GAMES OF THE XXIII OLYMPIAD, THE {1984 LOS ANGELES OLYMPICS} {1984/08/02}, PART 13: VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN), EQUESTRIAN (WOMEN) (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: Anchor sports commentators Jim Lampley and Donna de Varona preside throughout this portion, introducing various events and highlights. Sports commentators Bob Beattie and Kirk Kilgour cover game three of the women's volleyball match between the United States and China. The United States wins game three by a score of 16-14. The United States and China play their fourth game of the women’s volleyball match. The United States wins by a score of 15 - 12, winning the match and advancing to the next round. Sports commentator Howard Cosell covers a middleweight boxing match between Brian Schumaker (Great Britain) and Virgil Hill (USA). Hill wins by decision after three rounds by a score of 5-0. Lampley provides commentary on the silver medal in equestrian individual competition won by Karen Stives (USA), being the first medal in Olympic equestrian history to be awarded to a woman. Notable commercials and/or promos include: Tyrell Briggs for 7-Eleven convenience stores; Don Meredith for Lipton tea; Al Oerter for Stanley tools; and Peter Jennings for “ABC World News Tonight.”
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: August 2, 1984 9:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 01:05:17
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T86:1374
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1984, Summer, Los Angeles; Olympics; Volleyball, volleyball women; Boxing, Up to 75 kg (Middle weight) men; Equestrian Jumping, individual mixed; Sports
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - 7-Eleven
- TV - Commercials - ABC World News Tonight
- TV - Commercials - Arco
- TV - Commercials - Bud Light
- TV - Commercials - Chevy Camaro Z28
- TV - Commercials - Chevy Eurosport
- TV - Commercials - Coca-Cola
- TV - Commercials - IBM Typewriters
- TV - Commercials - Kmart
- TV - Commercials - Kodak
- TV - Commercials - Levi's 501 Blues
- TV - Commercials - Lipton Sun Tea
- TV - Commercials - Lotus Software
- TV - Commercials - McDonalds
- TV - Commercials - Miller High Life Beer
- TV - Commercials - Nissan
- TV - Commercials - Old Spice Aftershave Lotion and Shave Cream
- TV - Commercials - Olympic Coins
- TV - Commercials - Oscar Mayer Bologna
- TV - Commercials - Red Lobster
- TV - Commercials - Sears
- TV - Commercials - Stanley Tools
- TV - Commercials - United Airlines
- TV - Commercials - United States Army
CREDITS
- Jim Lampley … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Donna de Varona … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Bob Beattie … Sports Commentator
- Kirk Kilgour … Sports Commentator
- Howard Cosell … Sports Commentator
- Brian Schumacher … Athlete
- Virgil Hill … Athlete
- Karen Stives … Athlete
- Tyrell Biggs … Talent, 7-Eleven commercial
- Don Meredith … Talent, Lipton Tea commercial
- Al Oerter … Talent, Stanley commercial
- Peter Jennings … Talent, ABC World News Tonight promo