GAMES OF THE XXIV OLYMPIAD, THE {1988 SEOUL OLYMPICS}: DAY 16 {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 commentators Bob Costas and Gayle Gardner preside throughout this portion and introduce various events and highlights.
Sports commentators Dick Enberg and Bryant Gumbel cover the Closing Ceremony of the XXIV Olympiad.
Sports commentator Bart Conner highlights the perfect performance on the uneven bars by gymnast Daniela Silivas (Romania).
Gardner and Conner discuss the future of gymnastics in Olympic competition, featuring highlights of men's floor exercise competitor Vladimir Gogladze (USSR).
Gardner introduces a highlight segment of notable moments from the XXIV Olympiad.
Footage is shown of diver Greg Louganis (USA) during one of his gold medal performances.
Sports commentator Greg Lewis interviews high jumper Wille Banks (USA) about not winning a medal in the Olympics.
Lewis interviews men's water polo team captain Terry Schroeder (USA) about the United States team’s silver medal victory.
Sports commentator Charlie Jones highlights the men's 400-meter hurdles event and Andre Phillips (USA) winning the gold medal.
Sports commentators Frank Shorter, Dwight Stones, and Costas recap memorable moments from track and field events, featuring highlights of Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) breaking her own world record in the women's 200m with a time of 21.33 and weightlifter Naim Suleymanoglu (Turkey), who lifted three times his own body weight to win the gold medal.
Gumbel and Enberg continue coverage of the XXIV Olympiad Closing Ceremony.
Jones highlights footage of Joyner in the women's 100-meter event.
Gardener introduces a highlight segment featuring gold medal winning athletes from the United States.
Costas covers the final medal standings: the Soviet Union wins 132 medals, including 55 gold medals, West Germany wins 102 medals, including 37 gold medals, the United States wins 94 medals, including 36 gold medals, and West Germany wins 40 medals, including 11 gold medals.
Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Kodak film; and McDonald’s restaurants.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: October 1, 1988
- RUNNING TIME: 00:56:23
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 112147
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Olympic Games, 1988, Summer, Seoul; Olympics; Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Artistic Gymnastics, uneven bars women; Diving, 10m platform men; Track and Field, 400m hurdles men; Track and Field, 200m women; Weightlifting, 62kg men; Artistic Gymnastics, floor exercises men; Track and Field, 100m women; Closing Ceremony
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Coca-Cola
- TV - Commercials - GMAC
- TV - Commercials - GTE
- TV - Commercials - Isuzu
- TV - Commercials - Kodak
- TV - Commercials - MCI
- TV - Commercials - McDonald's
- TV - Commercials - Prudential
CREDITS
- Bob Costas … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Gayle Gardner … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Bryant Gumbel … Sports Commentator
- Bart Conner … Sports Commentator
- Greg Lewis … Sports Commentator
- Charlie Jones … Sports Commentator
- Frank Shorter … Sports Commentator
- Dwight Stones … Sports Commentator
- Dick Enberg … Sports Commentator
- Greg Louganis … Athlete
- Terry Schroeder … Athlete
- Willie Banks … Athlete
- Naim Suleymanoglu … Athlete
- Andre Philips … Athlete
- Vladimir Gogladze … Athlete
- Daniela Silivas … Athlete
- Florence Griffith Joyner … Athlete