GAMES OF THE XXIII OLYMPIAD, THE {1984 LOS ANGELES OLYMPICS} {1984/08/01}, PART 7: BASKETBALL (MEN) (TV)
Summary
This program presents a portion of coverage of the 1984 summer Games of the XXIII Olympiad from Los Angeles. Highlights of this portion include coverage of the following events and topics: Sports commentators Keith Jackson and Digger Phelps cover the men’s basketball match between the United States and Uruguay. The halftime score is United States 58, Uruguay 37. Sports commentator Anne Simon reports on the discussion of changing the scoring system in gymnastics. Simon interviews Bela Karolyi, coach to Mary Lou Retton (USA) and Julianne McNamara (USA) about the need to have a more objective and fair system for scoring. Sports commentators Bill Flemming and Eric Heiden cover the men's cycling 4000m individual pursuit finals. Steve Hegg (USA) is interviewed on being a newcomer to the Olympic Games. Steve Hegg (USA) wins the gold medal; Rolf Golz (West Germany) wins the silver medal; and Harvey Nitz (USA) wins the bronze medal. Heiden interviews Hegg and Nitz about their medal winning race and the increased popularity of cycling in the United States. Sports commentators Chris Schenkel, Bill Steinkraus, and Tad Coffin cover live equestrian action and current standings in the equestrian cross country competition. Virginia Holgate (Great Britain) is in first place with 56.8 points, Ian Stark (Great Britain) is in second place with 63.6 points, and Michael Plumb (USA) is in third place with 66.4 points. After the endurance individual standings Karen Stives (USA) in first place with 49.2 points, Holgate in second place with 56.8 points, and Torrance Fleischmann (USA) is in third with 60.4 points. Notable commercials and/or promos: David Doyle for Federal Express; and Sarah Purcell and Ken Howard for Chevrolet.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: August 1, 1984 5:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 01:16:24
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T86:1360
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Olympic games - 1984 - Summer; Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1984, Summer, Los Angeles; Olympics; Basketball, basketball men; Cycling Track, Team Pursuit (4000m) men; Cycling Track, Sprint individual men
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - ARCO
- TV - Commercials - Chevrolet
- TV - Commercials - Federal Express
- TV - Commercials - Kmart
CREDITS
- Digger Phelps … Sports Commentator
- Keith Jackson … Sports Commentator
- Bill Flemming … Sports Commentator
- Chris Schenkel … Sports Commentator
- Bill Steinkraus … Sports Commentator
- Tad Coffin … Sports Commentator
- Eric Heiden … Sports Commentator
- Anne Simon … Sports Commentator, Reporter
- Mary Lou Retton … Athlete
- Julianne McNamara … Athlete
- Steve Hegg … Athlete
- Rolf Golz … Athlete
- Harvey Nitz … Athlete,
- Virginia Holgate … Athlete
- Ian Stark … Athlete
- Michael Plumb … Athlete
- Karen Stives … Athlete
- Torrance Fleischmann … Athlete
- Bela Karolyi … Coach
- David Doyle … Talent, Federal Express Commercial
- Ken Howard … Talent, Chevrolet Commercial
- Sarah Purcell … Talent, Chevrolet Commercial
- Jim McKay … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Walter Rodgers … Reporter
- Kathleen Sullivan … Sports Commentator
- Steve Higg