DOG COMMENTARY: It is my sincere hope that I one day am able to know the name of the gentleman commentator working with ABC’s Chris Schenkel at the 1984 L A Games equestrian show jumping individual competition….so, anyone who can help me in that regards would be greatly appreciated….cuz I like sports commentators….yep, birds of…
DOG ASIDE: ABC’s Chris Schenkel brings us the coverage of the 2nd round in the equestrian show jumping individual competition at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics…..which leads off with Mexico’s Gerardo Tazzer on Magod….followed by CAN Ian Millar on Big Ben….and ends with France’s Pierre Durand on Jappeloup. Horse show jumping is truly a beautiful sport….and…
DOG ASIDE: The equestrian show jumping solo competition at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics was one of the closest competitions in Olympic history…..as three contestants participated in a jump-off for the bronze medal….with Swiss Heidi Robbiani winning bronze…..plus another jump-off for the gold and silver medals in the solo competition between two Americans…..Conrad Homfeld on…
DOG COMMENTARY: I could not find any reference information on Italy’s Bruno Scolari….the 1984 Olympics equestrian competitor…..so, the man bringing the show jumping competition for ABC sports was one of Bone Daddy’s long-time favorite sportscasters….Chris Schenkel….who over the course of five decades called play-by-play for numerous sports on television and radio….becoming known for his smooth delivery…
DOG ASIDE: The equestrian show jumping solo competition at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics was so competitive that there had to be a jump-off for the gold and silver medals between USA Conrad Homfeld and USA Joe Fargis…..plus there had to be a three horse jump-off for the bronze medal between SUI Heidi Robbiani, CAN…
DOG ASIDE: Michele Anne Mitchell (born January 10, 1962 in Phoenix, Arizona) is a former diver from the United States….who is a two-time Olympic medalist on the 10-meter platform….having won silver in the 1984 Los Angeles Games and 1988 Seoul Games. She was inducted into the University of Arizona Athletic Hall of Fame in 1988….and the International Swimming Hall…
DOG ASIDE: In this the 7th round of the women’s platform diving preliminary competition….we get to see USA Wendy Wyland lead off with her back 2 1/2 somersault in a pike position dive with a degree of difficulty of 2.8…..followed by Zhou Jihong of China….who performs a inward 2 1/2 somersault in a tuck position….for…
DOG ASIDE: Entering the 11th round dive of the men’s 3 m springboard diving competition finals at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics….where Greg Louganis literally had an insurmountable lead on his competition….leaving the fight in the final dive for the silver and bronze medal between USA Ron Merriot and the Chinese pair of Tan Liangde…