GAMES OF THE XXVII OLYMPIAD, THE {2000 SYDNEY OLYMPICS}: DAY 13 {PART 4 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 commentators Beth Ruyak and Costas recap the women's gymnastics team competition, featuring Andreea Raducan (Romania), Simona Amanar (Romania), and Romanian head coach Octavian Bellu. Sports commentators Mike Breen and Ann Meyers cover the women's basketball match between the United States and Slovakia. Sports commentator Tom Hammond covers the men's 800-meter dash finals. Nils Schumann (Germany) wins the gold medal with a time of 1:45.08; Wilson Kipketer (Denmark) wins the silver medal with a time of 1:45.14; and Djabir Said-Guerni (Algeria) wins the bronze medal with a time of 1:45.16. Sports commentators Bob Papa and Jim Kruse cover the men's water polo match between the United States and Greece. Sports commentator Ahmad Rashad provides a retrospective on the men's long jump event; featuring 1996 gold medalist Carl Lewis. Breen and Meyers continue coverage of the women’s basketball game between the United States and Slovakia. The United States wins the game by a score of 58-43. Papa and Kruse continue coverage of the men’s water polo game between the United States and Greece. The United States wins the match 9-3. Sports commentator Craig Sager interviews basketball player Lisa Leslie (USA) about the game against Slovakia. Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Tiger Woods for Buick automobiles; Marlon Wayans for AT&T phone service; and Stacy Dragila for Visa credit cards.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: September 27, 2000
- RUNNING TIME: 01:30:13
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 112045
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Olympic Games, 2000, Summer, Sydney; Olympics; Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Basketball, basketball women; Water Polo, water polo men; Track and Field, 800m men
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - AT&T
- TV - Commercials - Buick
- TV - Commercials - Chevrolet
- TV - Commercials - IBM
- TV - Commercials - Monster.com
- TV - Commercials - Sprite
- TV - Commercials - UPS
- TV - Commercials - Visa
CREDITS
- Bob Costas … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Mike Breen … Sports Commentator
- Tom Hammond … Sports Commentator
- Jim Kruse … Sports Commentator
- Bob Papa … Sports Commentator
- Ahmad Rashad … Sports Commentator
- Craig Sager … Sports Commentator
- Beth Ruyak … Sports Commentator
- Ann Meyers … Sports Commentator
- Nilis Schumann … Athlete
- Wilson Kipketer … Athlete
- Djabir Said-Guerni … Athlete
- Andreea Raducan … Athlete
- Simona Amanar … Athlete
- Lisa Leslie … Athlete
- Octavian Bellu … Coach
- Carl Lewis
- Tiger Woods … Talent, Buick commercial
- Marlon Wayans … Talent, AT&T commercial
- Stacy Dragila … Talent, Visa commercial