GAMES OF THE XXVII OLYMPIAD, THE {2000 SYDNEY OLYMPICS}: DAY 11 {PART 1 OF 4} (TV)
Summary
This program presents a portion of coverage of the 2000 summer Games of the XXVII Olympiad from Sydney. 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. Costas profiles gymnast Andreea Raducan (Romania), on her positive drug test and her doctor who was suspended from the games. Sports commentators Tom Hammond, Carol Lewis, and Lewis Johnson cover the first heat of the women’s 100-meter hurdles quarterfinals. Melissa Morrison (USA) takes first place with a time of 12.76, Glory Alozie (Nigeria) takes second place with a time of 12.84, and Aliuska Lopez (Cuba) takes third place with a time of 12.92. Hammond, Lewis and Johnson cover the second heat of the women’s 100-meter hurdles quarterfinals. Gail Devers (USA) wins with a time of 12.77, Linda Ferga (France) takes second place with a time of 12.88, and Brigitte Foster (Jamaica) takes third place with a time of 12.88. Sports commentators Ted Robinson and Tracie Ruiz-Conforto cover the women's synchronized swimming duet preliminaries. Olga Brusnikina (Russia) and Maria Kisseleva (Russia) are in first place, Miya Tachibana (Japan) and Miho Takeda (Japan) are in second place, and Virginie Dedieu (France) and Myriam Lignot (France) are in third place. Costas recaps the women’s softball event. The United States defeats China to advance, and the United States then defeats Australia by a score of 1-0 to advance to the gold medal game against Japan. Sports commentators Hammond, Marty Liquori and Johnson cover the first heat of the semifinals of the men’s 110-meter hurdles event. Anier Garcia (Cuba) wins the first heat with a time of 13.16, Mark Crear (USA) takes second place with a time of 13.23, and Dudley Dorival (Haiti) takes third place with a time of 13.35. Hammond, Liqouri, and Johnson cover the second heat of the semifinals of the men’s 110-meter hurdles. Terrence Trammell (USA) wins with a time of 13.32, Allen Johnson (USA) takes second place with a time of 13.33, and Colin Jackson (Great Britain) takes third place with a time of 13.34. Hammond, Lewis, and Johnson cover the second heat of the women’s 400-meter hurdles semifinals. Irina Privalova (Russia) wins with a time of 54.02, Nezha Bidouane (Morocco) takes second place with a time of 54.19, and Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova (Ukraine) takes third place with a time of 54.25. Sports commentators Jimmy Roberts and Costas highlight track and field events and cyclist Kenneth Mohindie (Kenya). Sports commentators Dan Hicks and Cynthia Potter cover rounds three and four of the men’s 3-meter springboard diving preliminaries. Xiong Ni (China) leads with 303.66 points, Andreas Wels (Germany) is in second with 291.45 points, and Dmitry Sautin (Russia) is in third with 288.36 points. Hicks profiles diver Mark Ruiz (USA). Sports commentator Dwight Stones covers Stacy Dragila’s (USA) women’s pole vault performance. Hammond, Liquori, and Johnson cover the first heat of the men’s 400-meter hurdles semifinals. Llewellyn Herbert (South Africa) wins with a time of 48.38, Angelo Taylor (USA) takes second with a time of 48.49, and Ruslan Mashchenko (Russia) takes third place with a time of 48.94. Hammond, Liquori, and Johnson cover the second heat of the men’s 400-meter hurdles semifinals. James Carter (USA) wins with a time of 48.48, Eronildes Araujo (Brazil) takes second with a time of 48.78, and Samuel Matete (Zambia) takes third with a time of 48.98. Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Tiger Woods for Buick automobiles; and Michael Johnson for Samsung electronics.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: September 25, 2000
- RUNNING TIME: 01:32:45
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 112034
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Olympic Games, 2000, Summer, Sydney; Olympics; Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Track and Field, 100m hurdles women; Synchronized Swimming, duet women; Track and Field, 110m hurdles men; Track and Field, 400m hurdles men; Diving, 3m springboard men; Track and Field, pole vault women; Track and Field, 400m hurdles women; Baseball, baseball women
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - AT&T
- TV - Commercials - Bud Light
- TV - Commercials - Chevrolet
- TV - Commercials - Coca-Cola
- TV - Commercials - Delta Faucet
- TV - Commercials - IBM
- TV - Commercials - Kodak
- TV - Commercials - Lucent
- TV - Commercials - Monster.com
- TV - Commercials - Pontiac
- TV - Commercials - Samsung
- TV - Commercials - Sun America
- TV - Commercials - UPS
CREDITS
- Bob Costas … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Tom Hammond … Sports Commentator
- Lewis Johnson … Sports Commentator
- Ted Robinson … Sports Commentator
- Marty Liquori … Sports Commentator
- Jimmy Roberts … Sports Commentator
- Dan Hicks … Sports Commentator
- Dwight Stones … Sports Commentator
- Carol Lewis … Sports Commentator
- Tracie Conforto-Ruiz … Sports Commentator
- Cynthia Potter … Sports Commentator
- Anier Garcia … Athlete
- Mark Crear … Athlete
- Dudley Dorival … Athlete
- Terrence Trammell … Athlete
- Allen Johnson … Athlete
- Colin Jackson … Athlete
- Kennith Mohindie … Athlete
- Xiong Ni … Athlete
- Andreas Wels … Athlete
- Dmitry Sautin … Athlete
- Mark Ruiz … Athlete
- Llewellyn Herbert … Athlete
- Angelo Taylor … Athlete
- Ruslan Mashchenko … Athlete
- James Carter … Athlete
- Eronildes Araujo … Athlete
- Samuel Matete … Athlete
- Andreea Raducan … Athlete
- Melissa Morrison … Athlete
- Glory Alozie … Athlete
- Gail Devers … Athlete
- Linda Ferga … Athlete
- Brigitte Foster … Athlete
- Olga Brusnikina … Athlete
- Maria Kisseleva … Athlete
- Miya Tachibana … Athlete
- Miho Takeda … Athlete
- Virginie Dedieu … Athlete
- Myriam Lignot … Athlete
- Irina Privalova … Athlete
- Nezha Bidouane … Athlete
- Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova … Athlete
- Stacy Dragila … Athlete
- Aliuska Lopez … Athlete
- Tiger Woods … Talent, Buick commercial
- Michael Johnson … Talent, Samsung commercial