GAMES OF THE XXIX OLYMPIAD, THE {2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS}: DAY 16 {PART 3} (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 commentator Tom Hammond highlights athlete Sanya Richards (USA) before the women’s 4x400m track and field relay.
Hammond and sports commentators Ato Boldon and Carol Lewis cover the women’s 4x400m track and field relay finals: the USA team, comprised of Mary Wineberg, Allyson Felix, Monique Henderson, and Richards, win the gold medal with a time of 3:18.54, the Russian team, comprised of Yulia Gushchina, Lyudmila Litvinova, Tatiana Firova, and Anastasia Kapachinskaya, win the silver medal with a time of 3:18.82, and the Jamaica team, comprised of Shericka Williams, Shereefa Lloyd, Rosemarie Whyte, and Novelene Williams, win the bronze medal with a time of 3:20.40.
Hammond, Boldon and sports commentator Lewis Johnson cover the men’s 4x400m track and field relay finals: the USA team, comprised of LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, David Neville, and Jeremy Wariner win the gold medal with an Olympic record time of 2:55.39, the Bahamas team, comprised of Andretti Bain, Michael Mathieu, Andrae Williams, and Chris Brown, win the silver medal with a time of 2:58.03, and the Russian team, comprised of Maksim Dyldin, Vladislav Frolov, Anton Kokorin, and Denis Alexeev , win the bronze medal with a time of 2:58.06.
Hammond covers the women’s 4x400m relay medal ceremony.
Sports commentator Bob Neumeier interviews Richards (USA), Henderson (USA), Felix (USA) and Wineberg (USA) after the medal ceremony.
Hammond and Boldon cover the men’s 800m track and field finals: Wilfred Bungei (Kenya) wins the gold medal with a time of 1:44.65, Ismail Ahmed Ismail (Sudan) wins the silver medal with a time of 1:44.70, and Alfred Kirwa Yego (Kenya) wins the bronze medal with a time of 1:44.82.
Hammond profiles Shannon Rowbury (USA), who discusses how Irish dancing helped her become a distance runner.
Hammond and Boldon cover the women’s 1500m track and field finals: Nancy Lagat (Kenya) wins the gold medal with a time of 4:00.23, Iryna Lishchynska (Ukraine) wins the silver medal with a time of 4:01.63, and Nataliya Tobias (Ukraine) wins the bronze medal with a time of 4:01.78.
Sports commentator Dwight Stones recaps the women’s high jump: Tia Hellebaut (Belgum) wins the gold medal with a height of 6-8 ¾ , Blanka Vlasic (Croatia) wins the silver medal with a height of 6-8 ¾ , and Anna Chicherova (Russia) wins the bronze medal with a height of 6-8.
Hammond highlights Bernard Lagat (USA) before the men's 5000m track and field finals.
Hammond, Boldon and sports commentator Craig Masback cover the men’s 5000m finals: Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia) wins the gold medal with a time of 12:57.82, Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) wins the silver medal with a time of 13:02.80, and Edwin Soi (Kenya) wins the bronze medal with a time of 13:06.22.
Costas sits down with International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge to discuss the age eligibility of the Chinese female gymnasts, performance-enhancing drug testing, and the conflict between Russia and Georgia and its effect on the security of the 2014 Games.
Costas covers the men’s 4x400 track and field medal ceremony.
Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Stevie Wonder for Nike; Peyton and Eli Manning for Sunday Night Football.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: August 23, 2008
- RUNNING TIME: 01:37:00
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 112874
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 2008, Summer, Beijing; Olympics; Sports; Track and Field, 4x400m relay women; Track and Field, 4x400m relay men; Track and Field, 800m men; Track and Field, 1500m women; Track and Field, high jump women; Track and Field, 5000m men
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Budweiser
- TV - Commercials - Cannon
- TV - Commercials - Chevrolet
- TV - Commercials - Coca-Cola
- TV - Commercials - Exxon Mobil
- TV - Commercials - General Motors
- TV - Commercials - Nike
- TV - Commercials - Sony
- TV - Promos - Sunday Night Football
CREDITS
- Bob Costas … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Tom Hammond … Sports Commentator
- Ato Boldon … Sports Commentator
- Lewis Johnson … Sports Commentator
- Bob Neumeier … Sports Commentator
- Dwight Stones … Sports Commentator
- Craig Masback … Sports Commentator
- Carol Lewis … Sports Commentator
- LaShawn Merritt … Athlete
- Angelo Taylor … Athlete
- David Neville … Athlete
- Jeremy Wariner … Athlete
- Andretti Bain … Athlete
- Michael Mathieu … Athlete
- Andrae Williams … Athlete
- Chris Brown … Athlete
- Maksim Dyldin … Athlete
- Vladislav Frolov … Athlete
- Anton Kokorin … Athlete
- Denis Alexeev … Athlete
- Wilfred Bungei … Athlete
- Ismail Ahmed Ismail … Athlete
- Alfred Kirwa Yego … Athlete
- Bernard Lagat … Athlete
- Kenenisa Bekele … Athlete
- Eliud Kipchoge … Athlete
- Edwin Soi … Athlete
- Sanya Richards … Athlete
- Mary Wineberg … Athlete
- Allyson Felix … Athlete
- Monique Henderson … Athlete
- Yulia Gushchina … Athlete
- Lyudmila Litvinova … Athlete
- Tatiana Firova … Athlete
- Anastasia Kapachinskaya … Athlete
- Shericka Williams … Athlete
- Shereefa Lloyd … Athlete
- Rosemarie Whyte … Athlete
- Novelene Williams … Athlete
- Shannon Rowbury … Athlete
- Nancy Lagat … Athlete
- Iryna Lishchynska … Athlete
- Nataliya Tobias … Athlete
- Tia Hellebaut … Athlete
- Blanka Vlasic … Athlete
- Anna Chicherova … Athlete
- Jacques Rogge … Cameo
- Stevie Wonder … Talent, Nike Commercial
- Peyton Manning … Talent, Sunday Night Football Promo
- Eli Manning … Talent, Sunday Night Football Promo