GAMES OF THE XXI OLYMPIAD, THE {1976 MONTREAL OLYMPICS} {1976/07/31}, PART 7 (TV)
Summary
This program presents a portion of coverage of the 1976 summer Games of the XXI Olympiad from Montreal. Highlights of this portion include coverage of the following events and topics: Anchor sports commentator Jim McKay presides throughout this portion and introduces various events and highlights. Sports commentators Howard Cosell and George Foreman cover men's boxing final middleweight match between Rufat Riskiev (Soviet Union) and Michael Spinks (USA), with Spinks (USA) winning the gold medal. McKay covers the wrestling match between Butch Keaser (USA) and Pavel Pinigin (USSR); Pinigin wins the gold medal and Keaser wins the silver medal. Cosell and Foreman cover the men's boxing final light heavyweight match between Leon Spinks (USA) and Sixto Soria (Cuba). Spinks (USA) wins the gold medal. Cosell and Foreman cover the medal ceremony for middleweight boxing. Michael Spinks (USA) wins the gold medal; Rufat Riskiev (USSR) wins the silver medal; and Luis Martinez (Cuba) and Alec Nastac (Romania) win the bronze medal. Cosell and Foreman cover heavyweight boxing finals with Teofilo Stevenson (Cuba) against Mircea Simeon (Romania). Stevenson wins the gold medal. Cosell and Foreman cover the medal ceremony for light heavyweight boxing. Leon Spinks (USA) wins the gold medal; Sixto Soria (Cuba) wins the silver medal; and Janusz Gortat (Poland) and Costica Dafinoiu (Romania) win the bronze medal. Sports commentator Jim Lampley interviews musician Mick Jagger who is currently watching the Olympics. Sports commentators Frank Gifford and Ken Kraft cover the 198 lb wrestling division match between Ben Peterson (USA) and Levan Tediashvili (USSR) with Tediashvili leading 5-4 in the second period.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: July 31, 1976 08:45 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 01:00:27
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:01368
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1976, Summer, Montreal; Olympics; Boxing, Up to 75 kg (Middle weight) men; Boxing, Up to 81 kg (Light Heavy weight) men; Boxing, Up to 91 kg (Heavy weight) men; Wrestling, Freestyle, 60 - 66kg men
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Jim McKay … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Howard Cosell … Sports Commentator
- George Foreman … Sports Commentator
- Jim Lampley … Sports Commentator
- Frank Gifford … Sports Commentator
- Ken Kraft … Sports Commentator
- Rufat Riskiev … Athlete
- Michael Spinks … Athlete
- Butch Keaser … Athlete
- Pavel Pinigin … Athlete
- Leon Spinks … Athlete
- Sixto Soria … Athlete
- Luis Martinez … Athlete
- Alec Nastac … Athlete
- Teofilo Stevenson … Athlete
- Mircea Simeon … Athlete
- Janusz Gortat … Athlete
- Costica Dafinoiu … Athlete
- Ben Peterson … Athlete
- Levan Tediashvili … Athlete
- Mick Jagger … Guest