GAMES OF THE XXI OLYMPIAD, THE {1976 MONTREAL OLYMPICS} {1976/07/26}, PART 2 (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 commentators Keith Jackson and O.J. Simpson cover the men's 200m track and field competition, featuring Dwane Evans (USA); Joseph Arame (France); Ainsley Bennett (Great Britain); Bogdan Grzejszczak (Poland); Rui Da Silva (Brazil); Guy Abrahams (Panama); Donald Quarrie (Jamaica); and Lambert Micha (Belgium).
Sports commentator Frank Gifford covers top competitors George Mount (USA) and Bernt Johansson (Sweden) in the men's individual road race: Johansson wins the gold medal; Giuseppe Martinelli (Italy) wins the silver medal; and Mieczysl Nowicki (Poland) wins the bronze.
Jackson and Simpson cover the men's 200m track and field final, featuring Pietro Mennea (Italy); Quarrie; Colin Bradford (Jamaica); Hampton; Hasely Crawford (Trinidad); Bogdan Grzejszczak (Poland); Evans; and Da Silva: Quarrie wins the gold medal; Hampton wins the silver medal; and Evans wins the bronze.
Sports commentators Curt Gowdy and Bill Russell cover women's basketball as team USA, coached by Billie Moore, plays against Czechoslovakia, coached by Jindrich Drasal. USA beats Czechoslovakia 83-67.
Sports commentator Bob Beattie covers Mark Cameron (USA) and Valentin Khristov (Bulgaria) in men's weightlifting heavyweight division.
Sports commentator Erich Segal interviews Frank Shorter (USA), marathon gold medalist at the 1972 Olympic Summer Games in Munich, before the men's 10,000m race.
Sports commentators Jackson and Marty Liquori cover the men's track and field 10,000m final, featuring top competitors Garry Bjorklund (USA); Lesse Viren (Finland); Mark Smet (Belgium); and Ilie Floroiu (Romania).
Sports commentator Bill Flemming covers Klaus Dibiasi (Italy) and Greg Louganis (USA) in men's 10m platform diving.
Sports commentator Ken Sitzberger interviews Dr. Sammy Lee, Louganis' (USA) coach.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: July 26, 1976 08:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 00:51:07
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:01338
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1976, Summer, Montreal; Olympics; Track and Field, 200m men; Cycling Road, individual road race men; Basketball, basketball women; Weightlifting, 94kg men; Track and Field, 10000m men; Diving, 10m platform men
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CREDITS
- Jim McKay … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Keith Jackson … Sports Commentator
- O.J. Simpson … Sports Commentator
- Frank Gifford … Sports Commentator
- Curt Gowdy … Sports Commentator
- Bill Russell … Sports Commentator
- Bob Beattie … Sports Commentator
- Erich Segal … Sports Commentator
- Marty Liquori … Sports Commentator
- Bill Flemming … Sports Commentator
- Ken Sitzberger … Sports Commentator
- Dwayne Evans … Athlete
- Joseph Arame … Athlete
- Ainsley Bennett … Athlete
- Bogdan Crzejszczak … Athlete
- Rui Da Silva … Athlete
- Guy Abrahams … Athlete
- Donald Quarrie … Athlete
- Lambert Micha … Athlete
- Frank Shorter … Athlete
- Mark Cameron … Athlete
- Valentin Khristov … Athlete
- Garry Bjorklund … Athlete
- Lasse Viren … Athlete
- Mark Smet … Athlete
- Ilie Floroiu … Athlete
- Dave Bedford … Athlete
- Klaus Dibiasi … Athlete
- Greg Louganis … Athlete
- Guiseppe Martinelli … Athlete
- Mieczysl Nowicki … Athlete
- Millard Hampton … Athlete
- Colin Bradford … Athlete
- Billie Moore … Coach
- Jindrich Drasal … Coach
- Sammy Lee … Coach