GAMES OF THE XXVI OLYMPIAD, THE {1996 ATLANTA OLYMPICS}: DAY 2 {PART 5 OF 5} (TV)
Summary
This program presents a portion of coverage of the 1996 Summer Games of the XXVI Olympiad from Atlanta. Highlights of this portion include coverage of the following events and topics:
Anchor sports commentator Bob Costas presides throughout this portion and introduces various events and highlights.
Sports commentators John Tesh, Elfie Schlegel, and Tim Daggett cover men's gymnastics, featuring Fan Hongbin (China) and Li Xioshuang (China) on the rings, Aleksei Voropayev (Russia) and Aleksei Nemov (Russia) on the floor exercises, and Rustam Sharipov (Ukraine), and Grigory Misyutin (Ukraine) on the vault.
Tesh highlights Xiaoshuang in his hometown of Shinto, China.
Costas highlights men's basketball: USA beats Argentina 96-68 in the preliminary round.
Tesh profiles the women's USA gymnastics team.
Journalist Tom Brokaw highlights world events leading up to the 1996 Olympic Games.
Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Grant Hill for Sprite.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: July 20, 1996 11:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 00:35:17
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 112241
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Olympic Games, 1996, Summer, Atlanta; Olympics; Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Artistic Gymnastics, team competition men; Artistic Gymnastics, floor exercises men; Artistic Gymnastics, rings men; Basketball, basketball men
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - IBM computers
- TV - Commercials - Kodak film
- TV - Commercials - McDonald's restaurants
- TV - Commercials - Sprite soft drinks
CREDITS
- Bob Costas … Anchor Sports Commentator
- John Tesh … Sports Commentator
- Tim Daggett … Sports Commentator
- Elfi Schlegel … Sports Commentator
- Tom Brokaw … Reporter
- Fan Hongbin … Athlete
- Aleksei Voropayev … Athlete
- Li Xiaoshuang … Athlete
- Rustam Sharipov … Athlete
- Aleksei Nemov … Athlete
- Grigory Misyutin … Athlete
- Grant Hill … Talent, Sprite Commercial