GAMES OF THE XXV OLYMPIAD, THE {1992 BARCELONA OLYMPICS}: DAY 14 {PART 3 OF 5} (TV)
Summary
This program presents a portion of coverage of the 1992 Summer Games of the XXV Olympiad from Barcelona. Highlights of this portion include coverage of the following events and topics:
Anchor sports commentator Bob Costas presides throughout this portion and introduces various events and highlights.
Sports commentators Chris Marlowe and Paul Sunderland cover the men's volleyball semifinal match featuring the USA and Brazil: Brazil wins by a score of 15-12. Brazil will play Netherlands in the final round match for gold medal and the USA will play Cuba for the bronze medal.
Sports commentators Tom Hammond, Dwight Stones and O.J. Simpson provide coverage of track and field events.
Sports commentator (unidentified in this portion) profiles pole vault competitor Sergei Bubka (Ukraine).
Hammond recaps the standings of the first heat of the 4x100m women's relay: the Unified Team wins with a time of 42.42, USA is second with a time of 42.50, Germany is third with a time of 43.32, and Australia is fourth with a time of 43.49.
Hammond recaps the standings of the second heat of the women’s 4x100m relay: Jamaica wins with a time of 42.28, Nigeria is second with a time of 42.39, France is third with a time of 42.58, and Cuba is fourth with a time of 43.51.
Hammond covers the medal ceremony for men's long jump: Carl Lewis (USA) receives the gold medal, Mike Powell (USA) receives the silver medal, and Joe Greene (USA) receives the bronze.
Stones provides standings for women's long jump: Galina Chistyakova (USSR) holds the world record at 24 feet 8.25 inches, set in 1988, and Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) holds the Olympic record at 24 feet 3.5 inches.
Stones profiles Joyner-Kersee (USA).
Sports commentator Ahmad Rashad provides the lineup for the "Olympics Triplecast," featuring Lewis (USA), Mary Jo Fernandez (USA), Gigi Fernandez (USA), and Oscar de la Hoya (USA).
Hammond and Simpson cover the first heat in the semifinal round of the men's 4x100m relay race: USA places first with a time of 38.14, Cuba places second with a time of 38.49, the Unified Team places third with a time of 38.69, and Japan places fourth with a time of 38.81.
Sports commentator Todd Christensen interviews Lewis and Leroy Burrell (USA) about their performance in the 4x100m relay.
Hammond and Simpson cover the second heat in semifinal round for the men's 4x100m relay race: Nigeria places first with a time of 38.21, Great Britain places second with a time of 38.64, Austria places third with a time of 39.34, and the Ivory Coast places fourth with a time of 39.46.
Stones provides coverage of the first round of women's long jump, featuring Joyner-Kersee (USA), Heike Drechsler (Germany), and Inessa Kravets (Unified Team).
Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Teri Garr for Fruit of Loom; Randy Travis for Coca-Cola; Paula Abdul for Diet Coke; Laura Linney and Cuba Gooding Jr. for Habitrol.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: August 7, 1992
- RUNNING TIME: 01:01:00
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 112220
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Olympic Games, 1992, Summer, Barcelona; Olympics; Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Volleyball, volleyball men; Track and Field, pole vault men; Track and Field, 4x100m relay women; Track and Field, 4x100m relay men; Track and Field, long jump women
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - AT&T telephone services
- TV - Commercials - Budweiser beers
- TV - Commercials - Coca-Cola soft drinks
- TV - Commercials - Fruit of Loom underwear
- TV - Commercials - Kodak film
- TV - Commercials - Lucite Paint
- TV - Commercials - Reebok apparel
- TV - Commercials - Snickers Ice Cream Bars
- TV - Commercials - USPS Priority Mail
- TV - Commercials - Xerox
CREDITS
- Bob Costas … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Todd Christensen … Sports Commentator
- Tom Hammond … Sports Commentator
- Chris Marlowe … Sports Commentator
- Ahmad Rashad … Sports Commentator
- O.J. Simpson … Sports Commentator
- Dwight Stones … Sports Commentator
- Paul Sunderland … Sports Commentator
- Sergei Bubka … Athlete
- Leroy Burrell … Athlete
- Joe Greene … Athlete
- Oscar de la Hoya … Athlete
- Carl Lewis … Athlete
- Mike Powell … Athlete
- Heike Drechsler … Athlete
- Gigi Fernandez … Athlete
- Mary Jo Fernandez … Athlete
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee … Athlete
- Inessa Kravets … Athlete
- Galina Chistyakova
- Teri Garr … Talent, Fruit of Loom Commercial
- Paula Abdul … Talent, Diet Coke Commercial
- Randy Travis … Talent, Coca-Cola Commercial
- Laura Linney … Talent, Habitrol Commercial
- Cuba Gooding, Jr. … Talent, Habitrol Commercial