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OLYMPIC SPORTS TRIVIA
Trivia related to the Olympics star Bob Mathias
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Movie about the Olympics Star:
The Bob Mathias Story, starring Bob Mathias and his wife, Meredith.
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Movie Synopsis:
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California school boy and UCLA student Bob Mathias was the first man to win two Olympic Gold Medals in the Decathlon in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics.
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The film begins with him as a 17-year-old schoolboy in Tulare, California where his high school track coach, played by Ward Bond, encourages him to train for the Olympics, with the Decathlon in mind.
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His story, far from over, ends here with his victory in the 1952 Olympics and with Mathias in the U.S. Marine Corps. He and his wife, Melba, play themselves in one of the few movie bios that doesn't play fast and loose with the facts, especially in a bio with the subject playing himself.
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More trivia:
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Elected to US House of Representatives 1966, served several terms
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Won a gold medal in the decathlon at the 1948 Olympic Games in London and then won a gold medal in the decathlon at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, thus making him the first athlete to win consecutive titles in this event.
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Director of the U.S. Olympic Training Center, 1977-1985.
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Inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, 1983 (charter member).
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Deputy director of the Selective Service, 6 June 1975 - 11 August 1975.
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Member of the US House of Representatives from California, 3 January 1967 - 3 January 1975.
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Served in the United States Marine Corps.
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Served as a full-time consultant to the President's Council on Physical Fitness.
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Popular athlete who began competing in track and field in high school and won the national championship for the decathlon in 1948.
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Was the youngest gold medalist for track and fields at the Olympics in London.
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Played football at Stanford University.
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Movie review sample on imdb.com:
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User Comments
Author: Greg Buckle from Melbourne, Australia
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This biographical account of Bob Mathias's life up to and including his Olympic gold medals is more like a documentary or "real-life" TV show than anything else.
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Track & Field enthusiasts will find it interesting. You certainly can't complain that the scenes of Mathias competing aren't realistic, seeing as he plays himself!
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