GAMES OF THE XXVII OLYMPIAD, THE {2000 SYDNEY OLYMPICS}: DAY 13 {PART 3 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 Len Berman interviews wrestler Rulon Gardner (USA) and talks to him about completing the biggest upset in the history of wrestling. Sports commentators Dan Hicks and Cynthia Potter cover the second round of the women's 3-meter springboard diving semifinals. Guo Jingjing (China) scores a 48.60 on her dive. Jenny Keim (USA) scores a 44.28 on her dive. Fu Mingxia (China) scores a 48.45 on her dive. Yulia Pakhalina (Russia) scores a 52.92 on her dive. Michelle Davison (USA) scores a 42.12 on her dive. Hicks and Potter cover the third round of the women's 3-meter springboard diving semifinals. Guo scores a 50.16 on her dive. Keim scores a 44.46 on her dive. Fu scores a 41.28 on her dive. Davison who scores a 44.46 on her dive. Dorte Lindner (Germany) scores a 50.40 on her dive. Hicks and Potter cover the fourth round of the women's 3-meter springboard diving semifinals. Guo scores a 56.07 on her dive. Keim scores a 47.25 on her dive. Fu scores a 52.29 on her dive. Pakhalina scores a 48.45 on her dive. Davison scores a 47.25 on her dive. Hicks and Potter cover the final round of the women's 3-meter springboard diving semifinals. Guo scores a 56.07 on her dive. Keim scores a 51.03 on her dive. Fu scores a 55.44 on her dive. Pakhalina scores a 50.40 on her dive. Davison (USA) scores a 47.25 on her dive. Sports commentators Tom Hammond and Ato Boldon cover the finals of the women's 100-meter hurdles event. Olga Shishigina (Kazakhstan) wins the gold medal with a time of 12.65; Glory Alozie (Nigeria) the silver medal with a time of 12.68; and Melissa Morrison (USA) wins the bronze medal with a time of 12.76. Hammond and Boldon cover the finals of the men's 400-meter hurdles event. Angelo Taylor (USA) wins the gold medal with a time of 47.50; Hadi Al-Somaily (Saudi Arabia) wins the silver medal with a time of 47.53; and Llewllyn Herbert (South Africa) wins the bronze medal with a time of 47.81. Hammond and Boldon cover the men's decathlon standings after five events:. Chris Huffins (USA) is in the lead with 4554 points, Dean Macey (Great Britain) has 4546 points, Erki Nool (Estonia) has 4505 points, Tom Pappas (USA) has 4476 points, and Tomas Dvorak (Czechoslovakia) has 4294 points. Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Michelob Light beer; and IBM computers.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: September 27, 2000
- RUNNING TIME: 01:28:25
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 112044
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Olympic Games, 2000, Summer, Sydney; Olympics; Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Wrestling, Greco-Roman, 96 - 120kg men; Diving, 3m springboard women; Track and Field, 100m hurdles women; Track and Field, 400m hurdles men; Track and Field, decathlon men
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
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- TV - Commercials - Fantastik
- TV - Commercials - General Motors
- TV - Commercials - Honda
- TV - Commercials - IBM
- TV - Commercials - Lucent Technologies
- TV - Commercials - McDonald's
- TV - Commercials - Michelob Light
- TV - Commercials - Mitsubishi
- TV - Commercials - Neutrogena
- TV - Commercials - Revlon
- TV - Commercials - Samsung
- TV - Commercials - Sprite
- TV - Commercials - Sun America
- TV - Commercials - Tums
- TV - Commercials - Volkswagen
CREDITS
- Bob Costas … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Len Berman … Sports Commentator
- Dan Hicks … Sports Commentator
- Tom Hammond … Sports Commentator
- Ato Boldon … Sports Commentator
- Cynthia Potter … Sports Commentator
- Angelo Taylor … Athlete
- Hadi Al-Somaily … Athlete
- Llewellyn Herbert … Athlete
- Chris Huffins … Athlete
- Dean Macey … Athlete
- Erki Nool … Athlete
- Tom Pappas … Athlete
- Tomas Dvorak … Athlete
- Guo Jingjing … Athlete
- Jenny Keim … Athlete
- Fu Mingxia … Athlete
- Michelle Davison … Athlete
- Yulia Pakhalina … Athlete
- Dorte Lindner … Athlete
- Olga Shishigina … Athlete
- Glory Alozie … Athlete
- Melissa Morrison … Athlete
- Rulon Gardner … Athlete