Gabriele Andersen-Schiess Exclusive: 'You give everything you have' - Olympian remembers dramatic 1984 marathon finish
The Olympic spirit is an often invoked but difficult to define part of the legend of the Games, but few athletes better embody that spirit than Gabriele Andersen-Schiess. She has spoken to Eurosport exclusively to tell the story of that dramatic day in 1984 for the latest episode of The Power Of Sport. August 5th, 1984 dawned relatively cool for Los Angeles in the dog days of summer and the temperature was only a moderate 68°F (20°C) when the women's Olympic marathon began.
