GAMES OF THE XXVI OLYMPIAD, THE {1996 ATLANTA OLYMPICS}: DAY 10 {PART 2 OF 6} (TV)
Summary
This program presents a portion of coverage of the 1996 Summer Games of the XXVI Olympiad from Atlanta. Highlights of this portion include coverage of the following events and topics:
Anchor sports commentator Bob Costas presides throughout this portion and introduces various events and highlights.
Sports commentators Marv Albert, Matt Guokas, and Bill Walton cover the men's basketball game between USA and Croatia: with 8:40 remaining in the second half, USA leads 86-55.
Sports commentator Dwight Stones profiles high jump athlete Javier Sotomayor (Cuba), who discusses communism in Cuba and how he is only allowed to keep 30% of his earnings as a professional athlete.
Sports commentators (unidentified in this portion) cover the women's 400m track and field semifinals, and the following athletes advance to the finals: Marie-Jose Perec (France), Cathy Freeman (Austria), Jearl Miles (USA), Fatima Yusuf (Nigeria), Sandie Richards (Jamaica), Pauline Davis (Bahamas), Falilat Ogunkoya (Nigeria), and Grit Breuer (Germany).
Sports commentator (unidentified in this portion) covers the men's 400m track and field semifinals. Butch Reynolds (USA) is profiled and describes his difficult path to compete in these Olympic Games due to a failed drug test.
In the semifinals race, Reynolds (USA) falls in the first turn and is disqualified, and Michael Johnson (USA) advances to the finals with a time of 44.59.
Sports commentator (unidentified in this portion) covers the qualifiers for the men's 400m track and field finals, including Alvin Harrison (United States), Davian Clarke (Jamaica), Roxbert Martin (Jamaica), Roger Black (Great Britain), Iwan Thomas (Great Britain), Davis Kamoga (Uganda), and Ibrahim Ismail (Qatar).
Costas covers the final results of men's basketball: USA defeats Croatia with a score of 102-71.
Sports commentator John Tesh profiles gymnast Kerri Strug (United States) who when she was just 14 years old took the bronze medal at the 1992 Olympic Summer Games in Barcelona. She overcame two injuries and a coaching change in order to return to the 1996 Olympic Games and have the deciding score in the women's gymnastics team competition.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: July 28, 1996 8:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 01:00:01
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 112280
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Olympic Games, 1996, Summer, Atlanta; Olympics; Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Basketball, basketball men; Track and Field, high jump men; Track and Field, 400m women; Track and Field, 400m men; Women's Collection - Sports
- SERIES RUN: N/A
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CREDITS
- Bob Costas … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Marv Albert … Sports Commentator
- Matt Guokas … Sports Commentator
- Bill Walton … Sports Commentator
- Dwight Stones … Sports Commentator
- John Tesh … Sports Commentator
- Javier Sotomayor … Athlete
- Marie-Jose Perec … Athlete
- Cathy Freeman … Athlete
- Jearl Miles … Athlete
- Fatima Yusuf … Athlete
- Sandie Richards … Athlete
- Pauline Davis … Athlete
- Falilat Ogunkoya … Athlete
- Grit Breuer … Athlete
- Butch Reynolds … Athlete
- Michael Johnson … Athlete
- Alvin Harrison … Athlete
- Davian Clarke … Athlete
- Roxbert Martin … Athlete
- Roger Black … Athlete
- Iwan Thomas … Athlete
- Davis Kamoga … Athlete
- Ibrahim Ismail … Athlete
- Kerri Strug … Athlete