GAMES OF THE XXIII OLYMPIAD, THE {1984 LOS ANGELES OLYMPICS} {1984/08/02}, PART 6: MODERN PENTATHLON (MEN) (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 commentators Frank Gifford and Kathleen Sullivan preside throughout this portion and introduce various events and highlights.
Sports commentators Bill Flemming and Eric Heiden cover the men's cycling sprint event, and Flemming interviews Olympic cyclist Mark Gorski (USA) about the effect the Olympic boycott had on his career.
Flemming and Heiden cover men's cycling 1000-meter match sprint semifinals. The first heat is between Mark Gorski (USA) and Tsutomu Sakamoto (Japan), with Gorski eventually victorious.
The second heat is between Nelson Vails (USA) and Philippe Vernet (France), and Vails wins the heat.
Sports commentators Arthur Ashe and Bob Neiman recap the results from the men's modern pentathlon from the day before. In the shooting segment, Michael Storm (USA) wins first place with a score of 198.
Neiman interviews Roderick Martin (Sweden) about his disqualification from the competition. The team standings after the shooting event are Italy in first place with 12,428 points, USA in seconds with 12,294 points and France in third with 12,148 points.
In the 4000-meter run competition, Dante Masala (Italy) comes in first place with 5,469 points, Svante Rasmusson (Sweden) comes in second with 5,456 points, and Carlo Massullo (Italy) comes in third place with 5,406 points.
The final team standings have Italy winning the gold medal with 16,060 points, USA winning the silver with 15,568 points, and France winning the bronze medal with 15,565 points.
Sullivan interviews actor Michael Douglas about his movie "Running" and his experience with attending Olympic events in Los Angeles.
Sports commentator Judd Rose covers a segment on the lack of a city song for Los Angeles with renditions by Fred Travalena, Dale Gonyea, Julius Johnson, Paul Cobabe, and Frank Sinatra.
Gifford interviews Bill, Evelyn, and Carol Lewis about their Olympic family and the participation of Carl and Carol in the track and field events.
Flemming and Heiden cover the second heat of the men's cycling 1000-meter sprint semifinals between Mark Gorski (USA) and Tsutomu Sakamoto (Japan). Gorski wins and advances to the finals with the chance for a gold medal.
Sports commentator Howard Cosell covers a segment on the blurry line of professional and amateur athletes participating in the Olympic Games. Commentary is then given by current and former Olympic athletes Edwin Moses, Tom McMillen, and Bill Toomey, as well as USA Olympic Committee spokesman William Simon.
Notable commercials and/or promos: Heather Locklear for Faberge Organics Shampoo and Conditioner, Joe Namath for Brut33, Cliff Robertson for AT&T, Leo Williams for Energizer.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: August 2, 1984 Thursday 1:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 01:15:40
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T86:1368
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1984, Summer, Los Angeles; Olympics; Cycling Track, Sprint individual men; Modern pentathlon, Individual competition men; Rowing, double sculls (2x) men
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - ARCO
- TV - Commercials - AT&T
- TV - Commercials - Brut33
- TV - Commercials - Budweiser
- TV - Commercials - Coca Cola
- TV - Commercials - Energizer
- TV - Commercials - Faberge Organics Shampoo
- TV - Commercials - Kmart
- TV - Commercials - M&M's candies
- TV - Commercials - McDonald's
- TV - Commercials - Sears
- TV - Commercials - Spartus Vitamins
- TV - Commercials - TAB
CREDITS
- Frank Gifford … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Kathleen Sullivan … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Bill Flemming … Sports Commentator
- Eric Heiden … Sports Commentator
- Arthur Ashe … Sports Commentator
- Bob Neiman … Sports Commentator
- Jack Whitaker … Sports Commentator
- Kurt Thomas … Sports Commentator
- Judd Rose … Sports Commentator, Reporter
- Howard Cosell … Sports Commentator
- Curt Gowdy … Sports Commentator
- Stephen Gladstone … Sports Commentator
- Nelson Vails … Athlete
- Mark Gorski … Athlete
- Philippe Vernet … Athlete
- Roderick Martin … Athlete
- Michael Storm … Athlete
- Dante Masala … Athlete
- Svante Rasmusson … Athlete
- Carlo Massullo … Athlete
- Edwin Moses … Athlete
- Carol Lewis … Athlete, Guest
- Michael Douglas … Guest
- Fred Travalena … Guest
- Julius Johnson … Guest
- Dale Gonyea … Guest
- Paul Cobabe … Guest
- Frank Sinatra … Guest
- Bill Lewis … Guest
- Evelyn Lewis … Guest
- Tom McMillen … Guest
- Bill Toomey … Guest
- William Simon … Guest
- Carl Lewis
- Joe Namath … Talent, Brut 33 Deodorant Commercial
- Cliff Robertson … Talent, AT&T Commercial
- Leo Williams … Talent, Energizer Commercial
- Heather Locklear … Talent, Faberge Organics Shampoo and Conditioner Commercial