GAMES OF THE XXVI OLYMPIAD, THE {1996 ATLANTA OLYMPICS}: DAY 16 {PART 2 OF 6} (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 commentators Al Trautwig and Phil Liggett cover the men's cycling time trial event: Miguel Indurain (Spain) and Abraham Olano (Spain) are featured. Indurain (Spain) wins the gold medal with a time of 1:04:05, Olano (Spain) wins the silver medal with a time of 1:04:17, and Chris Boardman (Great Britain) wins the bronze medal with a time of 1:04:36.
Sports commentators Trautwig and Dwight Stones cover the track and field women's high jump event, featuring Stefka Kostadinova (Bulgaria), Inga Babakova (Sweden), Tisha Waller (USA) and Alina Astafei (Germany).
Costas profiles high jumper Margaret Bergmann-Lambert (Germany).
Sports commentators Tom Hammond and Craig Masbeck cover the track and field women's 1500m race: Svetlana Masterkova (Russia) wins the gold medal with a time of 4:00.83, Gabriela Szabo (Romania) wins the silver medal with a time of 4:01.54, and Theresia Kiesl (Austria) wins the bronze medal with a time of 4:03.02.
Sports commentators John Tesh and Elfi Schlegel cover the fourth rotation of rhythmic gymnastics, Tesh profiles rhythmic gymnast Maria Petrova (Bulgaria), featuring performances from: Petrova (Bulgaria), Yekaterina Serebrynanskaya (Ukraine), Yelena Vitrishenko (Ukraine), and Larisa Lukyanenko (Belarus).
Costas provides a retrospective of men's USA basketball "Dream Team" from the 1992 Olympic Winter Games in Albertville, featuring Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley, and Michael Jordan.
Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Spinal Tap for IBM; Jimmy Johnson for NFL on NBC; Whoopi Goldberg for MCI; Barry White for Bud Light; Shadrack Hoff for Reebok.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: August 3, 1996 8:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 01:03:43
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 112312
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Olympic Games, 1996, Summer, Atlanta; Olympics; Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Cycling Road, individual time trial men; Track and Field, high jump women; Track and Field, 1500m women; Rhythmic Gymnastics, individual all-round women; Basketball, basketball men; African-American Collection - Sports
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Bud Light beers
- TV - Commercials - Champion Athletic wear
- TV - Commercials - Coca-Cola soft drinks
- TV - Commercials - Home Depot stores
- TV - Commercials - IBM computers
- TV - Commercials - Kodak Advantix film
- TV - Commercials - MCI telephone services
- TV - Commercials - Panasonic
- TV - Commercials - Pepcid A/C medication
- TV - Commercials - Pontiac Grand Prix
- TV - Commercials - Powerade sports drinks
- TV - Commercials - Reebok apparel
- TV - Commercials - UPS
- TV - Commercials - VISA credit cards
- TV - Commercials - Xerox
CREDITS
- Bob Costas … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Dwight Stones … Sports Commentator
- Al Trautwig … Sports Commentator
- John Tesh … Sports Commentator
- Elfi Schlegel … Sports Commentator
- Tom Hammond … Sports Commentator
- Craig Masback … Sports Commentator
- Chris Boardman … Athlete
- Miguel Indurain … Athlete
- Abraham Olano … Athlete
- Alina Astafei … Athlete
- Inga Babakova … Athlete
- Yana Batyrshina … Athlete
- Stefka Kostadinova … Athlete
- Theresia Kiesl … Athlete
- Larisa Lukyanenko … Athlete
- Svetlana Masterkova … Athlete
- Maria Petrova … Athlete
- Yekaterina Serebrynanskaya … Athlete
- Gabriela Szabo … Athlete
- Yelena Vitrishenko … Athlete
- Tisha Waller … Athlete
- Margaret Bergmann-Lambert … Athlete
- Charles Barkley … Cameo
- Magic Johnson (see also: Earvin Johnson Jr.) … Cameo
- Larry Bird … Cameo
- Michael Jordan … Cameo
- Shadrack Hoff … Talent, Reebok Commercial
- Jimmy Johnson … Talent, NFL on NBC Promo
- Barry White … Talent, Bud Light Commercial
- Whoopi Goldberg … Talent, MCI Commercial
- Spinal Tap … Talent, IBM Commercial