Italy at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Italy competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 361 competitors, 246 men and 115 women, took part in 175 events in 29 sports.

Medalists

Archery

The men's team, which returned two members of the bronze medal-winning 1996 squad, did even better in 2000. They defeated the United States in the semifinal to guarantee themselves at least a silver medal. The Korean men, however, ensured that the Italians did not win the gold medal by defeating them in the final.

Men

Women

Athletics

Men's track

Men's field

Women's track

Women's field

Combined events

Women's heptathlon

Baseball

Italy was one of the four nations for which the third Olympic baseball tournament continued their streak of unbroken appearances. The Italians went 2–5 in the preliminary round, defeating the Netherlands and South Africa. This put them in sixth place and eliminated them from competition.

Basketball

Men's

Team roster

• Alessandro Abbio
• Gianluca Basile
• Roberto Chiacig
• Marcelo Dilglay Damiao
• Gregor Fučka
• Giacomo Galanda
• Agostino Antonio Li Vecchi
• Denis Marconato
• Andrea Meneghin
• Michele Mian
• Carlton Myers
• German Claudio Scarone

Beach volleyball

Boxing

Canoeing

Slalom

Sprint

Cycling

Cross country

Road cycling

Road race

Road time trial

Track cycling

Points race

Keirin

Pursuit

Diving

Men

Women

Equestrian

Dressage

Eventing

Show jumping

Fencing

17 fencers, 12 men and 5 women, represented Italy in 2000.

Men

Women

Football

Men's team competition

Team roster

• ( 1.) Morgan De Sanctis
• ( 2.) Alessandro Grandoni
• ( 3.) Luca Mezzano
• ( 4.) Marco Zanchi
• ( 5.) Matteo Ferrari
• ( 6.) Gennaro Gattuso
• ( 7.) Gianni Comandini
• ( 8.) Roberto Baronio
• ( 9.) Nicola Ventola
• (10.) Andrea Pirlo
• (11.) Gianluca Zambrotta
• (12.) Massimo Margiotta
• (13.) Massimo Ambrosini
• (14.) Claudio Rivalta
• (15.) Bruno Cirillo
• (16.) Ighli Vannucchi
• (17.) Cristiano Zanetti
• (18.) Christian Abbiati
• (19.) Gennaro Scarlato
• (20.) Stefano Morrone
• (21.) Fabio Firmani
• (22.) Cristiano Lupatelli

Group stage

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Quarter-finals

Gymnastics

Men

Women

Team

Individual

Judo

Men

Women

Modern pentathlon

Rhythmic gymnastics

Individual

Team

Rowing

27 Italian rowers, all male, competed.

Sailing

Italy competed in ten of the sailing events at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and won two medals.

Men

Women

Open events

Shooting

Men

Women

Softball

Team roster

• Marta Gambella
• Daniela Castellani
• Susan Bugliarello
• Francesca Francolini
• Nicole Di Salvio
• Verusca Paternoster
• Giovanna Palermi
• Jie Hua
• Clelia Ailara
• Sabrina Comberlato
• Claudia Petracchi
• Loredana Auletta
• Yue-Fen Sun
• Alessandra Gorla
• Marina Cergol

Results

Swimming

Men

Women

Synchronized swimming

Taekwondo

Tennis

Triathlon

Volleyball

Men's team competition

Team roster

• Marco Bracci
• Mirko Corsano
• Alessandro Fei
• Andrea Gardini
• Andrea Giani
• Pasquale Gravina
• Luigi Mastrangelo
• Marco Meoni
• Samuele Papi
• Simone Rosalba
• Andrea Sartoretti
• Paolo Tofoli
• Nyembo Mwarabu
• Head coach: Andrea Anastasi

Results

Women's team competition

Team roster

• Sabrina Bertini
• Antonella Bragaglia
• Maurizia Cacciatori
• Ana Paula de Tassis
• Manuela Leggeri
• Eleonora Lo Bianco
• Anna Vania Mello
• Darina Mifkova
• Paola Paggi
• Francesca Piccinini
• Simona Rinieri
• Elisa Togut
• Head coach: Angelo Frigoni

Results

Water polo

Team roster

* Alberto Angelini

* Francesco Attolico

* Fabio Bencivenga

* Leonardo Binchi

* Alberto Ghibellini

* Amedeo Pomilio

* Francesco Postiglione

* Carlo Silipo

* Leonardo Sottani

* Stefano Tempesti

* Antonio Vittorioso

Summary

Weightlifting

Men

Wrestling

Greco-Roman

See also

• Italy at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

Sources

• Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. .
• International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• International Olympic Committee Web Site

References

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