GAMES OF THE XXIII OLYMPIAD, THE {1984 LOS ANGELES OLYMPICS} {1984/07/29}, PART 9: SWIMMING (MEN/WOMEN) (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 segments and highlights from the men’s cycling road race, the women’s 400-meter individual medley, and men’s basketball.
Sports commentators Al Michaels, Eric Heiden, and Greg LaMond offer commentary of the men’s road race cycling competition in Mission Viejo, featuring Davis Phinney (USA), Dag Otto Lauritzen (Norway), Alexi Grewal (USA), Steve Bauer (Canada), Morten Saether (Norway), Thurlow Rogers (USA), and Rogelio Arango (Colombia) jockeying for position.
Footage of the medal ceremony for the men’s 100-meter breaststroke is shown, featuring Steve Lundquist (USA) with his gold medal, along with Victor Davis (Canada) with the silver, and Peter Evans (Australia) with the bronze.
McKay discusses how the medal results might have differed if the Soviet Union had not boycotted the games.
Sports commentator Kathleen Sullivan reports on reactions around the world to this year’s opening ceremony.
Sports Commentators Jim Lampley, Donna de Varona, and Mark Spitz report from the Swim Stadium at the University of Southern California on the women’s 400-meter individual medley event. De Varona interviews swimmer Tracy Caulkins (USA), discussing her recent rise to prominence.
Sports commentator Diana Nyad interviews swimmer John Moffett (USA) about his recent loss in the 100-meter breaststroke event.
Lampley, de Varona, and Spitz offer commentary as the 400-meter individual medley event begins. Caulkins races against Gaynor Stanley (Great Britain), Katrine Bomstad (Norway), Nathalie Gingras (Canada), Sue Heon (USA), Petra Zindler (West Germany), Donna McGinnis (Canada), and Suzanne Landells (Australia). The results: Tracy Caulkins (USA) wins the gold medal with a time of 4:39.24; Suzie Landells (Australia) wins the silver medal with a time of 4:48.30; and Petra Zindler (West Germany) wins the bronze medal with a time of 4:48.57.
Sports commentator Keith Jackson reports from Inglewood on the men’s basketball event, featuring the United States facing China.
Michaels, Heiden, and LaMond continue to report on the men’s road cycling event as it nears its final lap. Michaels profiles Phinney, focusing on his dedication to cycling, his relationship with his wife, Olympic cycling champion Connie Carpenter (USA), and his hobbies outside cycling.
Back at the University of Southern California, Caulkins, Landells, and Zindler are honored at the medal ceremony for the women’s 400-meter individual medley.
Jackson and sports commentator Digger Phelps offer commentary on the men’s basketball game, where at halftime the United States is leading 50-29. They review highlights of the game.
The men’s road cycling race concludes with the following results: Alexi Grewal (USA) wins the gold medal with a time of 4:59:57; Steve Bauer (Canada) wins the silver medal with a time of 4:59:57, and Dag Otto Lauritzen (Norway) wins the bronze medal with a time of 5:00:18.
Jackson and Phelps offer further commentary on the basketball game between the United States and China during the third quarter.
Heiden interviews Grewal about his victory in the men’s road race.
Notable commercials include: Ken Howard and Sarah Purcell for Chevrolet automobiles.
Also includes a CBS Sports report from the Talladega 500 car race event by reporter Mike Silverstein.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: July 29, 1984 Sunday
- RUNNING TIME: 1:15:00
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T86:1330
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Olympic Games, 1984, Summer, Los Angeles; Olympics; Sports; Cycling Road, individual road race men; Swimming, 100m breaststroke men; Swimming, 400m individual medley women; Basketball, basketball men; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV, 1984
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CREDITS
- Jim McKay … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Al Michaels … Sports Commentator
- Eric Heiden … Sports Commentator
- Greg LeMond … Sports Commentator
- Kathleen Sullivan … Sports Commentator
- Jim Lampley … Sports Commentator
- Donna de Varona … Sports Commentator
- Diana Nyad … Sports Commentator
- Keith Jackson … Sports Commentator
- Digger Phelps … Sports Commentator
- Davis Phinney … Athlete
- Dag Otto Lauritzen … Athlete
- Alexi Grewal … Athlete
- Steve Bauer … Athlete
- Morten Saether … Athlete
- Thurlow Rogers … Athlete
- Rogelio Arango … Athlete
- Steve Lundquist … Athlete
- Victor Davis … Athlete
- Peter Evans … Athlete
- Tracy Caulkins … Athlete
- John Moffett … Athlete
- Gaynor Stanley … Athlete
- Katrine Bomstad … Athlete
- Nathalie Gingras … Athlete
- Sue Heon … Athlete
- Petra Zindler … Athlete
- Donna McGinnis … Athlete
- Suzanne Landells … Athlete
- Connie Carpenter … Athlete
- Leon Wood … Athlete
- Patrick Ewing … Athlete
- Michael Jordan … Athlete
- Wayman Tisdale … Athlete
- Chris Mullin … Athlete
- Alvin Robertson … Athlete
- Joe Kleine … Athlete
- Vernon Fleming … Athlete
- Jon Koncak … Athlete
- Fengwu Sun … Athlete
- Jianli Liu … Athlete
- Jeff Turner … Athlete
- Bin Zhang … Athlete
- Ken Howard … Talent, Chevrolet commercial
- Sarah Purcell … Talent, Chevrolet commercial
- For "CBS Sports"
- Mike Silverstein … Reporter