She came from my home town, so I followed her career through it few ups and many downs. She had always been there or thereabouts, but she arrived in Athens injury free for once and massively experienced - at no time during the race did she look phased. As for the cretins shouting about drugs, produce evidence or shut up.
I'd rather have the commentary than this lame music, the commentary was epic. I'll never forget Brendon Foster "At last, at last she say's I am a champion" I just got goosebumps writing that; sort it out!
Qwerty Qwerty shows how little you know. The whole point of Bredon Foster saying "at last she is a champion" was because she had missed out by injury or just being beaten by fractions for EIGHT YEARS. That was her last chance at glory and she got it. I know you're just a troll, but it was worth replying just to put people who might read your idiot comment.
@@rolirolster And in the close losses she still picked up one Olympic bronze, one world bronze and 2x World silvers before Athens. And a silver and bronze in the Europeans and 2x golds and a silver in the Commonwealths..... It needs the BBC commentary with Cram going nuts 'You've won it Kelly, you've won it. Yes you've won.' when she's looking at the screen trying to see who won the race.
Why replace the classic commentary with some awful sound that I assume is meant to be music?! You have a fabulous watchable video totally ruined,,, shame.
This is going to sound daft but I think it was to get around UA-cam copyright claim. . . I know it is the Olympic channel but it is not uncommon especially in the past to have companies run your online copyright for you. . . For instance, Emma Blackery recently had to play less than a second of her new song because it would have been copyright claimed by the records label legal company who manages the online copyright revenue.
Holmes was built for running with small hips , long legs and muscle in the right places. She was so happy to win this race. Four women were all very close to winning. That blond girl would have won if the race was 5 meters longer.
i totally agree. even if it is at least new and original commentary. the british commentator is a little bit bias towards kelly lol. but to be fair you cannot blame him. this music is just annoying
The only person in the history of the Olympics scratch that sport who peeked at 34 lol I mean what athlete gets better with age ?? it's insane to me, I think it's obvious she had some type of performance enhancing cocktail in her ! Nobody gets better in athletics with age and after all her injuries it's laughable to imagine she was clean in either race .
Her record is abysmal for middle distance running.. She rocks up in 2004 after winning nothing in years, wins 2 races and shes now an all time great.She doesnt even rank in the top 25 fastest, to cap it all gets a gong.. what a joke.
True, ever heard of Lasse Viren?? It's about winning not times. Yes she's outside the top 25,but thenif you look at the list you'll see a pleather of drug cheats from Eastern Europe, like Jarmilla Kratchilova, she won medals in other championships actually. But then you seem rather hate filled. She suffered from injuries due to how hard she pushed her body.
Kelly ran in '96 and had a good 800m, but dropped from 3rd to 9th(?) in the straight. She was even better in 2000 and got ther bronze and only just lost out on something better (after another late return from injury). She had a long career and not sure why she retired in 2005, but she was 35 and perhaps injured, once again? She also won silver at the world champs in '95 and in total 12 medals at major championships. Hardly an "abysmal" record....Long an distinguished would be more appropriate adjectives.
I agree with you Al Faubert. She was nowhere in the lead up to Athens and by all accounts washed up. Suddenly after just a short time juicing in South Africa she comes back looking ripped with demonic mad eyes. Clearest case of doping ever. Yet the British pleblic like a good loser turned good story and lapped it up. Now, to make her self look clean she pipes up about punishing drug cheats harder just like the pious Allan Wells who was known to be a juicer himself.
Amazing how at the age of 34 she runs the best two races of her career. Yet no-one at the time rose the idea of PEDs or that Kelly Holmes falsely accused Jolanda Ceplak or drugs for beating her in the Euros in 2002. Holmes was a dubious also ran who got lucky that the standard in Athens was poor.
16 years on and Kelly's run still brings a tear to my eye..
Im exactly the same, just watched it again and still tearful. Im holding a workshop on achieving our goals and what to use it!
Still makes me shed a tear and I'm a big 6ft 3inch geezer .
Love this girl ❤
This music is killing my brain cells
Utterly inspirational...
Thumbs down for the music. It's the moral thing to do.
Chill out bro
I’ll admit this brings a lump to my throat, I was 10 when this happened and I vaguely remember watching on tv. Brilliant race!
Phenomal race. Dame Kelly is a sporting legend.
Jolanda Čeplak, the white runner who came 3rd too did a serious effort in the homestraight. 1:26 onwards
Why mention she was white ?
@@grahamturner97 So you don't confuse her with one in Red TShirt. I was mentioning T shirt color, not skin color.
amazing.... from last to first... pure gold
She came from my home town, so I followed her career through it few ups and many downs. She had always been there or thereabouts, but she arrived in Athens injury free for once and massively experienced - at no time during the race did she look phased. As for the cretins shouting about drugs, produce evidence or shut up.
Tonbridge/tunbridge wells her brother was at my school
I'd rather have the commentary than this lame music, the commentary was epic. I'll never forget Brendon Foster "At last, at last she say's I am a champion"
I just got goosebumps writing that; sort it out!
+Roli Rivelino couldn't agree more!
she doped everyone knows it she comes outta nowhere and wins 2 olympic gold medals
Qwerty Qwerty shows how little you know. The whole point of Bredon Foster saying "at last she is a champion" was because she had missed out by injury or just being beaten by fractions for EIGHT YEARS. That was her last chance at glory and she got it.
I know you're just a troll, but it was worth replying just to put people who might read your idiot comment.
@@rolirolster And in the close losses she still picked up one Olympic bronze, one world bronze and 2x World silvers before Athens. And a silver and bronze in the Europeans and 2x golds and a silver in the Commonwealths..... It needs the BBC commentary with Cram going nuts 'You've won it Kelly, you've won it. Yes you've won.' when she's looking at the screen trying to see who won the race.
Damn music!
I was 12 by then I remember this like yesterday. I was loke wow this woman has a lot of stamina
Hasna Benhassi just wow
Why the awful music - original commentary please!
I remember watch this as a kid, the blonde Who won 3rd place was in last place, remaining 200m.. If the race was a 20m longer she Would won gold
the most perfectly judged run I've ever seen, 2 secs earlier the girl in black would have won, 2 secs later the girl in blue and green would have won
GET RID OF THE MUSIC!
she came to our school and she looked way better and i LOVE HER!
btw now is 2015 and she is 34 yrs old
She was 34 then
what an amazing run I love watching this ; ) great music too !!
Thank goodness there is some clear footage of local legendary sporting prowess
Could you put 100m Athens full video please ?
Stop complaining about the music
Mute it
Mute yourself too
They took time to post it
They tried to impress 100% people here
But only 10% didn't mind.
99%.
Superstar!! 🤩🤩🤩
Why replace the classic commentary with some awful sound that I assume is meant to be music?! You have a fabulous watchable video totally ruined,,, shame.
This is going to sound daft but I think it was to get around UA-cam copyright claim. . . I know it is the Olympic channel but it is not uncommon especially in the past to have companies run your online copyright for you. . . For instance, Emma Blackery recently had to play less than a second of her new song because it would have been copyright claimed by the records label legal company who manages the online copyright revenue.
Although that is just a theory.
Love this vid. My fav.
The music is fine you guys are just over reacting too much
Or.... the music is completely at odds with the video.
Holmes was built for running with small hips , long legs and muscle in the right places. She was so happy to win this race. Four women were all very close to winning. That blond girl would have won if the race was 5 meters longer.
Deserves our respect!
she's incredible
commentary is better than music here.
Jearl Miles Clark with the sunglasses and big hair has amazing running form.
I'll never forget this race, respect Kelly Holmes! I hope my niece Maureen Koster will follow you in Rio
She went to the school I go to now
Paulouk where is the British commentary?????
BBC won't allow it to be used.
+RomanCitizen3 Why not she is a citizen of that country
What's that got to do with it ? it's a commercial organisation, their commentary is copyright.
+RomanCitizen3 What a waist!!! I think that the BBC missed a golden opportunity
+RomanCitizen3 Forget my comment about the woman wanted to know about the government
i totally agree. even if it is at least new and original commentary. the british commentator is a little bit bias towards kelly lol. but to be fair you cannot blame him.
this music is just annoying
I love her!!!
Music completely ruins it .
Just give the commentary, ditch the music completely ruins it
She is an amazing woman :)
Rewatching because I’ve just seen Keely do the same in 2024
The music is so tilting.
She wanted it
The music is so bad...
Music ruined it
i still cant comprehend how 3 people beat maria mutola
The only person in the history of the Olympics scratch that sport who peeked at 34 lol I mean what athlete gets better with age ?? it's insane to me, I think it's obvious she had some type of performance enhancing cocktail in her ! Nobody gets better in athletics with age and after all her injuries it's laughable to imagine she was clean in either race .
Twat.
Thomas mcdowell not only that, this was her only injury free season.
GAFY
It's fine
why such annoying music! commentry would be great
Amazing
Music...off
Ugh, turn off that music.
Was Matola and Kelly were in relationships?
F*ck off, tw*t.
Get rid of the music
Well said.
If u see this u like cheese
My idol
1809
I can't watch this with the music..hard pass
Completely inappropriate music, you must be deaf.
Great video spoilt by lousy music . No stadium atmosphere.
Looks like w dude.
Cram and foster > any music. How disappointing.
Her record is abysmal for middle distance running.. She rocks up in 2004 after winning nothing in years, wins 2 races and shes now an all time great.She doesnt even rank in the top 25 fastest, to cap it all gets a gong.. what a joke.
True, ever heard of Lasse Viren?? It's about winning not times. Yes she's outside the top 25,but thenif you look at the list you'll see a pleather of drug cheats from Eastern Europe, like Jarmilla Kratchilova, she won medals in other championships actually. But then you seem rather hate filled. She suffered from injuries due to how hard she pushed her body.
Kelly ran in '96 and had a good 800m, but dropped from 3rd to 9th(?) in the straight. She was even better in 2000 and got ther bronze and only just lost out on something better (after another late return from injury). She had a long career and not sure why she retired in 2005, but she was 35 and perhaps injured, once again? She also won silver at the world champs in '95 and in total 12 medals at major championships. Hardly an "abysmal" record....Long an distinguished would be more appropriate adjectives.
@scottish spot on mate
Ooh, so bitter. Get over yourself
So grow up and stop acting like one of those spoiled sports
Kelly Holmes - awesome; that "music" track - MEH . . .. .try harder . . .
🙇🏻♀️🙇🏻♀️😭😭
Well that was ruined!
Shes dope
Bloody music .
Kelly He
for some reason this race has 1m decibels of utter shite underscoring it
So this was before comprehensive drug testing...right?
No. The British gave had random home testing from the 80s onwards, well before the rest of the world.
@@bfc3057 GAFY.
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This music makes me wanna puke... such a nice video spoiled big time by this annoying noise.
AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL music choice for this video.
drugged
+Al faubert because......?
Hahahahaha.yes sir u probably are with that comment.
google dame kelly holmes and check out her history ....
The Russian probably was!
I agree with you Al Faubert. She was nowhere in the lead up to Athens and by all accounts washed up. Suddenly after just a short time juicing in South Africa she comes back looking ripped with demonic mad eyes. Clearest case of doping ever. Yet the British pleblic like a good loser turned good story and lapped it up. Now, to make her self look clean she pipes up about punishing drug cheats harder just like the pious Allan Wells who was known to be a juicer himself.
get rid of this crap music
Amazing how at the age of 34 she runs the best two races of her career. Yet no-one at the time rose the idea of PEDs or that Kelly Holmes falsely accused Jolanda Ceplak or drugs for beating her in the Euros in 2002. Holmes was a dubious also ran who got lucky that the standard in Athens was poor.
On 18 June 2007, Čeplak tested positive for erythropoietin.
GAFY.
Erm, she was blighted by injuries throughout her career, her only fit season was this one, so jog on mate.
So slow-.-
Love this vid. My fav.