GAMES OF THE XXI OLYMPIAD, THE {1976 MONTREAL OLYMPICS} {1976/07/20}, PART 3 (TV)
Summary
This program presents a portion of coverage of the 1976 Summer Games of the XXI Olympiad from Montreal. 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 Curt Gowdy and Bill Russell cover the men's basketball game between the USA and Puerto Rico, with ten minutes left in the second half and the score at Puerto Rico 76, USA 71. Eventually, the USA team defeats Puerto Rico by a score of 95-94.
Sports commentators Bill Flemming and Micki King Hogue cover women's diving in the 3-meter springboard event. Jennifer Chandler (USA) is shown making her dive.
Sports commentators Chris Schenkel and Gordon Maddux cover men's gymnastics optional program event. Competitors shown include Vladimir Markelov (USSR), Nikolai Andrianov (USSR), and Mitsuo Tsukahara (Japan).
Sports commentator Jim Lampley interviews Butch Lee (Puerto Rico) on the one-point loss to the USA basketball team earlier in the day.
Schenkel and Maddux cover men's gymnastics team competition: Japan is in first place with 527.75 points, USSR is in second with 527.65 points, and Hungary in third place with 516.75 points.
Hisato Igarashi (Japan), Sawao Kato (Japan), Vladimir Markelov (USSR), Eizo Kenmotsu (Japan), and Nikolai Andrianov (USSR.) all perform their routines, and Japan wins the gold medal.
Flemming and Hogue cover women's 3-meter springboard diving. Olga Dmitrieva (USSR) and Jennifer Chandler (USA) perform their dives, with Chandler in first place.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: July 20, 1976 9:30
- RUNNING TIME: 00:47:26
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:01305
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1976, Summer, Montreal; Olympics; Basketball, basketball men; Diving, 3m springboard women; Artistic Gymnastics, horizontal bar men; Artistic Gymnastics, floor exercises men; Artistic Gymnastics, pommel horse men
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Jim McKay … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Curt Gowdy … Sports Commentator
- Bill Russell … Sports Commentator
- Bill Flemming … Sports Commentator
- Micki King Hogue … Sports Commentator
- Jim Lampley … Sports Commentator
- Chris Schenkel … Sports Commentator
- Gordon Maddux … Sports Commentator
- Vladimir Markelov … Athlete
- Nikolai Adrianov … Athlete
- Mitsuo Tsukahara … Athlete
- Hisato Igarashi … Athlete
- Sawao Kato … Athlete
- Eizo Kenmotsu … Athlete
- Jennifer Chandler … Athlete
- Olga Dmitrieva … Athlete
- Butch Lee … Athlete