GAMES OF THE XXIX OLYMPIAD, THE {2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS}: DAY 12 {PART 2} (TV)
Summary
This program presents a portion of coverage of the 2008 summer Games of the XXIX Olympiad from Beijing. Highlights of this portion include coverage of the following events and topics: Anchor sports commentator Bob Costas presides throughout this portion and introduces various events and highlights. Sports commentators Tom Hammond and Ron Vaccaro cover the first heat of the men's 200-meter dash semifinals. Churandy Martina (Netherlands) places first with a time of 20.11, Brian Dzingai (Zimbabwe) places second with a time of 20.17, Walter Dix (USA) places third with a time of 20.19, and Christian Malcolm (Great Britain) places fourth with a time of 20.25. Sports commentator Bob Neumeier interviews Dix about his third place finish in round one. Hammond and Vaccaro cover the second heat of the men's 200-meter dash semifinals. Usain Bolt (Jamaica) places first with a time of 20.09, Shawn Crawford (USA) places second with a time of 20.12; Wallace Spearmon (USA) places third with a time of 20.14, and Kim Collins (Saint Kitts and Nevis) places fourth with a time of 20.25. Neumeier interviews Spearmon. Sports commentators Al Trautwig, Tim Daggett, and Elfi Schlegel cover the men's parallel bars finals. Li Xiaopeng (China) wins the gold medal with a total score of 16.450; Yoo Won-Chul (South Korea) wins the silver medal with a total score of 16.250; and Anton Fokin (Uzbekistan) wins the bronze medal with a total score of 16.200. Hammond and Vaccaro cover the first heat of the men's 400-meter dash semifinals. Jeremy Wariner (USA) places first with a time of 44.15, Chris Brown (Bahamas) places second with a time of 44.59, Kevin Borlee (Belgium) places third with a time of 44.88, and Nery Brenes (Costa Rica) places fourth with a time of 44.94. Neumeier interviews Wariner about his first place finish. Hammond and Vaccaro cover the second heat of the men's 400-meter semifinals. LaShawn Merritt (USA) places first with a time of 44.12, Martyn Rooney (Great Britain) places second with a time of 44.60, Johan Wissman (Swedan) places third with a time of 44.64, and Renny Quow (Tunisia) places fourth with a time of 44.82. Neumeier interviews Merritt. Hammond and Vaccaro cover the women's 400-meter dash finals. Christine Ohuruogu (Great Britain) wins the gold medal with a time of 49.62; Shericka Williams wins the silver medal with a time of 49.69; and Sanya Richards (USA) wins the bronze medal with a time of 49.93. Yulia Gushchina (Russia) places fourth place with a time of 50.01. Neumeier interviews Richards about her bronze medal finish. Hammond and Vaccaro cover the women's 100-meter hurdles finals. Dawn Harper (USA) wins the gold medal with a time of 12.54; Sally McLellan (Australia) wins the silver medal with a time of 12.64; and Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (Canada) wins the bronze medal with a time of 12.64. Damu Cherry places fourth with a time of 12.65. Neumeier interviews track and field athlete Lolo Jones (USA) after she fails to win a medal in the women's 100-meter hurdles event. Jones places in seventh place after she collides with one of the hurdles. Neumeier interviews Harper about her gold medal win. Trautwig, Daggett, and Schlegel highlight the women's balance beam event. Cheng Fei (China) earns a score of 15.950. Gabriella Dragoi (Romania) earns a score of 15.625. Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Michael Phelps and Sheryl Crow for AT&T phone service.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: August 19, 2008
- RUNNING TIME: 01:36:09
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 112865
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 2008, Summer, Beijing; Olympics; Sports; Track and Field, 200m men; Artistic Gymnastics, parallel bars men; Track and Field, 400m men; Track and Field, 100m hurdles women; Artistic Gymnastics, balance beam women; Track and Field, 400m women
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
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CREDITS
- Bob Costas … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Bob Neumeier … Sports Commentator
- Ron Vaccaro … Sports Commentator
- Al Trautwig … Sports Commentator
- Tim Daggett … Sports Commentator
- Tom Hammond … Sports Commentator
- Elfi Schlegel … Sports Commentator
- Walter Dix … Athlete
- Churandy Martina … Athlete
- Brian Dzingai … Athlete
- Christian Malcolm … Athlete
- Wallace Spearmon … Athlete
- Usain Bolt … Athlete
- Shawn Crawford … Athlete
- Kim Collins … Athlete
- Li Xiaopeng … Athlete
- Yoo Won-Chul … Athlete
- Anton Fokin … Athlete
- Jeremy Wariner … Athlete
- Chris Brown … Athlete
- Kevin Borlee … Athlete
- Nery Brenes … Athlete
- LaShawn Merritt … Athlete
- Martyn Rooney … Athlete
- renny Quow … Athlete
- Johan Wissman … Athlete
- Christine Ohuruogu … Athlete
- Sanya Richards … Athlete
- Shericka Williams … Athlete
- Yulia Gushchina … Athlete
- Dawn Harper … Athlete
- Sally McLellan … Athlete
- Priscilla Lopes-Schliep … Athlete
- Cheng Fei … Athlete
- Damu Cherry … Athlete
- Gabriela Dragoi … Athlete
- Michael Phelps … Talent, AT&T commercial
- Sheryl Crow … Talent, AT&T commercial