October 9, 1942 – The Goofy Short Film The Olympic Champ is Released to Theaters 
“The ritual of the Olympiads demands that this heroic flame shall not become extinguished, but shall be kept burning at all costs, serving as a beacon whose unfailing light shall guide all athletes in fair play and clean sportsmanship…”
On October 9, 1942, the Goofy short film The Olympic Champ was released to theaters. It was directed by Jack Kinney, and stars John McLeish as the narrator.
Our narrator takes us back in time to Mt. Olympus, the birthplace of the Olympic Games. The first person we see is the torchbearer, who takes it all across the world, from Rome to China. The torch is then brought to a present day Olympic coliseum, where the narrator goes into a speech about how the Olympic flame must never be extinguished. During this, the flame burns down to Goofy’s hand, and extinguishes.
Goofy, in an attempt to show running form, ends up dancing all over the track
The first Olympic event we see is the racer, with Goofy first acting as a sprinter, then a long distance runner, a marathon runner, then a walker. Goofy then ends up dancing all over the field. After the runner is the hurdler. Goofy begins to jump the hurdles, but after catching one on his foot, he ends up carrying all the hurdles with him to the finish line. Pole vaulting follows this, with Goofy holding to the top, trying to cross the bar as he sits at the top of the pole. He is accidentally catapulted into the sky, but is able to land safely. Goofy then attempts the hammer-throw, but ends up destroying everything in the field and drilling himself into the ground, striking oil as he does so.
The last event is the decathlon, culminates in Goofy not only destroying more Olympic equipment, but landing headfirst into the scoreboard, knocking down all of the trophies. Goofy is unharmed, however, standing up with a smile and revealing a shiny trophy under his hat.
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