GAMES OF THE XXI OLYMPIAD, THE {1976 MONTREAL OLYMPICS} {1976/07/24}, PART 7 (TV)
Summary
This program presents a portion of coverage of the 1976 Summer Games of the XXI Olympiad from Montreal. Highlights of this portion include coverage of the following events and topics:
Anchor sports commentator Jim McKay presides throughout this portion and introduces various events and highlights.
Sports commentator Warner Wolf covers the second heat of the men's individual sprint cycling finals between Anton Tkác (Czechoslovakia) and Daniel Morelon (France). Tkác wins, giving them each a 1-1 win and moving them into a third match for the gold medal.
Sports commentators Bill Flemming and Micki King Hogue cover the sixth heat of the women's 10-meter platform diving preliminary.
Wolf covers men's individual sprint cycling deciding race for the gold medal between Anton Tkác (Czechoslovakia) and Daniel Morelon (France), Tkác (Czechoslovakia) wins the gold medal, Morelon (France) wins the silver medal, and Hans-Jürgen Geschke (East Germany) wins the bronze.
Flemming and Hogue cover the seventh heat of the women's 10-meter platform diving preliminary round, with Irina Kalinina (USSR) in first place, Ulrika Knape (Sweden) in second place, and Deborah Wilson (USA) in third place.
Flemming and sports commentator Mark Spitz cover the first heat of the men's 100-meter freestyle swimming semifinals: Jim Montgomery (USA) places first with a time of 50.39, breaking his own world record, Marcello Guarducci (Italy) places second, and Vladimir Bure (USSR) places third.
Cosell covers the third round of the lightweight boxing match between Howard Davis (USA) and Leonidas Asprilla (Colombia). Davis wins by decision and advances to the semifinals.
Flemming and Spitz cover men's 200-meter breaststroke swimming finals: David Wilkie (Great Britain) wins the gold with a new world record time of 2:15.11, John Hencken (USA) wins the silver medal, and Richard Colella (USA) wins the bronze.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: July 24, 1976 10:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 00:49:36
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:01327
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1976, Summer, Montreal; Olympics; Cycling Track, Sprint individual men; Diving, 10m platform women; Boxing, Up to 60 kg (Light weight) men; Swimming, 200m backstroke men
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Jim McKay … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Warner Wolf … Sports Commentator
- Bill Flemming … Sports Commentator
- Micki King Hogue … Sports Commentator
- Howard Cosell … Sports Commentator
- Mark Spitz … Sports Commentator
- Anton Tkác … Athlete
- Daniel Morelon … Athlete
- Hans-Jürgen Geschke … Athlete
- Irina Kalinina … Athlete
- Ulrika Knape … Athlete
- Deborah Wilson … Athlete
- Jim Montgomery … Athlete
- Marcello Guarducci … Athlete
- Vladimir Bure … Athlete
- Howard Davis … Athlete
- Leonidas Asprilla … Athlete
- David Wilkie … Athlete
- John Hencken … Athlete
- Richard Colella … Athlete