GAMES OF THE XXI OLYMPIAD, THE {1976 MONTREAL OLYMPICS} {1976/07/31}, PART 5 (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 McKay and Eric Siegel cover the men's track and field marathon. Waldemar Cierpinski (East Germany) wins the gold medal; Frank Shorter (USA) wins the silver medal; and Karl Lismont (Belgium) wins the bronze medal. Sports commentator Keith Jackson covers men's high jumper Dwight Stones’s (USA) first attempt at 7' 3 3/4"; he is unsuccessful. Jackson provides men's high jump current standings: Jacek Wszola (Poland) in first place, Stones in second place, Greg Joy (Canada) in third place; and Sergey Budalov (USSR) in fourth place. Jackson covers Wszola’s jump at 7' 3 3/4"; he completes it successfully. Sports commentators Jackson and O.J. Simpson cover the men's 4x100 relay medal ceremony with the United States winning the gold medal, East Germany winning the silver medal and the Soviet Union winning the bronze medal. Jackson and Simpson cover the men's track and field 4x400 final relay race. The United States wins the gold medal with a time of 2:58.66; Poland wins the silver medal; and West Germany wins the bronze medal. Jackson covers Stones’s second attempt at 7' 3 3/4"; he is not successful. Jackson covers Stones’s final attempt at 7' 3 3/4"; he is not successful. McKay highlights previous events including men's track and field 1500m winner John Walker (New Zealand); East Germany track and field women's relay win; and the United States track and field men's relays wins. Jackson covers Joy’s jump at 7' 3 3/4"; he is successful. Jackson covers Budalov’s first attempt jump at 7' 41/2". Sports commentator Jim Lampley interviews Stones regarding the pouring rain and if it is the reason why he did not perform as well as he was expected; Jackson covers Joy’s first attempt at 7 41/2"; he is unsuccessful. Jackson covers Wszola’s second attempt at 7' 41/2".
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: July 31, 1976 07:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 00:53:53
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:01366
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1976, Summer, Montreal; Olympics; Track and Field, marathon men; Track and Field, high jump men; Track and Field, 4x400m relay men
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Jim McKay … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Eric Siegel … Sports Commentator
- Keith Jackson … Sports Commentator
- O.J Simpson … Sports Commentator
- Jim Lampley … Sports Commentator
- Waldemar Cierpinski … Athlete
- Frank Shorter … Athlete
- Karl Lismont … Athlete
- Dwight Stones … Athlete
- Jacek Wszola … Athlete
- Greg Joy … Athlete
- Sergey Budalov … Athlete
- John Walker … Athlete