GAMES OF THE XXI OLYMPIAD, THE {1976 MONTREAL OLYMPICS} {1976/07/31}, 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. First is the men's volleyball match between Poland and the Soviet Union with Poland winning the gold medal. Final results: Poland wins the gold medal; the Soviet Union wins the silver medal; and Cuba wins the bronze medal. McKay covers the Soviet Union pavilion located at the Montreal Olympic Games, showcasing their accomplishments along with examples of what the 1980 Olympics will look like in Moscow. Ignati Novikov, president of the Moscow Organizing Committee, is interviewed regarding why the Soviet Union wants to hold the Olympic Games and the question of whether all nations be welcomed. Sports commentators Frank Gifford and Ken Kraft cover the men's freestyle 74kg wrestling match between Stanley Dziedzic (USA) and Jiichiro Date (Japan) with Date winning the gold medal and Dziedzic winning the bronze medal. Gifford and Kraft cover the men's freestyle 100kg wrestling match between Russell Hellickson (USA) and Dimo Kostor (Bulgaria), with Hellickson winning the silver medal and Koster (Bulgaria) winning the bronze medal. Sports commentators Keith Jackson covers men's high jumper Dwight Stones’s (USA) first attempt at 6'10 3/4"; he successfully clears the height. Jackson covers men's high jumper Bill Jankunis (USA) first attempt at 6'10 3/4"; he successfully clears the height. Gifford interviews men's wrestler John Peterson (USA) regarding his gold medal.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: July 31, 1976 04:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 00:52:16
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:01363
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1976, Summer, Montreal; Olympics; Volleyball, volleyball men; Track and Field, high jump men
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Jim McKay … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Frank Gifford … Sports Commentator
- Ken Kraft … Sports Commentator
- Keith Jackson … Sports Commentator
- Stan Dziedzic … Athlete
- Jiichiro Date … Athlete
- Russell Hellickson … Athlete
- Dimo Kostor … Athlete
- Dwight Stones … Athlete
- Bill Jankunis … Athlete
- John Peterson … Athlete
- Ignati Novikov … Guest