Atlanta 1996

United States

NBC Broadcast Schedule

Friday July 19th

8 p.m.-Midnight

• Opening Ceremony

Saturday July 20th

3 p.m.-6 p.m.:

• Gymnastics - Men's team competition
• Swimming - Qualifying heats; Boxing
• Wrestling - Greco-Roman

7:30 p.m.-Midnight:

• Gymnastics - Men's team competition

• Swimming - Finals (Women's 100 freestyle; Men's 100 breaststoke; Women's 400 individual medley; Men's 200 freestyle)
• Men's Basketball - U.S. vs. Argentina

12:30 a.m.-2 a.m.:

• Women's Volleyball - U.S. vs. Ukraine
• Water Polo - U.S. vs. Italy
• Boxing
• Weightlifting - Flyweight final

Sunday July 21st

Noon-6 p.m.:

• Gymnastics - Women's team competition
• Women's Basketball - U.S. vs. Cuba
• Swimming - Qualifying heats
• Boxing
• Rowing - Qualifying heats
• Wrestling - Greco-Roman finals
• Weightlifting - Bantamweight final

7 p.m.-Midnight:

• Gymnastics - Women's team competition
• Swimming - Finals (Women's 200 freestyle; Men's 400 individual medley; Women's 100 breaststroke; Men's 800 freestyle relay)
• Cycling - Women's road race

12:30 a.m.-2 a.m.:

• Men's Volleyball - U.S. vs. Poland
• Boxing
• Water Polo - U.S. vs. Greece

Monday July 22nd

10 a.m.-1 p.m.:

• Gymnastics - Men's team competition
• Swimming - Qualifying heats
• Rowing - Qualifying heats.

7:30 p.m.-Midnight:

• Gymnastics - Men's team final
• Swimming - Finals (Women's 400 freestyle; Men's 100 freestyle; Women's 100 backstroke; Men's 200 butterfly; Women's 400 freestyle relay)
• Men's Basketball - U.S. vs. Angola
• Women's Volleyball - U.S. vs. Netherlands

12:41-2:11 a.m.:

• Women's Volleyball - U.S. vs. Netherlands
• Water Polo - U.S. vs. Ukraine
• Wrestling - Greco-Roman matches
• Weightlifting - Featherweight final

Tuesday July 23rd

10 a.m.-1 p.m.:

• Gymnastics - Women's team competition
• Swimming - qualifying heats

7:30 p.m.-Midnight:

• Gymnastics - Women's team final
• Swimming - Finals (Men's 400 freestyle; Women's 200 breaststroke; Men's 100 backstroke; Women's 100 butterfly; Men's 400 freestyle relay)
• Equestrian - Three-Day Cross-Country, Team

12:41-2:11 a.m.:

• Men's Volleyball - U.S. vs. Argentina
• Boxing
• Water Polo - U.S. vs. Romania
• Women's Basketball - U.S. vs. Ukraine
• Wrestling - Greco-Roman finals
• Weightlifting - Lightweight final

Wednesday July 24

10 a.m.-1 p.m.:

• Swimming - qualifying heats
• Rowing
• Cycling - Final

7:30 p.m.-Midnight:

• Gymnastics - Men's individual all-around final
• Swimming - Finals (Men's 200 breaststroke; Women's 200 individual medley; Men's 100 butterfly; Women's 400 medley relay)
• Men's Basketball - U.S. vs. Lithuania
• Equestrian - Three-Day Jumping, Team

12:41-2:11 a.m.:

• Women's Volleyball - U.S. vs. China
• Cycling
• Boxing
• Water Polo - U.S. vs. Croatia
• Weightlifting - Middleweight final

Thursday July 25

10 a.m.-1 p.m.:

• Swimming - qualifying heats
• Rowing - Semifinals
• Cycling - Final

7:30 p.m.-Midnight:

• Gymnastics - Women's individual all-around final
• Swimming - Finals (Women's 800 freestyle; Men's 50 freestyle; Women's 200 individual medley; Women's 800 freestyle relay)
• Equestrian - Three-Day cross-country, individual

12:41-2:11 a.m.:

• Men's Volleyball - U.S. vs. Cuba
• Boxing
• Women's Basketball - U.S. vs. Zaire

Friday July 26

10 a.m.-1 p.m.:

• Track & Field
• Swimming - qualifying heats
• Equestrian - Three-Day Jumping, Individual
• Rowing - Semifinals; Cycling

7:30 p.m.-Midnight:

• Track & Field
• Swimming - Finals (Women's 200 butterfly; Men's 200 backstroke; Women's 50 freestyle; Men's 1500 freestyle; Men's 400 medley relay)
• Men's Basketball - U.S. vs. China
• Diving - Women's platform
• Women's Volleyball - U.S. vs. Japan
• Canoeing - Whitewater training

12:41-2:11 a.m.:

• Women's Volleyball - U.S. vs. Japan
• Boxing
• Water Polo - quarterfinals
• Cycling
• Weightlifting - Light heavyweight final

Saturday July 27

Noon-5:30 p.m.:

• Track & Field
• Cycling - Finals
• Rowing - Finals
• Beach Volleyball - Women's final and Men's Semifinals
• Boxing
• Tennis

6:30 p.m.-Midnight:

• Track & Field - Finals (Men's and Women's 100; Men's triple jump)
• Diving - Women's platform final
• Canoeing - Whitewater finals
• Cycling - Final

12:30-2 a.m.:

• Men's Volleyball - U.S. vs. Brazil
• Water Polo - Semifinals
• Weightlifting - Middle heavyweight final
• Women's Basketball - U.S. vs. Australia

Sunday July 28

7 a.m.-10 a.m.:

• Track & Field - Women's marathon

Noon-6 p.m.:

• Track & Field; Canoeing - Whitewater final
• Water Polo - Gold and Bronze medal games
• Cycling - Track Finals
• Rowing - Finals
• Boxing
• Beach Volleyball - Men's final
• Weightlifting - First heavyweight final
• Tennis
• Baseball - U.S. vs. Cuba

7 p.m.-Midnight:

• Gymnastics - Men's and Women's individual event finals
• Track & Field - Finals (Men's high jump; Heptathlon, final day)
• Men's Basketball - U.S. vs. Croatia
• Diving - Men's springboard
• Canoeing - Whitewater final

12:30-2 a.m.:

• Women's Volleyball - U.S. vs. South Korea

Monday July 29

10 a.m.-1 p.m.:

• Track & Field; Diving - Men's springboard semifinal
• Equestrian - Jumping

7:30 p.m.-Midnight:

• Gymnastics - Men's and Women's individual event finals
• Track & Field - Finals (Men's and Women's 400; Men's 110 hurdles; Men's long jump)
• Diving - Men's springboard final

12:41-2:11 a.m.:

• Men's Volleyball - U.S. vs. Bulgaria
• Women's Basketball - U.S. vs. South Korea
• Weightlifting - Heavyweight final

Tuesday July 30

10 a.m-1 p.m.:

• Cycling - Men's mountain bike final
• Canoeing
• Synchronized Swimming
• Tennis - quarterfinals

7:30 p.m.-Midnight:

• Gymnastics - Champions' exhibition
• Diving - Women's springboard
• Men's Basketball - Quarterfinals
• Cycling - Women's mountain bike final
• Weightlifting - Super heavyweight final

12:41 a.m.-2:11 a.m.:

• Volleyball - Women's quarterfinal
• Boxing - Quarterfinals
• Wrestling - Freestyle matches

Wednesday July 31

10 a.m-1 p.m.:

• Track & Field
• Diving - Women's springboard semifinal
• Canoeing

7:30 p.m.-Midnight:

• Track & Field - Finals (Men's 800; Women's 100 hurdles; Decathlon, Day 1)
• Diving - Women's springboard final
• Cycling - Men's road race
• Volleyball - Men's quarterfinal
• Wrestling - Freestyle finals

12:41-2:11 a.m.:

• Volleyball - Men's quarterfinal
• Boxing - Quarterfinals
• Women's Basketball - Quarterfinal

Thursday August 1st

10 a.m.-1 p.m.:

• Track & Field; Equestrian - Jumping Final, Team
• Gymnastics - Rhythmic,
• Individual; Canoeing - Semifinals

7:30 p.m.-Midnight:

• Track & Field - Finals (Decathlon, Final Day; Men's and Women's 200; Men's 400 hurdles)
• Men's Basketball - Semifinal
• Diving - Men's platform
• Gymnastics - Rhythmic, Group

12:41-2:11 a.m.:

• Volleyball - Women's semifinal
• Equestrian - Jumping Final, Team
• Boxing - Semifinals
• Wrestling - Freestyle matches

Friday August 2nd

10 a.m.-1 p.m.:

• Track & Field
• Diving - Men's platform semifinal
• Gymnastics - Rhythmic, Individual
• Canoeing - Semifinals

7:30 p.m.-Midnight:

• Track & Field - Finals (Men's pole vault; Women's long jump; Men's 3,000 steeplechase)
• Diving - Men's platform final
• Volleyball - Men's semifinal
• Gymnastics - Rhythmic Final, Group
• Wrestling - Freestyle finals
• Synchronized Swimming - Team final

12:41-2:11 a.m.

Boxing - Semifinals

Women's Basketball - Semifinal

Wrestling - Freestyle finals

Tennis - Finals

Saturday August 3rd

Noon-6 p.m.:

• Volleyball - Women's final
• Boxing - Finals
• Canoeing - Finals
• Tennis - Finals.

7 p.m.-Mid.:

• Track & Field - Finals (Men's and Women's 1,500; Men's and Women's 400 relay; Men's and Women's 1600 relay)
• Men's Basketball - Gold Medal game
• Cycling - Men's individual time trial final
• Gymnastics - Rhythmic Semifinal, Individual

12:30-2 a.m.:

• Soccer - Men's final
• Cycling - Women's individual time trial final

Sunday August 4th

7 a.m.-5:30 p.m.:

• Track & Field - Men's marathon
• Volleyball - Men's final
• Gymnastics - Rhythmic Final, Individual
• Equestrian - Jumping Final, Individual
• Boxing - Finals
• Women's Basketball - Bronze medal game
• Canoeing - Finals

6:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m.:

• Women's Basketball - Gold Medal Game
• Closing Ceremonies

Commentators

Primetime host - Bob Costas

Daytime host - Greg Gumbel

Late Night hosts - Jim Lampley and Hannah Storm

Opening Ceremony - Bob Costas, Dick Enberg, Jim Gray, Katie Couric

Basketball (men) - Marv Albert, Matt Goukas, Magic Johnson, Jim Gray

Basketball (women) - Mike Breen, Cheryl Miller

Beach Volleyball - Randy Rosenbloom, Kirk Kilgour, Bill Walton

Boxing - Bob Papa, Al Bernstein, Beasley Reece

Canoeing & Rowing - Charlie Jones, Bill Endicott

Cycling - Phil Liggett

Diving - Dan Hicks, Cynthia Potter

Equestrian - Jim Simpson, Melanie Smith-Taylor

Football - Jim Donovan, Seamus Malin

Gymnastics - John Tesh, Tim Daggett, Elfi Schlegel, Beth Ruyak

Swimming - Dan Hicks, Summer Sanders, Rowdy Gaines, Mary Ann Grabavoy

Synchonized Swimming - Don Criqui, Tracie Conforto

Tennis - Bud Collins, Mary Carillo

Track and Field - Tom Hammond, Dwight Stones, Craig Masbeck, Carol Lewis

Volleyball - Chris Marlowe, Paul Sunderland

Water Polo - Don Criqui, Jim Kruse

Weightlifting - Bob Trumpy, Phil Simms

Wrestling - Russ Hellickson, Jeff Blatnick