GAMES OF THE XXIII OLYMPIAD, THE {1984 LOS ANGELES OLYMPICS} {1984/07/29}, PART 10: BOXING, WEIGHTLIFTING, VOLLEYBALL (MEN) (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 presides throughout this portion and introduces segments and highlights from men’s volleyball, men’s team competition gymnastics, and men’s boxing. Sports commentators Bob Beattie and Kirk Kilgour offer commentary on the men’s volleyball event at the Long Beach Arena, focusing on game one of the preliminary round match between the United States and Argentina. The United States wins the first game with a score of 15-6. Sports commentators Jack Whitaker, Kurt Thomas, and Gordon Maddux report from Pauley Pavilion at UCLA for the third session of the compulsories of the gymnastics team competition. Sports commentator Anne Simon interviews the parents of gymnast Peter Vidmar (USA). Whitaker, Thomas, and Maddux offer commentary as Bart Conner (USA) makes his attempt at the vault for the United States team, scoring a 9.80. Next, Scott Johnson (USA) makes his vault attempt. He scores a 9.85. Whitaker, Thomas, and Maddux offer commentary as Tim Daggett (USA) makes his attempt at the vault. He scores a 9.70. Vidmar makes his vault run, scoring a 9.80. Jim Hartung (USA) makes his vault attempt, scoring a 9.90. Mitch Gaylord (USA) makes his vault attempt, earning a score of 9.95. Whitaker, Thomas, and Maddux offer commentary as Josef Zellweger (Switzerland) makes his attempt at the parallel bars. He scores a 9.80, ending the second rotation. Sports commentator Howard Cosell reports from the Memorial Sports Arena, recapping a welterweight boxing match from the first round of competition between Mark Breland (USA) and Wayne Gordon (Canada). Breland won by unanimous decision. Whitaker, Thomas, and Maddux continue to offer commentary as the gymnastics team competition enters its next rotation. Hartung receives a 9.75 for his parallel bars attempt. Daggett makes his attempt at the parallel bars, scoring a 9.80. Conner makes his parallel bars attempt. He earns a score of 9.90. Back at Long Beach Arena, the United States men’s volleyball team wins their second game against the Argentinian team with a score of 15-7. Whitaker, Thomas, and Maddux offer commentary as Vidmar makes his parallel bars attempt. He scores a 9.90. Gaylord makes his parallel bars attempt. He earns a perfect score of 10.00. Thomas interviews Vidmar about competing in his hometown, and the pressures that he and his team face. Next, Johnson makes his attempt on the horizontal bar, earning a score of 9.65. Whitaker, Thomas, and Maddux offer commentary as Bruno Cavelti (Switzerland) performs his floor exercises routine. He earns a score of 9.45. Hartung makes his attempt on the horizontal bar, receiving a score of 9.80. Conner makes his attempt on the horizontal bar, earning a score of 9.90. Next, Daggett makes his attempt on the horizontal bar. He earns a score of 9.90. Vidmar makes his horizontal bar attempt, earning a 9.95. Whitaker reports that Gaylord scored a 9.40. Whitaker, Thomas, and Maddux offer commentary as Daniel Wunderlin (Switzerland) does his floor exercise routine. He receives a score of 9.80. The United States team advances to the floor exercises. Beattie and Kilgour report from Long Beach Arena, where game three of the volleyball event between the United States and Argentina is under way. Argentina wins the game with a score of 15-10. Back at Pauley Pavilion, Vidmar performs his floor exercise routine. Tape ends abruptly. Notable commercials include: Ken Howard and Sarah Purcell for Chevrolet automobiles; Jack Klugman for Canon imaging products; and Davis Phinney for 7-Eleven convenience stores. Also includes an “ABC News Brief” with Tom Jarriel.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: July 29, 1984
- RUNNING TIME: 0:34:00
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T86:1331
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Olympic Games, 1984, Summer, Los Angeles; Olympics; Sports; Volleyball, volleyball men; Artistic Gymnastics, team competition men; Boxing, Up to 69 kg (Welter weight) men; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV – Commercials – 7-Eleven convenience stores
- TV – Commercials – AT&T phone service
- TV – Commercials – Arrid deodorant
- TV – Commercials – Atari video games
- TV – Commercials – Canon imaging products
- TV – Commercials – Chevrolet automobiles
- TV – Commercials – Coca-Cola soft drinks
- TV – Commercials – Frosted Mini-Wheats breakfast cereal
- TV – Commercials – K-Mart department stores
- TV – Commercials – Kodak film
- TV – Commercials – Levi’s apparel
- TV – Commercials – Löwenbräu beer
- TV – Commercials – Nissan automobiles
- TV – Commercials – Sea Breeze skin cream
- TV – Commercials – Sears department stores
- TV – Commercials – Stanley hardware tools
- TV – Promos – “Jessie”
- TV – Promos – “Paper Dolls”
CREDITS
- Jim McKay … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Bob Beattie … Sports Commentator
- Kirk Kilgour … Sports Commentator
- Jack Whitaker … Sports Commentator
- Kurt Thomas … Sports Commentator
- Gordon Maddux … Sports Commentator
- Anne Simon … Sports Commentator
- Howard Cosell … Sports Commentator
- Steve Timmons … Athlete
- Pat Powers … Athlete
- Dusty Dvorak … Athlete
- Waldo Kantor … Athlete
- Karch Kiraly … Athlete
- Peter Vidmar … Athlete
- Bart Conner … Athlete
- Scott Johnson … Athlete
- Tim Daggett … Athlete
- Jim Hartung … Athlete
- Mitch Gaylord … Athlete
- Josef Zellweger … Athlete
- Mark Breland … Athlete
- Wayne Gordon … Athlete
- Dan Hayden … Athlete
- Bruno Cavelti … Athlete
- Daniel Wunderlin … Athlete
- Steven Salmons … Athlete
- Aldis Berzins … Athlete
- Daniel Castellani … Athlete
- Marc Waldie … Athlete
- Hugo Conte … Athlete
- Doug Beal … Coach
- Ken Howard … Talent, Chevrolet commercial
- Sarah Purcell … Talent, Chevrolet commercial
- Jack Klugman … Talent, Canon commercial
- Davis Phinney … Talent, 7-Eleven commercial
- For "ABC News Brief"
- Tom Jarriel … Anchor