GAMES OF THE XXIV OLYMPIAD, THE {1988 SEOUL OLYMPICS}: DAY 16 {PART 1 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. Gumbel provides a retrospective on former Olympic boxers from the United States. Sports commentator Dick Enberg previews the upcoming gold medal volleyball match between the United States and the Soviet Union. Gumbel profiles men's volleyball player Karch Kiraly (USA) at home in Santa Barbara, California, featuring interviews of Kiraly and his teammate Steve Timmons (USA). Sports commentators Marv Albert and Ferdie Pacheco preview upcoming gold medal boxing matches, featuring: light middleweight Roy Jones (USA), light heavyweight Andrew Maynard (USA), and super heavyweight Riddick Bowe (USA). Gumbel profiles flyweight boxer Kim Kwang-Sun (South Korea), who has returned to the Olympic Games after a failure to medal in 1984. Albert and Pacheco cover the men's boxing flyweight gold medal match between Kim and Andreas Tews (East Germany). Kim wins by a decision of 4-1 Gumbel interviews professional boxer Sugar Ray Leonard about the upcoming light middleweight gold medal match. Albert and Pacheco cover the men's flyweight boxing medal ceremony: Kim Kwang-Sun (South Korea) receives the gold medal; Andreas Tews (East Germany) receives the silver medal; and Mario Gonzales (Mexico) and Timofei Skriabin (USSR) receive bronze medals. Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: KFC restaurants; and Coca-Cola soft drinks.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: October 1, 1988
- RUNNING TIME: 01:02:07
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 112141
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Olympic Games, 1988, Summer, Seoul; Olympics; Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Volleyball, volleyball men; Boxing, Over 91kg (super heavyweight) men; Boxing, Up to 75 kg (Middle weight) men; Boxing, Up to 81 kg (Light Heavy weight) men; Boxing, Up to 52 kg (Fly weight) men
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Coca-Cola
- TV - Commercials - Domino's Pizza
- TV - Commercials - GM
- TV - Commercials - Isuzu
- TV - Commercials - Johnson & Johnson
- TV - Commercials - K-Mart
- TV - Commercials - KFC
- TV - Commercials - Michelob
CREDITS
- Bryant Gumbel … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Dick Enberg … Sports Commentator
- Marv Albert … Sports Commentator
- Ferdie Pacheco … Sports Commentator
- Steve Timmons … Athlete
- Karch Kiraly … Athlete
- Roy Jones … Athlete
- Andrew Maynard … Athlete
- Riddick Bowe … Athlete
- Kim Kwang-Sun … Athlete
- Andreas Tews … Athlete
- Mario Gonzales … Athlete
- Timofei Skriabin … Athlete
- Sugar Ray Leonard