SUMMER OLYMPICS, 1972: MEN'S 800 METER FINAL; WINTER OLYMPICS, 1976: MEN'S DOWNHILL FINAL (TV)

Summary

This program presents a portion of coverage of the 1972 XX Olympic Summer Games from Munich and the 1976 XII Winter Olympics from Innsbruck. Sports commentators Jim McKay and Marty Liquori cover the men's 400m hurdles; John Akii-Bua (Uganda) wins the gold medal with a time of 47.82, Ralph Mann (USA) wins the silver medal with a time of 48.51; and David Hemery (Great Britain) wins the bronze medal with a time of 48.52. McKay and Liquori cover the men's 800-meter race; David Wottle (USA) wins the gold medal; Evgeni Arzhanov (USSR) wins the silver medal; and Mike Boit (Kenya) wins the bronze medal. McKay previews the men's downhill competition and highlights downhill skier Franz Klammer (Austria) and his home life on the farm in Austria.

Details

NETWORK: ABC
DATE: November 30, 0196
RUNNING TIME: 00:51:26
COLOR/B&W: Color
CATALOG ID: B:31328
GENRE: Sports
SUBJECT HEADING: Olympic Games, 1972, Summer, Munich; Olympic Games, 1976, Winter, Innsbruck; Skiing; Sports; Track-athletics; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympics; Alpine Skiing, downhill men; Track and Field, 400m men; Track and Field, 800m men
SERIES RUN: N/A
COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

Jim McKay … Sports Commentator
Marty Liquori … Sports Commentator
Frank Gifford … Sports Commentator
Bob Beattie … Sports Commentator
John Akii-Bua … Athlete
Ralph Mann … Athlete
David Hemery … Athlete
David Wottle … Athlete
Evgeni Arzhanov … Athlete
Mike Boit … Athlete
Franz Klammer … Athlete