Australia was the host nation for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 617 competitors, 341 men and 276 women, took part in 270 events in 34 sports.
Medalists
Archery
Australia won its first Olympic gold medal, and moreover the first Olympic medal of any color, in the sport of archery in Sydney. Simon Fairweather defeated all six archers he faced, including a comfortable seven-point victory in the final.
Men
Women
Athletics
Key
- <small>NoteâÂÂRanks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only</small>
- <small>Q = Qualified for the next round</small>
- <small>q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target</small>
- <small>NR = National record</small>
- <small>N/A = Round not applicable for the event</small>
- <small>Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round</small>
Men
Track and road events
Field events
Combined events â Decathlon
Women
Track and road events
Field events
Combined events â Heptathlon
Badminton
Men
Women
Mixed
Baseball
Men's tournament
The Australians' second appearance in the Olympic baseball tournament resulted in the team moving up one place in the rankings, from seventh to sixth. They defeated Korea and South Africa but lost to the five other teams in competition to finish outside the top four and find themselves eliminated after the preliminaries.
Team roster
Basketball
Men's team roster
Women's team roster
Teams' results
Beach volleyball
Men
Boxing
Canoeing
Slalom
Sprint
Men
Women
Cycling
Cross country
Road cycling
Men
Women
Track cycling
Pursuit
Sprint
Time trial
Points race
Keirin
Diving
Australia entered divers in all of the events, and won two bronze medals.
Men
Women
Equestrian
Fencing
Seven fencers, five men and two women, represented Australia in 2000.
Men
Women
Football
Men's tournament
Coach: Raul Blanco
Group stage
Women's tournament
Team roster
Group stage
Gymnastics
Men's artistic
Women's artistic
Team
Individual events
Handball
Men's team roster
- Peter Bach
- Christian Bajan
- Vernon Cheung
- Russell Garnett
- David Gonzalez
- Kristian Groenintwoud
- Darryl McCormack
- Rajan Pavlovic
- Taip Ramadani
- Brendon Taylor
- Lee Schofield
- Dragan Sestic
- Sasa Sestic
- Milan Slavujevic
- Karim Shehab
- Head coach: Zoltán Marczinka
Women's team roster
Teams' results
Field hockey
Men's team roster
Women's team roster
Results
Judo
Men
Women
Modern pentathlon
Coaches: Anthony Klarica, John Olsen, John Gilman, Scott Arnold, Russel Johnston
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rowing
Men
Women
Sailing
Australia competed in all of the sailing events at the 2000 Olympics. They won 2 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze.
Men
Men's Double Handed Dinghy (470)
- Tom King and Mark Turnbull
- Race 1 — 5
- Race 2 — 1
- Race 3 — 2
- Race 4 — (14)
- Race 5 — 7
- Race 6 — 10
- Race 7 — 8
- Race 8 — 1
- Race 9 — 2
- Race 10 — (11)
- Race 11 — 2
- Final — 38 (gold medal)
Men's Laser
- Michael Blackburn
- Race 1 — 8
- Race 2 — 9
- Race 3 — 2
- Race 4 — (18)
- Race 5 — 6
- Race 6 — 5
- Race 7 — (22)
- Race 8 — 2
- Race 9 — 12
- Race 10 — 3
- Race 11 — 14
- Final — 60 (bronze medal)
Men's Tornado
- Darren Bundock and John Forbes
- Race 1 — 1
- Race 2 — 3
- Race 3 — 4
- Race 4 — 4
- Race 5 — 4
- Race 6 — (7)
- Race 7 — 2
- Race 8 — 4
- Race 9 — (5)
- Race 10 — 2
- Race 11 — 1
- Final — 25 (silver medal)
Men's Two Handed Keelboat (Star)
- Colin Beashel and David Giles
- Race 1 — 8
- Race 2 — 8
- Race 3 — 6
- Race 4 — 1
- Race 5 — 3
- Race 6 — 2
- Race 7 — 8
- Race 8 — 9
- Race 9 — (17) DSQ
- Race 10 — (12)
- Race 11 — 6
- Final — 51 (7th place)
Men's Three Handed Keelboat (Soling)
Women's Mistral
- Jessica Crisp
- Race 1 — 13
- Race 2 — (15)
- Race 3 — 4
- Race 4 — 4
- Race 5 — 9
- Race 6 — 8
- Race 7 — 4
- Race 8 — (16)
- Race 9 — 3
- Race 10 — 4
- Race 11 — 10
- Final — 59 (5th place)
Women's Single Handed Dinghy (Europe)
- Melanie Dennison
- Race 1 — 18
- Race 2 — 17
- Race 3 — 7
- Race 4 — (28) OCS
- Race 5 — (19)
- Race 6 — 10
- Race 7 — 19
- Race 8 — 8
- Race 9 — 3
- Race 10 — 4
- Race 11 — 16
- Final — 102 (15th place)
Women's Double Handed Dinghy (470)
- Jenny Armstrong and Belinda Stowell
- Race 1 — 1
- Race 2 — (11)
- Race 3 — (18)
- Race 4 — 5
- Race 5 — 8
- Race 6 — 7
- Race 7 — 1
- Race 8 — 6
- Race 9 — 3
- Race 10 — 1
- Race 11 — 1
- Final — 33 (gold medal)
Mixed High Performance Two Handed Dinghy (49er)
- Chris Nicholson and Daniel Phillips
- Race 1 — 11
- Race 2 — 11
- Race 3 — 1
- Race 4 — (14)
- Race 5 — 1
- Race 6 — 1
- Race 7 — 12
- Race 8 — 3
- Race 9 — 1
- Race 10 — 6
- Race 11 — (17)
- Race 12 — 10
- Race 13 — 8
- Race 14 — 5
- Race 15 — 9
- Race 16 — 7
- Final — 86 (6th place)
Shooting
Men
Women
Softball
Women's tournament
Swimming
Australia was very successful in the swimming venue at the 2000 Olympics. They won 5 Gold, 9 Silver, and 4 Bronze medals. The biggest rivalry, both in the press and in the pool, was between the United States and Australia relay teams. In the 4 ÃÂ 100 m relay, the Americans had won the event every time it had been contested. Australia was able to edge out the Americans by .19 seconds to win the gold medal. The Australians also set three world records. The 2000 Olympics also saw the emergence of Ian Thorpe as an Olympic champion in the Men's 400 m Freestyle.
Men
Women
Synchronized swimming
Table tennis
Men
Women
Taekwondo
Tennis
Men
Women
Trampolining
Triathlon
Volleyball
Men's team roster
Women's team roster
Results
Water polo
Men's team roster
Women's team roster
Results
Weightlifting
Men
<br> Women
Wrestling
Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
See also
Notes
References