Greg Allen's commentary as Sonia O'Sullivan takes the silver medal in the five thousand metres at the 2000 Olympic Games when finishing just 23 hundredths of a second behind Gabriela Szabo.
Greg Allen has covered every major championship track race that Sonia O'Sullivan has competed in since making her debut at the European Athletic Championships in 1990. He has reported on or commentated on all her medal-winning performances, which have included three World Championship gold medals, three European Championship golds and of course her Olympic silver in Sydney in 2000.
'Today with Pat Kenny' is a mid-morning current affairs magazine programme with the stories of the day, sharp analysis, in-depth features and consumer interest. 'Today with Pat Kenny' is presented by Pat Kenny and broadcast on RTÉ Radio One.
This episode of 'Today with Pat Kenny' was broadcast on 25 September 2000.
The image accompanying this clip shows Sonia O'Sullivan with her Olympic Silver medal in 2000.
| Title: | Sonia O’Sullivan Wins Olympic Silver Medal |
| Clip Duration: | 00:02:06 |
| Material Type: | Audio |
| Clip Title: | Olympic Silver for O'Sullivan |
| Series Title: | Today With Pat Kenny |
| Information: | 'Today with Pat Kenny' is a mid-morning current affairs magazine programme with the stories of the day, sharp analysis, in-depth features and consumer interest. 'Today with Pat Kenny' is presented by Pat Kenny and broadcast on RTÉ Radio One. This episode of 'Today with Pat Kenny' was broadcast on 25 September, 2000. The image accompanying this clip shows Sonia O'Sullivan with her Olympic Silver medal in 2000. |
| Local Keywords: | Greg Allen, Radio Commentator, Sonia O'Sullivan, Olympics |
| Coverage: | Ireland |
| Genre: | Sport |
| Topic: | Sport |
| Provider: | RTÉ |
| Contributor(s): | Greg Allen |
| Publisher: | RTÉ |
| First Broadcast Channel: | RTÉ Radio One |
| Production Year: | 2000 |
| Country of Production: | Ireland |
| Original Identifier: | RCD 25092000 |
| IPR Restrictions: | Rights Reserved - Free Access |
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| Item Type: | part/extract |
| Sound: | Mono |
| Language: | English (eng) |
| Original Language: | English (eng) |
