GAMES OF THE XXVI OLYMPIAD, THE {1996 ATLANTA OLYMPICS}: DAY 14 {PART 3 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 various events and highlights.
Sports commentator Tom Hammond highlights a segment on the injury of athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA).
Sports commentator Cris Collinsworth interviews Joyner-Kersee after her performance in the woman's long jump qualifier.
Sports commentators Tom Hammond and Dwight Stones cover the third round of the men's decathlon, featuring Dan O'Brien (USA), who achieves his personal best of 219-6 in the javelin throw.
Sports commentators Dan Hicks, Cynthia Potter and Mary Ann Grabavoy cover the men's 10m platform diving event: Tian Liang (China) leads with a score of 81.60, Dmitry Sautin (Russia) is in second place with a score of 78.30, and Richard Frece (Austria) is in third place with a score of 72.00.
Sports commentators Jim Donovan and Seamus Malin cover the woman's soccer final between the USA and China; USA wins 2-1.
Sports commentators Marv Albert, Matt Guokas and Bill Walton cover the first portion of the men's basketball semifinals between the USA and Australia.
Hammond and Stones cover the men's decathlon, 1500m event: Dan O'Brien (USA) wins the gold medal to take the title of "World's Greatest Athlete."
Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Michael Jordan for Hanes.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: August 1, 1996 9:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 01:03:42
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 112303
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Olympic Games, 1996, Summer, Atlanta; Olympics; Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Track and Field, long jump women; Track and Field, decathlon men; Track and Field, javelin throw men; Diving, 10m platform men; Soccer, soccer women; Basketball, basketball men; African-American Collection - Sports
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Budweiser beers
- TV - Commercials - Coca-Cola soft drinks
- TV - Commercials - Hanes apparel
- TV - Commercials - IBM computers
- TV - Commercials - Northwestern Mutual Life insurance
- TV - Commercials - Sears stores
- TV - Commercials - Sprite soft drinks
CREDITS
- Bob Costas … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Tom Hammond … Sports Commentator
- Dwight Stones … Sports Commentator
- Mary Ann Grabavoy … Sports Commentator
- Cynthia Potter … Sports Commentator
- Dan Hicks … Sports Commentator
- Jim Donovan … Sports Commentator
- Seamus Malin … Sports Commentator
- Marv Albert … Sports Commentator
- Matt Guokas … Sports Commentator
- Bill Walton … Sports Commentator
- Cris Collinsworth … Sports Commentator
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee … Athlete
- Dan O’Brien … Athlete
- Tian Liang … Athlete
- Dmitry Sautin … Athlete
- Richard Frece … Athlete
- Michael Jordan … Talent, Hanes Commercial