GAMES OF THE XXIII OLYMPIAD, THE {1984 LOS ANGELES OLYMPICS} {1984/08/07}, PART 12: LATE NIGHT WRAP-UP, PART 2 (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 Jim Lampley and Donna de Varona preside throughout this portion and introduce various events and highlights. De Varona covers a segment on the history of synchronized swimming and interviews sports commentator and synchronized swimming pioneer Esther Williams. De Varona and Williams provide coverage of women’s synchronized swimming. Candy Costie (USA) and Tracie Ruiz (USA) win the gold medal; Sharon Hambrook (Canada) and Kelly Kryczka (Canada) win the silver medal; and Saeko Kimura (Japan) and Miwako Motoyoshi (Japan) win the bronze medal Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Budweiser beer; and McDonald’s restaurants.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: August 7, 1984 10:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 00:20:59
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T86:1403
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1984, Summer, Los Angeles; Olympics; Sports; Synchronized Swimming, duet women
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - American Express
- TV - Commercials - Beatrice
- TV - Commercials - Budweiser
- TV - Commercials - Dean Witter
- TV - Commercials - Delta Faucet
- TV - Commercials - IBM
- TV - Commercials - Johnson Controls
- TV - Commercials - McDonalds
- TV - Commercials - Tab Soda
CREDITS
- Donna de Varona … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Jim Lampley … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Esther Williams … Sports Commentator
- Candy Costie … Athlete
- Tracie Ruiz … Athlete
- Sharon Hambrook … Athlete
- Kelly Kryczka … Athlete
- Saeko Kimura … Athlete
- Miwako Motoyoshi … Athlete