GAMES OF THE XXIII OLYMPIAD, THE {1984 LOS ANGELES OLYMPICS} {1984/07/28}, PART 3: OPENING CEREMONY (TV)
Summary
This program presents a portion of coverage of the 1984 Summer Games of the XXIII Olympiad from Los Angeles. Highlights of this portion include coverage of the following events and topics:
Anchor sports commentator Jim McKay and reporter Peter Jennings preside throughout this portion and introduces various events and highlights.
McKay and Jennings cover the Opening Ceremony and the 8,000 athletes and 140 nations present.
McKay and Jennings cover the speech from Peter Ueberroth, President Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, to the athletes and spectators.
McKay and Jennings cover the speech from Juan Antonio Samaranch, President of the International Olympic Committee, to the athletes and spectators.
McKay and Jennings cover President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan as the President proclaims the opening of the twenty-third Summer Olympic Games, marking the first time a President has opened the Olympic Games.
McKay and Jennings cover the carrying and raising of the Olympic Flag into the Los Angeles Track and Field Coliseum: carrying the Flag are former American Olympians including Bruce Jenner, who won the gold medalist in the biathlon at the 1976 Olympic Summer Games in Montreal; Wyomia Tyus, who won a gold and a silver medal in track and field competitions at the 1964 Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo and two gold at the 1968 Olympic Summer Games in Mexico City; Parry O'Brien, who won gold medals in the shot put at the 1952 and 1956 Olympic Summer Games in Helsinki and Melbourne; John Naber, who won four gold and one silver in swimming at the 1976 Olympic Summer Games in Montreal; Samuel "Sammy" Lee, who won a gold and a bronze for diving at the 1948 Olympic Summer Games in London and a gold at the 1952 Olympic Summer Games in Helsinki; Pat McCormick, who won two gold medals at both the 1952 and 1956 Olympic Summer Games in Helsinki and Melbourne; Richard Sandoval, member of the USA boxing team at the 1980 Olympic Summer Games in Moscow; Al Oerter, who won four gold medals between 1956-1968 for the discus throw; Mack Robinson, who won the silver medal for the 200-meter sprint at the 1936 Olympic Summer Games in Berlin; Billy Mills, who won gold for the 10,000-meter race at the 1964 Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo; and Bill Thorpe Jr., grandson of Jim Thorpe, who won the gold medal for both the pentathlon and the decathlon at the 1912 Olympic Summer Games in Stockholm.
Gina Hemphill, granddaughter of Jesse Owens, who won four track-and-field gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Summer Games in Berlin, carries the torch into the Los Angeles Track and Field Coliseum and hands it off to Rafer Johnson, who won the silver at the 1956 Olympic Summer Games in Melbourne and the gold at the 1960 Olympic Summer Games in Rome for the decathlon.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: July 28, 1984 9:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 01:02:05
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T86:0422
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1984, Summer, Los Angeles; Olympics; Opening Ceremony; Indigenous Peoples Collection
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Jim McKay … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Peter Jennings … Sports Commentator
- Donna de Varona … Sports Commentator
- Peter Ueberroth … Guest
- Juan Antonio Samaranch … Guest
- Ronald Reagan … Guest
- Nancy Reagan … Guest
- Bruce Jenner … Guest
- Wyomia Tyus … Guest
- Parry O'Brien … Guest
- Samuel "Sammy" Lee … Guest
- John Naber … Guest
- Pat McCormick … Guest
- Richard Sandoval … Guest
- Rafer Johnson … Guest
- Gina Hemphill … Guest
- Al Oerter … Guest
- Mack Robinson … Guest
- Billy Mills … Guest
- Bill Thorpe Jr. … Guest
- Jesse Owens
- Jim Thorpe