GAMES OF THE XXIV OLYMPIAD, THE {1988 SEOUL OLYMPICS}: DAY 2 {PART 7 OF 8} (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 Charlie Jones and Steve McFarland provide coverage of the seventh round of women's 10-meter platform diving, featuring Wendy Williams (USA), Xu Yanmei (China), Michele Mitchell (USA), and Chen Xiaodan (China). Gumbel profiles Xu. Jones and McFarland provide coverage of the final round of the women's 10-meter platform diving event, featuring Yelena Miroshina (USSR), Williams, Xu, Mitchell, and Chen. Sports commentator Greg Lewis interviews Mitchell after the completion of women's 10-meter platform diving event. Jones provides final results in the women's 10-meter platform diving event. Chen Yanmei (China) wins the gold medal with 445.20 points; Michele Mitchell (USA) wins the silver medal with 436.95 points; and Wendy Williams (USA) wins the bronze medal with 400.44 points. Sports commentators Tom Hammond and Al McGuire cover the men's basketball match between the United States and Spain. The United States wins 97-53. Gumbel introduces a segment called "Global View." Sports commentator David Diaz interviews journalists and athletes about cash bonuses paid to athletes by their home countries, featuring former Olympians Viktor Kushkin, Ronald Wall, and Sarah Cooper. Sports commentators Charlie Jones and Bart Conner recap the first six rotations of men's gymnastics team compulsories. Conner interviews United States men's gymnastics coach Abie Grossfeld. Gumbel interviews gymnast Charles Lakes (USA) in studio. Sports commentators Don Criqui and John Neighbors cover the first heat of the men’s 200-meter freestyle swimming semifinals. Artur Wojdat (Poland) gets in first place with time 1:48.02, Matt Biondi (USA) gets in second with a time of 1:48.39, Thomas Fahrner (West Germany) gets in third with a time of 1:49.02, and Steffen Zesner (East Germany) gets fourth with a time of 1:49.13. Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: McDonald’s restaurants; and Hyndai automobiles.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: September 17, 1988
- RUNNING TIME: 01:01:40
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 112076
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Olympic Games, 1988, Summer, Seoul; Olympics; Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Diving, 10m platform women; Basketball, basketball men; Artistic Gymnastics, team competition men; Swimming, 200m freestyle men
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Hyundai
- TV - Commercials - MCI
- TV - Commercials - McDonald's
- TV - Commercials - Metropolitan Life
CREDITS
- Bryant Gumbel … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Bart Conner … Sports Commentator
- Don Criqui … Sports Commentator
- David Diaz … Sports commentator
- Tom Hammond … Sports Commentator
- Charlie Jones … Sports Commentator
- Greg Lewis … Sports Commentator
- Steve McFarland … Sports Commentator
- Al McGuire … Sports Commentator
- John Neighbors … Sports Commentator
- Yelena Miroshina … Athlete
- Michele Mitchell … Athlete
- Chen Xiaodan … Athlete
- Wendy Williams … Athlete
- Xu Yanmei … Athlete
- Matt Biondi … Athlete
- Charles Lakes … Athlete
- Thomas Fahrner … Athlete
- Artur Wodjat … Athlete
- Steffen Zesner … Athlete
- Abie Grossfeld … Coach
- Sarah Cooper
- Viktor Kushkin
- Ronald Wall