GAMES OF THE XXVII OLYMPIAD, THE {2000 SYDNEY OLYMPICS}: DAY 13 {PART 2 OF 6} (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. Sports commentator Dan Hicks covers the women's 3-meter springboard diving event. Guo JingJing (China) scores a 58.50. Jenny Keim (USA) makes her attempt and scores a 62.10. Fu Mingxia (China) scores a 71.34 on her attempt. Yulia Pakhalina (Russia) scores a 66.96 on her dive. Michelle Davison (USA) scores 70.20 on her dive attempt. Sports commentator Jimmy Roberts profiles an incident in the tae kwon do Olympic trials involving United States athletes Esther Kim and Kay Poe. Sports commentators Tom Hammond, Carol Lewis, and Lewis Johnson cover the first heat of the women's 100-meter hurdles semifinals. Nicole Ramalalanirina (France) finishes in first place with a time of 12.77, Melissa Morrison (USA) finishes second with a time of 12.84, and Linda Ferga (France) finishes third with a time of 12.87. Hammond, Lewis, and Johnson cover the second heat of the women's 100-meter hurdles semifinals. Glory Alozie (Nigeria) finishes in first place with a time of 12.68, Brigitte Foster (Jamaica) finishes in second place with a time of 12.70, and Olga Shishigina (Kazakhstan) finishes in third place with a time of 12.71. Costas recaps different events and athletes in the men's decathlon:.Chris Huffins (USA) is in the lead after four events with a score total of 3660, Tom Pappas (USA) is in second with a score of 3598, Roman Sebrle (Czechoslovakia) is in third place with a score of 3561, Dean Macey (Great Britain) is in fourth place with a score of 3558, and Tomas Dvorak (Czechoslovakia) is in fifth place with a score of 3438. Costas highlights Michael Johnson’s (USA) 200-meter and 400-meter races in the 1996 Olympic Games. Johnson was the first person to win the gold medal in both the 200m and 400m race in Olympic history. Hammond, Lewis, and Johnson cover the first heat of the women's 200-meter dash quarterfinals. Beverly McDonald (Jamaica) finishes in first place with a time of 22.44, Pauline Davis-Thompson (Bangladesh) finishes second with a time of 22.72, and Cathy Freeman (Australia) finishes third with a time of 22.75. Hammond, Lewis, and Johnson cover the second heat of the women's 200-meter dash quarterfinals. Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (Australia) finishes in first with a time of 22.49, Marion Jones (USA) finishes in second with a time of 22.50, and Zhanna Pintusevich-Taylor (Ukraine) finishes in third place with a time of 22.70. Hammond, Lewis, and Johnson cover the first heat of the men's 200-meter dash quarterfinals. Darren Campbell (Great Britain) finishes in first place with a time of 20.13, Kenteris Konstantinos (Greece) finishes in second place with a time of 20.14, and Ato Boldon (Trinidad and Tobago) finishes in third place with a time of 20.28. Hammond, Lewis, and Johnson cover the second heat of the men's 200-meter dash quarterfinals. John Capel (USA) finishes in first place with a time of 20.13, Christian Malcolm (Great Britain) finishes in second place with a time of 20.19, and Claudinei da Silva (Brazil) finishes in third place with a time of 20.24. Costas profiles Karelin Aleksandr (Russia) and his dominance in men's wrestling. Sports commentators Russ Hellickson and Jeff Blatnick cover the men's 130kg Greco-Roman wrestling division finals between Aleksandr and Rulon Gardner (USA). Gardner wins the match by a score of 1-0, winning the gold medal. Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Michael Johnson for Samsung electronics; and Lance Armstrong for Bristol Myers Squibb Company.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: September 27, 2000
- RUNNING TIME: 01:32:53
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 112043
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Olympic Games, 2000, Summer, Sydney; Olympics; Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Diving, 3m springboard women; Track and Field, 100m hurdles women; Track and Field, decathlon men; Track and Field, 200m women; Wrestling, Greco-Roman, 96 - 120kg men; Track and Field, 200m men; Track and Field, 400m men
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - AT&T
- TV - Commercials - Bristol Myers Squibb Company
- TV - Commercials - Budweiser
- TV - Commercials - Coca-Cola
- TV - Commercials - General Motors
- TV - Commercials - Goodyear
- TV - Commercials - Kodak
- TV - Commercials - McDonald's
- TV - Commercials - Michelob Light
- TV - Commercials - Oldsmobile
- TV - Commercials - Pontiac
- TV - Commercials - Samsung
- TV - Commercials - Sears
- TV - Commercials - Stouffer's
- TV - Commercials - Tylenol
- TV - Commercials - UPS
CREDITS
- Bob Costas … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Dan Hicks … Sports Commentator
- Jimmy Roberts … Sports Commentator
- Tom Hammond … Sports Commentator
- Lewis Johnson … Sports Commentator
- Jeff Blatnick … Sports Commentator
- Russ Hellickson … Sports Commentator
- Carol Lewis … Sports Commentator
- Chris Huffins … Athlete
- Tom Pappas … Athlete
- Roman Sebrle … Athlete
- Dean Macey … Athlete
- Tomas Dvorak … Athlete
- Darren Campbell … Athlete
- Konstantinos Kenteris … Athlete
- Ato Boldon … Athlete
- John Capel … Athlete
- Christian Malcolm … Athlete
- Claudinei da Silva … Athlete
- Aleksandr Karelin … Athlete
- Rulon Gardner … Athlete
- Guo Jingjing … Athlete
- Jenny Keim … Athlete
- Yulia Pakhalina … Athlete
- Michelle Davison … Athlete
- Nicole Ramalalanirina … Athlete
- Melissa Morrison … Athlete
- Linda Ferga … Athlete
- Glory Alozie … Athlete
- Brigitte Foster … Athlete
- Olga Shishigina … Athlete
- Melinda Gainsford-Taylor … Athlete
- Marion Jones … Athlete
- Zhanna Taylor-Pintusevich … Athlete
- Beverly McDonald … Athlete
- Pauline Davis-Thompson … Athlete
- Cathy Freeman … Athlete
- Michael Johnson … Athlete
- Esther Kim
- Kay Poe
- Lance Armstrong … Talent, Bristol Myers Squibb Company commercial
- Michael Johnson … Talent, Samsung commercial