GAMES OF THE XXIV OLYMPIAD, THE {1988 SEOUL OLYMPICS}: DAY 12 {PART 2 OF 5} (TV)
Summary
This program presents a portion of coverage of the 1988 summer Games of the XXIV Olympiad from Seoul. Highlights of this portion include coverage of the following events and topics: Anchor sports commentator Bryant Gumbel presides throughout this portion and introduces various events and highlights. Sports commentators Marv Albert and Ferdie Pacheco cover the men’s light heavyweight boxing match between Andrew Maynard (USA) and Lajos Eros (Hungary). Maynard wins by a decision of 5-0. Sports commentator Wally Matthews interviews Maynard after his win against Eros. Sports commentators Charlie Jones and Greg Foster cover the 100-meter dash portion of the men's decathlon competition, featuring Christian Schenk (East Germany), Christian Plaziat (France), Valter Kulvet (USSR), Robert De Wit (Holland), Dave Steen (Canada), Aleksandr Apaychev (USSR), Torsten Voss (East Germany) and Alain Blondel (France). Jones and Foster cover the fifth heat of the women's 200-meter track and field competition, featuring Guilhermina Cruz (Angola), Florence Griffith Joyner (USA), Muriel Leroy (France), Ivette Bonapart (Suriname), Zhang Xiaoqiong (China), Katrin Krabbe (East Germany) and Regula Aebi (Switzerland). Sports commentator Dave Sims interviews track and field athlete Juergen Hingsen (West Germany) after he is disqualified for three false starts in the 100-meter event of the men’s decathlon. Jones and Foster cover the seventh heat of the women's 200-meter track and field competition, featuring Marie-Christine Cazier (France), Kerry Johnson (Australia), Simmone Jacobs (Great Britain), Claudia Acerenza (Uruguay), Chen Ya-Li (Taiwan), Gwen Torrence (USA), and Pauline Davis (The Bahamas). Gumbel provides a retrospective on basketball star Danny Manning (USA) and his life growing up as an athlete. Sports commentators Russ Hellickson and Jeff Blatnick cover the men's 60kg freestyle wrestling match between John Smith (USA) and Mika Lehto (Finland). Smith defeats Lehto by a score of 16-6. Blatnick interviews Smith after his match. Notable commercials and/or promos include: Jackie Joyner-Kersee for Primatene; Tom Brokaw for “NBC News”; Bill Cosby for “The Cosby Show;” and Buford Piscopo for Miller Brewing Co.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: September 27, 1988
- RUNNING TIME: 01:02:43
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 112124
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Olympic Games, 1988, Summer, Seoul; Olympics; Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Wrestling, Freestyle, 60 - 66kg men; Basketball, basketball men; Boxing, Over 91kg (super heavyweight) men; Track and Field, decathlon men; Track and Field, 200m women; Track and Field, 100m men
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - American Express
- TV - Commercials - Budweiser
- TV - Commercials - FTD
- TV - Commercials - Federal Express
- TV - Commercials - McDonald's
- TV - Commercials - Miller Brewing Co.
- TV - Promos - NBC News
- TV - Promos - The Cosby Show
CREDITS
- Bryant Gumbel … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Marv Albert … Sports Commentator
- Ferdie Pacheco … Sports Commentator
- Wally Matthews … Sports Commentator
- Charlie Jones … Sports Commentator
- Greg Foster … Sports Commentator
- Dave Sims … Sports Commentator
- Jeff Blatnick … Sports Commentator
- Russ Hellickson … Sports Commentator
- Andrew Maynard … Athlete
- Lajos Eros … Athlete
- Christian Schenk … Athlete
- Christian Plaziat … Athlete
- Valter Kulvet … Athlete
- Robert DeWit … Athlete
- David Steen … Athlete
- Aleksandr Apaychev … Athlete
- Torsten Voss … Athlete
- Alain Blondel … Athlete
- Juergen Hingsen … Athlete
- Danny Manning … Athlete
- John Smith … Athlete
- Mika Lehto … Athlete
- Guilhermina Cruz … Athlete
- Florence Griffith Joyner … Athlete
- Muriel Leroy … Athlete
- Ivette Bonapart … Athlete
- Zhang Xiaoqiong … Athlete
- Katrin Krabbe … Athlete
- Regula Aebi … Athlete
- Marie-Christine Cazier … Athlete
- Kerry Johnson … Athlete
- Simmone Jacobs … Athlete
- Claudia Acerenza … Athlete
- Chen Ya-Li … Athlete
- Gwen Torrence … Athlete
- Pauline Davis … Athlete
- Tom Brokaw … Talent, NBC News promo
- Bill Cosby … Talent, The Cosby Show promo
- Buford Piscopo … Talent, Miller Brewing Company commercial
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee … Talent, Primatene commercial