GAMES OF THE XXVII OLYMPIAD, THE {2000 SYDNEY OLYMPICS}: DAY 15 {PART 4 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. Sports commentator Dwight Stones covers the finals of the men's pole vault event. Nick Hysong (USA) wins the gold medal; Lawrence Johnson (USA) wins the silver medal; and Maksim Tarasov (Russia) wins the bronze medal. Sports commentator Jim Gray interviews Hysong and Johnson about winning their medals. Sports commentator Harry Smith interviews Terry Brands (USA) and highlights his wrestling career, his failure to make the Olympic team in Atlanta with his twin brother Tom Brands (USA), and his training to make the Olympic team in Sydney. Sports commentators Russ Hellickson, Jeff Blatnick, and Len Berman cover the elimination round of the men's 58kg Greco-Roman wrestling competition. Brands defeats Abil Ibragimov (Kazakhstan) 6-0. Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Michael Johnson for Samsung electronics; and Akhnaten Spencer-El for IBM computers.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: September 29, 2000
- RUNNING TIME: 00:24:35
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 112055
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Olympic Games, 2000, Summer, Sydney; Olympics; Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Track and Field, pole vault men; Wrestling, Greco-Roman, 55 - 60kg men
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Chevrolet
- TV - Commercials - General Electric
- TV - Commercials - IBM
- TV - Commercials - Samsung
CREDITS
- Bob Costas … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Dwight Stones … Sports Commentator
- Jim Gray … Sports Commentator
- Harry Smith … Sports Commentator
- Russ Hellickson … Sports Commentator
- Jeff Blatnick … Sports Commentator
- Len Berman … Sports Commentator
- Nick Hysong … Athlete
- Lawrence Johnson … Athlete
- Maksim Tarasov … Athlete
- Terry Brands … Athlete
- Tom Brands … Athlete
- Michael Johnson … Talent, Samsung commercial
- Akhnaten Spencer-El … Talent, IBM commercial