GAMES OF THE XXIII OLYMPIAD, THE {1984 LOS ANGELES OLYMPICS} {1984/07/31}, PART 8: GYMNASTICS (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, introducing segments and highlights from men’s basketball, the women’s 4x100-meter freestyle relay swim race, and the men’s gymnastics team competition.
Sports commentator Diana Nyad interviews swimmer Rick Carey (USA) about his gold medal in the 200-meter backstroke event, and his disappointment at failing to break his own world record time.
Sports commentators Keith Jackson and Digger Phelps cover the second half of the men’s basketball game between the United States and Canada at The Forum in Inglewood. The United States wins the game with a score of 89-68.
Sports commentators Jim Lampley and Donna de Varona report from the Swim Stadium at the University of Southern California to cover the final women’s 4x100-meter freestyle relay swim race. The teams swimming are: Sweden, Canada, the Netherlands, the United States, West Germany, Australia, Great Britain, and France.
Final results for the 4x100-meter freestyle relay are: the United States wins the gold medal with a time of 3:43.43; the Netherlands wins the silver medal with a time of 3:44.40; and West Germany wins the bronze medal with a time of 3:45.56.
Sports commentators Jack Whitaker, Gordon Maddux, and Kurt Thomas report from Pauley Pavilion for the optionals of the men’s gymnastics team competition.
A highlight reel of the competitors in the men’s gymnastics event is shown.
Maddux interviews gymnast Mitch Gaylord (USA) about the team’s training.
Tim Daggett (USA) performs his floor exercises, scoring a 9.50.
Next, Scott Johnson (USA) makes his attempt at the floor exercises. He scores a 9.70.
Tong Fei (China) makes his attempt at the pommel horse. He earns a score of 9.85.
Whitaker, Maddux, and Thomas offer commentary as Li Ning (China) makes his attempt at the pommel horse, earning a score of 9.90.
Gaylord performs his floor exercise routine. He scores a 9.75.
Kyoji Yamawaki (Japan) makes his attempt at the rings. He earns a score of 9.90.
Whitaker reports that Peter Vidmar (USA) earned a score of 9.80 on his floor exercises.
Whitaker, Maddux, and Thomas offer commentary as Bart Conner (USA) performs his floor exercises. He earns a score of 9.90.
Koji Gushiken (Japan) makes his attempt at the rings. He scores a 9.90.
Whitaker profiles Li, detailing his background, his training regime, and his interest in painting.
Next, Conner makes his attempt at the pommel horse, earning a score of 9.75.
Gushiken makes his attempt at the vault, scoring a 9.90.
Next, Gaylord makes his attempt at the pommel horse. He scores a 9.85.
Sports commentator Anne Simon interviews Gaylord’s parents, Fred and Linda Gaylord, in the audience.
Whitaker, Maddux, and Thomas offer commentary as Daggett makes his attempt at the pommel horse, earning a score of 9.90.
Vidmar makes his attempt at the pommel horse. He scores a 9.90.
Li makes his attempt at the rings, earning a perfect score of 10.00.
Tong makes his attempt at the rings, also scoring a perfect 10.00.
Notable commercials include: Rodney Dangerfield for Miller beer.
Also includes an “ABC News Brief” with Peter Jennings.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: July 31, 1984
- RUNNING TIME: 1:00:00
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T86:1353
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Olympic Games, 1984, Summer, Los Angeles; Olympics; Sports; Swimming, 200m backstroke men; Basketball, basketball men; Swimming, 4x100m freestyle relay women; Artistic Gymnastics, team competition men; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV, 1984
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- TV – Promos – “Call to Glory”
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- TV – Promos – “Paper Dolls”
CREDITS
- Jim McKay … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Diana Nyad … Sports Commentator
- Jim Lampley … Sports Commentator
- Keith Jackson … Sports Commentator
- Digger Phelps … Sports Commentator
- Donna de Varona … Sports Commentator
- Jack Whitaker … Sports Commentator
- Kurt Thomas … Sports Commentator
- Gordon Maddux … Sports Commentator
- Anne Simon … Sports Commentator
- Rick Carey … Athlete
- Michael Jordan … Athlete
- Sam Perkins … Athlete
- Chris Mullin … Athlete
- Leon Wood … Athlete
- Eli Pasquale … Athlete
- Greg Wiltjer … Athlete
- Bill Wennington … Athlete
- Patrick Ewing … Athlete
- Steve Alford … Athlete
- Howard Kelsey … Athlete
- Karl Tilleman … Athlete
- Jeff Turner … Athlete
- Joe Kleine … Athlete
- Vernon Fleming … Athlete
- Alvin Robertson … Athlete
- John Hatch … Athlete
- Howard Kelsey … Athlete
- Gord Herbert … Athlete
- Jay Triano … Athlete
- Carrie Steinseifer … Athlete
- Nancy Hogshead … Athlete
- Jenna Johnson … Athlete
- Annemarie Verstappen … Athlete
- Elles Voskes … Athlete
- Michelle Pearson … Athlete
- Angela Russell … Athlete
- Dara Torres … Athlete
- Desi Reijers … Athlete
- Conny van Bentum … Athlete
- Mitch Gaylord … Athlete
- Tim Daggett … Athlete
- Scott Johnson … Athlete
- Fei Tong … Athlete
- Ning Li … Athlete
- Kyoji Yamawaki … Athlete
- Peter Vidmar … Athlete
- Bart Conner … Athlete
- Koji Gushiken … Athlete
- Bob Knight … Coach
- Jack Donohue … Coach
- Tom Bradley
- Fred Gaylord
- Linda Gaylord
- Rodney Dangerfield … Talent, Miller commercial
- For "ABC News Brief"
- Peter Jennings … Anchor