GAMES OF THE XXIV OLYMPIAD, THE {1988 SEOUL OLYMPICS}: DAY 1 {PART 2 OF 4} (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 Dick Enberg and Gumbel cover the “Sun Dance” portion of Opening Ceremony.
Gumbel and Enberg provide coverage of the entrance of Roh Tae-woo and Kim Ok-suk, President and First Lady of Republic of South Korea. Tae-woo officially declares the games open.
Gumbel and Enberg provide coverage of the Parade of Nations. The delegation is led by Greece, featuring Olympic bronze medalist Haralambos Holidis (Greece) as flag bearer.
Enberg provides coverage of Norway entering stadium, featuring silver medalist and New York Marathon winner Grete Waitz (Norway) as the flag bearer.
Gumbel offers a retrospective on the Parade of Nations in the 1988 Olympic Games.
Enberg highlights flag bearer and shot put world record holder Ulf Timmermann (West Germany).
Gumbel profiles Olympic swimming gold medalist Michael Gross (West Germany).
Gumbel and Enberg cover West Germany entering the stadium; featuring equestrian and five-time Olympic gold medalist Reiner Klimke (West Germany) as the flag bearer.
Gumbel covers the nation of Maldives making its debut at the Olympic Games.
Gumbel and Enberg provide coverage of the United States team entering stadium, featuring sprinter and gold medalist Evelyn Ashford (USA) as the flag bearer.
Gumbel interviews swimmer and gold medalist Mary T. Meagher (USA) during the Parade of Nations.
Gumbel interviews gold medalist Carl Lewis (USA).
Gumbel and Enberg cover the Soviet Union entering stadium, who lead medal winnings in six out of last seven appearances in the Olympic Games.
Gumbel covers the nation of Aruba making its debut at the Olympic Games.
Enberg covers Spain entering the stadium, featuring sailing team member Princess Cristina (Spain) as the flag bearer.
Gumbel and Enberg cover Great Britain entering the stadium, featuring Mark Phillips (Great Britain) who will compete in equestrian events, and field hockey bronze medalist Ian Taylor (Great Britain) as the flag bearer.
Gumbel and Enberg cover Australia entering the stadium, featuring field hockey player, physician and House of Parliament member Richard Charlesworth (Australia) as the flag bearer.
Gumbel and Enberg cover Italy entering the stadium, featuring sprinter Pietro Mennea (Italy) as the flag bearer.
Gumbel and Enberg cover China entering the stadium, featuring basketball player Song Tao (China) as the flag bearer.
Notable commercials and/or promos include: Arnold Palmer for Pennzoil; David Leisure for Izusu; and Alan Alda, Harry Morgan, Jamie Farr, and Loretta Swift for IBM.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: September 16, 1988
- RUNNING TIME: 01:02:26
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 112067
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Olympic Games, 1988, Summer, Seoul; Olympics; Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Opening Ceremony
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - AST Computers
- TV - Commercials - AT&T
- TV - Commercials - Coca-Cola Classic
- TV - Commercials - Federal Express
- TV - Commercials - Gatorade
- TV - Commercials - Huggies
- TV - Commercials - IBM
- TV - Commercials - Isuzu Trooper
- TV - Commercials - Pennzoil
- TV - Commercials - Phillips
- TV - Commercials - Pontiac
- TV - Commercials - Seagram's Coolers
- TV - Commercials - Shearson Lehman Hutton
- TV - Commercials - United Airlines
- TV - Commercials - VISA
CREDITS
- Bryant Gumbel … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Dick Enberg … Sports Commentator
- Richard Charlesworth … Athlete
- Michael Gross … Athlete
- Haralambos Holidis … Athlete
- Reiner Klimke … Athlete
- Carl Lewis … Athlete
- Pietro Mennea … Athlete
- Mark Phillips … Athlete
- Song Tao … Athlete
- Ian Taylor … Athlete
- Ulf Timmermann … Athlete
- Evelyn Ashford … Athlete
- Princess Cristina of Spain … Athlete
- Mary Meagher … Athlete
- Grete Waitz … Athlete
- Ok-suk Kim
- Tae-woo Roh
- Alan Alda … Talent, IBM commercial
- Arnold Palmer … Talent, Pennzoil commercial
- Jamie Farr … Talent, IBM commercial
- David Leisure … Talent, Isuzu commercial
- Harry Morgan … Talent, IBM commercial
- Loretta Swift … Talent, IBM commercial