GAMES OF THE XXI OLYMPIAD, THE {1976 MONTREAL OLYMPICS} {1976/07/24}, PART 1 (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.
McKay recaps the men's basketball B pool with USA defeating Czechoslovakia 81-71, with the USA advancing into the semifinals.
Sports commentators Curt Gowdy and Bill Russell cover the men's basketball A pool between the USSR and Cuba, with USSR in the lead 70-43 in the second half.
McKay and sports commentator Donna de Varona cover the John Hencken (USA), who placed first in the third heat of the men's 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 02:23.21, as well as second-place winner Walter Kusch (West Germany).
McKay and de Varona then profile the first- and second-place winners of the fourth heat of the men's 200-meter breaststroke: David Wilkie (Great Britain), with a time of 02:18.29, and Charlie Keating (USA).
Sports commentator Frank Gifford covers the men's Greco-Roman heavy weight wrestling second round match between William "Pete" Lee (USA) and Seiji Matsunaga (Japan), with Lee (USA) winning by default with a score of 7:14, advancing him to the third round match.
Sports commentators Chris Schenkel and Gordon Maddux cover the men's gymnastics parallel bars finals: Sawao Kato (Japan) wins the gold medal with a score of 9.90, Nikolay Andrianov (USSR) takes the silver, and Mitsuo Tsukahara (Japan) receives the bronze.
Gowdy and Russell recap the men's A pool basketball between USSR and Cuba, with USSR winning with a score of 93-72, advancing them into the semifinals.
Sports commentators Keith Jackson and Wyomia Tyus cover the second heat of the women's track and field 100-meter first round: Brenda Morehead (USA) comes in first place with a time of 11.34, Patty Loverock (Canada) comes in seond place and Leleith Hodges comes in third place.
Gowdy and Russell recap the men's basketball A pool between USSRand Cuba, with USSR winning with a score of 98-72, advancing them into the semifinals.
Sports commentator Howard Cosell covers the third round of the men's flyweight boxing match between Ian Clyde (Canada) and Charlie Magri (Great Britain), with Clyde winning and advancing into the quarterfinals.
Jackson and Tyus cover the fourth heat of the women's track and field 100-meter first round, with Chandra Cheeseborough (USA) coming in first with a time of 11.27, Verra Anisimova (USSR) coming in second place, and Silvia Chivás (Cuba) coming in third.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: July 24, 1976 12:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 01:02:38
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:01321
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1976, Summer, Montreal; Olympics; Basketball, basketball men; Swimming, 200m breaststroke men; Wrestling, Greco-Roman, 96 - 120kg men; Artistic Gymnastics, parallel bars men; Boxing, Up to 52 kg (Fly weight) men
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Jim McKay … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Donna de Varona … Sports Commentator
- Curt Gowdy … Sports Commentator
- Bill Russell … Sports Commentator
- Frank Gifford … Sports Commentator
- Chris Schenkel … Sports Commentator
- Gordon Maddux … Sports Commentator
- Keith Jackson … Sports Commentator
- Wyomia Tyus … Sports Commentator
- Howard Cosell … Sports Commentator
- John Hencken … Athlete
- Walter Kusch … Athlete
- David Wilkie … Athlete
- Charlie Keating … Athlete
- William Lee … Athlete
- Seiji Matsunaga … Athlete
- Sawao Kato … Athlete
- Nikolay Andrianov … Athlete
- Mitsuo Tsukahara … Athlete
- Brenda Morehead … Athlete
- Patty Loverock … Athlete
- Leleith Hodges … Athlete
- Ian Clyde … Athlete
- Charlie Magri … Athlete
- Chandra Cheeseborough … Athlete
- Verra Anisimova … Athlete
- Silvia Chivás … Athlete