GAMES OF THE XXIII OLYMPIAD, THE {1984 LOS ANGELES OLYMPICS} {1984/08/08}, PART 8: BOXING (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 various events and highlights.
Sports commentators Al Michaels and Dwight Stones cover Daley Thompson (Great Britain) in the high jump portion of men's decathlon.
Michaels and Stones cover Mike Tully’s (USA) first attempt at the pole vault, successfully clearing a height of 17'10.5".
Sports commentators Jack Whitaker and Cynthia Potter cover the men's 3-meter springboard diving event. After six dives, Greg Louganis (USA) is in first with 334.89 points, Hongping Li (China) is in second with 295.95 points, and Liangde Tan (China) is in third with 295.32 points.
McKay offers a profile of Louganis.
Doug Lytle (USA) makes his attempt at the pole vault, clearing a height of 18'1.5"
Sports commentator Howard Cosell covers the men's featherweight boxing match between Meldrick Taylor (USA) and John Wanjau (Kenya). The referee stops the contest in the third round, awarding victory to Taylor.
Sports commentators Michaels and O. J. Simpson cover the final of the men's 200-meter sprint. Carl Lewis (USA) wins the gold medal with a time of 19.80; Kirk Baptiste (USA) wins the silver medal with a time of 19.96; Thomas Jefferson (USA) wins the bronze medal with a time of 20.26.
Whitaker and Potter continue coverage of the men's 3-meter springboard diving; event.
Sports commentator Donna de Varona interviews Lewis about his gold medal victory in the 200-meter sprint event.
Michaels and Stones continue coverage of the high jump portion of men's decathlon.
Michaels and Stone continue coverage of men's pole vault final with Pierre Quinon (France) attempting a height of 18'6.5".
Sports commentators Keith Jackson and Digger Phelps cover the men’s basketball semifinal game between the United States and Canada.
Michaels and Stones continue coverage of men's pole vault final, with Mike Tully (USA) attempting a height of 18'6.5".
Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Christopher Plummer for Oldsmobile automobiles; Tyrell Biggs for 7-Eleven convenience stores; and Rodney Dangerfield for Miller Lite beer.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: August 8, 1984
- RUNNING TIME: 1:10:21
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T86:1423
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1984, Summer, Los Angeles; Olympics; Track and Field, decathlon men; Track and Field, pole vault men; Diving, 3m springboard men; Track and Field, 200m men; Basketball, basketball men
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - 7-Eleven
- TV - Commercials - AT&T
- TV - Commercials - Apple
- TV - Commercials - Miller Lite
- TV - Commercials - Oldsmobile
- TV - Commercials - Red Lobster
- TV - Commercials - Snickers
- TV - Commercials - United Airlines
CREDITS
- Jim McKay … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Howard Cosell … Sports Commentator
- Dwight Stones … Sports Commentator
- Al Michaels … Sports Commentator
- O.J. Simpson … Sports Commentator
- Cynthia Potter … Sports Commentator
- Donna de Varona … Sports Commentator
- Keith Jackson … Sports Commentator
- Digger Phelps … Sports Commentator
- O. J. Simpson … Sports Commentator
- Jack Whitaker … Sports Commentator
- Carl Lewis … Athlete
- Greg Louganis … Athlete
- Meldrick Taylor … Athlete
- John Wanjau … Athlete
- Hongping Li … Athlete
- Daley Thompson … Athlete
- Mike Tully … Athlete
- Juergen Hingsen … Athlete
- Kirk Baptiste … Athlete
- Thomas Jefferson … Athlete
- Pierre Quinon … Athlete
- Liangde Tan … Athlete
- Tyrell Biggs … Talent, 7-Eleven commercial
- Christopher Plummer … Talent, Oldsmobile commercial
- Rodney Dangerfield … Talent, Miller Lite commercial