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Description: The late sports lover and renowned satirist John Clarke looks at how Australia came to take its sport so seriously and what it means to be a sporting nation. Subscribe 🔔 ab.co/ABCAus-subscribe Failure at the 1976 Montreal Olympics forced a rebuild and while Australia attempted an international comeback, domestic sport became big business. As the Sydney Olympics approached, Australia hoped for great things. Ep 1: youtu.be/SiaqUn3Lf2U Ep 3: youtu.be/2RZP_pLrc1o Subscribe ✅ and tap the notification bell 🔔 to be delivered Australian stories every day: ab.co/ABCAus-subscribe 01:52 | 1976 Montreal Olympics 02:16 | Ric Charlesworth, Olympic Athlete and Coach 03:00 | Raelene Boyle, Olympic Athlete 03:52 | John Bertrand, Champion Yachtsman 05:45 | Malcolm Fraser, Prime Minister 1975 - 1983 06:25 | Governments plan to boost Olympic success 06:55 | Don Talbot, Olympic Swimming Coach 08:01 | Kieren Perkins, Olympic Swimmer 10:27 | Gideon Haigh, Journalist 14:21 | Roy Masters, Rugby League Coach 17:03 | Bob Hawke, Prime Minister 1983 - 1991 17:40 | Joy Damousi, Professor of history 18:11 | Alex Jesaulenko, Australian Rules Footballer 18:55 | Robert DiPierdomenico, Australian Rules Footballer 22:24 | Les Murray, Sports Broadcaster 23:34 | Hugh Mackay, Social Researcher 26:21 | Malcolm Fraser, Prime Minister 1975 - 1983 26:45 | Ric Charlesworth, Olympic Athlete and Coach 27:26 | Mark Ella, Rugby Union Player 31:38 | Martin Flanagan 32:02 | Roy Masters, Rugby League Coach 35:00 | John Bertrand, Champion Yachtsman 39:19 | Nicole Livingstone, Olympic Swimmer 41:05 | Kathy Watt, Olympic Cyclist 45:55 | Rechelle Hawkes, Olympic Hockey Player ___________________________________________ Web: abc.net.au Facebook: facebook.com/abc Twitter: twitter.com/abcaustralia Instagram: instagram.com/abcaustralia ___________________________________________ This is an official Australian Broadcasting Corporation YouTube channel. Contributions may be removed if they violate ABC's Online Conditions of Use abc.net.au/conditions.htm (Section 3).