GAMES OF THE XXIII OLYMPIAD, THE {1984 LOS ANGELES OLYMPICS} {1984/08/04}, PART 1: ROWING (WOMEN) (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 commentators Frank Gifford and Kathleen Sullivan preside throughout this portion and introduce various events and highlights.
Sports commentators Tim Brannen and Jim Cruise cover men's water polo match between USA and Spain. USA wins the match by a score of 10-8.
Sports commentator Russell Hellickson covers the second round of men's Greco-Roman wrestling featuring Pasquale Passarelli (West Germany) versus Masaki Eto (Japan). Passarelli wins the match with a score of 8-5 for the gold medal.
Sullivan interviews Peter Kormann (USA), bronze medalist at the 1976 Olympic Summer Games in Montreal, about the USA gymnastics program.
Bow position rower Abigail Peck (USA) is interviewed about becoming an Olympic athlete.
Sports commentators Curt Gowdy and Steve Gladstone cover the women's four with coxswain rowing event. Romania wins gold with a time of 3:19.30, Canada wins silver with a time of 3.21.55, and Australia wins bronze with a time of 3.23.29.
Sports commentator Bill Flemming covers the finals of the 4000-meter team pursuit, USA versus Australia. Australia wins the gold medal, USA wins silver, and West Germany wins bronze. Gifford interviews cycling individual medalists Mark Gorski (USA) and Nelson Vails (USA) about their finals match.
Sports commentators Jim Lampley and Donna de Varona cover the women's 800-meter freestyle swimming event. Tiffany Cohen (USA) wins the gold medal with a time of 8:24.95, her personal best time and a new Olympic record. Michele Richardson (USA) wins silver with a time of 8:30.73, and Sarah Hardcastle (Great Britain) with a time of 8:32.60.
Sports commentator Al Michaels covers women's shot put. Claudia Losch's (West Germany) final throw of 67 feet, 2 ¼ inches earns her the gold medal, Mihaela Loghin (Romaina) wins the silver with a throw of 67 feet, 2 inches, and Gael Mulhall (Australia) wins bronze with a throw of 62 feet, 11 ½ inches.
Gifford profiles Mary Decker (USA), who set a new world record in the 3,000-meter track and field race with a time of 5:32.7.
Jim Lampley and Mark Spitz cover the third heat of the men's 200-meter individual medley swimming race featuring Pablo Morales (USA).
Notable commercials and/or promos include Robert E. Brennan for First Jersey Securities; L.C. Greenwood, Bert Jones and Bob Uecker for Miller; Alan Alda for Atari; Cale Yarborough for Old Spice.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: August 4, 1984
- RUNNING TIME: 01:14:42
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T86:1381
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1984, Summer, Los Angeles; Olympics; Water Polo, water polo men; Wrestling, Greco-Roman, 55 - 60kg men; Cycling Track, Team Pursuit (4000m) men; Swimming, 800m freestyle women; Track and Field, shot put women; Swimming, 200m individual medley men; Rowing, four with coxswain (4+) women
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - AT&T
- TV - Commercials - Atari game systems
- TV - Commercials - Compaq
- TV - Commercials - Glidden paint at K-Mart
- TV - Commercials - Levis
- TV - Commercials - McDonald's
- TV - Commercials - Miller beer
- TV - Commercials - Nissan automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Old Spice cologne
CREDITS
- Frank Gifford … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Kathleen Sullivan … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Jim Cruise … Sports Commentator
- Donna de Varona … Sports Commentator
- Bill Flemming … Sports Commentator
- Jim Lampley … Sports Commentator
- Curt Gowdy … Sports Commentator
- Ray Gandolf … Sports Commentator
- Russell Hellickson … Sports Commentator
- Steve Gladstone … Sports Commentator
- Mark Spitz … Sports Commentator
- Al Michaels … Sports Commentator
- Tim Brannen … Sports Commentator
- Mark Gorski … Athlete
- Nelson Vails … Athlete
- Tiffany Cohen … Athlete
- Masaki Eto … Athlete
- Mary Decker … Athlete
- Pablo Morales … Athlete
- Kevin Nichols … Athlete
- Leonard Nitz … Athlete
- Pasquale Passarelli … Athlete
- Abigail Peck … Athlete
- Michele Richardson … Athlete
- Claudia Losch … Athlete
- Mihaela Loghin … Athlete
- Gael Mulhall … Athlete
- Sarah Hardcastle … Athlete
- Peter Kormann … Guest
- Robert E. Brennan … Talent, First Jersey Securities commercial
- Bert Jones … Talent, Miller beer commercial
- L.C. Greenwood … Talent, Miller beer commercial
- Alan Alda … Talent, Atari game systems commercial
- Cale Yarborough … Talent, Old Spice cologne commercial
- Bob Uecker … Talent, Miller beer commercial