gang???
Wasn't Conan Doyle beside the Italian marathon runner?? I believe he was the newspaper correspondent of the Olympic and covering the marathon.
Tug of war should be brought back.
Poor little Pietri. If only he'd had the wits and strength to take that last stretch unaided!
they didin't hape mattress in pole vault
yep!
The lady archers attire was a bit racy don't you think ?
Their waists were so small.
2:19 that game is still popular in a state of India called "Kerela"
Tug-of-war
@@planetX15 si si
great history film making
bernie
Seeing Fencing before electric scoring, I heard most results were bias in favor of the continental fencers.
Actually Europe was the only one continent where fencing had been practiced, the US ignored this sport until 15 yrs ago, they started on winning some medals thanks to Italy & France that schooled northamerican fencers. Asian countries started on fencing a bit before, 20/25 yrs ago.
but all cameras pickup sound!! u cant try 2 confuse me!!!
Was the pool in the infield ?
What if these mascots wenlock and mandeville is here
When London had English people it's spot the white man today Europe belongs to Europeans I respect my ancestors
There's still white people in Europe😅
@@sutoeben not for long at this rate
whyy ther no sound? video is broken?
1.30..impressive specimens of manhood..(Sorry to lower the tone lol)
2020/2021 olimpics
Not that many people in the audience
cyclists , the original photo bomb
I needed this comment
Back in the day when winners got actual 24k gold medals
I thought Paris was the only city hosting second time
The summer my grandma was born
tug-of-war!!
It looks like a school event, but it's understandable due to the times.
past ppl didnt hav sound? whaaaaa??
same year as the oldest man in the world was born!
The old days when olympics were about physical movements rather than commercial and political propagandas. Sigh.
cry harder
....wow you're a sad sack of potatoes aren't you? Sports have always been political, from knight tournaments to Mayan football.
@@helmaschine1885 are you 1500 years old?
Hitler brought all the mock pageantry and nationalistic posturing to the Berlin games in 1936. Like the opening and closing ceremonies. Most people though it was a good show without suspecting Hitler's hidden motifs.
@@fredo226 Cope seethe mald
You cant rustle my jims...
*The Gymnastics of the time in London of 1908 make you want to laugh even very amateur👉🏿😆😆😂😂😂🤣🤣*
01 / 10 / 2021 • 14:51
The meddle winners seem a bit puzzled by what it is they have won ;)
1:13 Pole Vaulters had to land on their FEET not crash mats.
I did not see anyone breakdancing. ;)
And to think two great world wars had still to come ...
Every single one of them are dead now.
Are you having an existential crises on youtube?
Papa emeritus I nice to hear that
Most books in the library were written by a dead person. Many buildings we walk in were constructed by dead people. Most cities were planned by dead people. The light bulb we use was invented by a dead guy. The iPhone was invented by a dead guy. The toilet was invented by a dead guy named Crapper.
Yes, I was about to comment that
No, some are still alive
Imagine if what we see rn is not in white and black color..
@MrAloo14, wtf!?
Funfact all of the crowd and the players are dead
Why?
Ouh fck..
No, some are still alive
@@BloeshanX dude it was 114 years ago oldest person is barely 120 and she is chinese how on earth anyones Alive
@@cnarhatrnaz3561 bruh my great grandfather was there and he is still alive
Note to the IOC - More womens volley-ball, remove "womens" shot putters.
Creepy times lol
Cap 🧢 100%
shit they barely had mats under them if you fell i guess you would be out of luck....
That marathon winner was comical.
So everyone in this video is dead?
amazing now what white city is like
watch Irish farmer chasing cows
Lots of white faces.
Good ol' days
One person is a couch potato
A lot of things are completely pointless, but who cares.
when woman is woman and man is man. Good old day when all people here are civilised.
I was here to see cornelius o'kelly winner of the wrestling event!