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Olympic Grandstand

on BBC One London

featuring Swimming and Cycling Finals on the first day of competition in the Olympic Games in Montreal.
Introduced by Frank Bough Swimming: 10.5 Heats:
Men's 100m Backstroke
Women's 100m Freestyle Men's 200m Butterfly
BRIAN BRINKLEY 'S first race
Women's 4xl00m Medley Relay
Swimming Finals At 12.0 midnight Semi-finals:
Women's 100m Freestyle Men's 100m Backstroke
ALAN WEEKS and HAMILTON BLAND report live on the first two swimming gold medals
Men's 200m Butterfly
Britain's MARTYN WOODROFFE was the silver medallist in 1968 Olympic champion and record holder: M. Spitz <USA) 2:00.70
World record: R. Pyttel (DDR) 1:59.63
World best 1976: Pyttel 1:59.63; B. Forrester (USA) 1:59.70; M. Bruner (USA)
1:59.73
British best: B. Brinkley 2:02.47
Women's 4xl00m Medley Relay
Olympic champions and record holders: USA 4:20.75
World record and best of 1976: Dynamo Berlin (DDR) 4:13.41
British best: National team 4:31.44
Cycling Final
DAVID SAUNDERS reports on cycling's first gold medal of the Games
100km Team Trial
Olympic champions: USSR
News ... action ... results from today's other events which include Gymnastics, Boxing, Rowing, Basketball and Hockey.
Commentators RON PICKERING
HARRY CARPENTER , PETER WEST
STUART STOREY and BARRY DAVIES Timings are subject to alteration.

Contributors

Introduced By:
Frank Bough
Unknown:
Brian Brinkley
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Martyn Woodroffe
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M. Spitz
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R. Pyttel
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M. Bruner
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B. Brinkley
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David Saunders
Commentators:
Ron Pickering
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Harry Carpenter
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Peter West
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Stuart Storey
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Barry Davies

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