GAMES OF THE XXVI OLYMPIAD, THE {1996 ATLANTA OLYMPICS}: DAY 4 {PART 5 OF 5} (TV)
Summary
This program presents a portion of coverage of the 1996 Summer Games of the XXVI Olympiad from Atlanta. Highlights of this portion include coverage of the following events and topics:
Anchor sports commentator Bob Costas presides throughout this portion and introduces events and highlights.
Sports commentator Al Trautwig profiles weightlifter Naim Suleymanoglu (Turkey), who is popularly known as "Pocket Hercules."
Sports commentators Elfi Schlegel, John Tesh, and Tim Daggett cover the men's gymnastics team competition finals: Russia, coached by Leonid Arkayev, wins the gold medal with score of 576.778, China wins the silver medal with a score of 575.539, and Ukraine wins the bronze with a score of 571.541.
Tesh highlights a segment featuring USA's women's gymnastics team.
Costas recaps day's events, including USA's 87-54 victory over Angola in men's basketball, USA's 7-2 victory over South Korea in men's baseball, and USA's 2-0 victory over Tunisia in men's soccer.
Costas profiles the USA women's softball team and their 9-0 win over the Netherlands.
Sports commentator Beth Ruyak interviews gymnast John Roethlisberger (USA) about USA's sixth-place finish.
Costas presents video highlighting USA medalists through day four of competition.
Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Jason Alexander and Scottie Pippen for Rold Gold.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: July 22, 1996 11:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 00:39:39
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 112252
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Olympic Games, 1996, Summer, Atlanta; Olympics; Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Artistic Gymnastics, team competition men; Weightlifting, 56kg men; Artistic Gymnastics, team competition women; Basketball, basketball men; Baseball, baseball men; Soccer, soccer men
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - AT&T telephone services
- TV - Commercials - Coca-Cola soft drinks
- TV - Commercials - Motorola telephone services
- TV - Commercials - Rold Gold pretzels
- TV - Commercials - Visa credit cards
CREDITS
- Bob Costas … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Al Trautwig … Sports Commentator
- Elfi Schlegel … Sports Commentator
- John Tesh … Sports Commentator
- Tim Daggett … Sports Commentator
- Beth Ruyak … Sports Commentator
- Naim Suleymanoglu … Athlete
- John Roethlisberger … Athlete
- Leonid Arkayev … Cameo
- Jason Alexander … Talent, Rold Gold Commercial
- Scottie Pippen … Talent, Rold Gold commercial