Australia at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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.[ 1]
Medalists
Medal
Name
Sport
Event
Date
Gold
Simon Fairweather
Archery
Men's individual
September 20
Gold
Cathy Freeman
Athletics
Women's 400 m
September 25
Gold
Brett Aitken , Scott McGrory
Cycling
Men's Madison
September 21
Gold
Phillip Dutton , Andrew Hoy , Matthew Ryan , Stuart Tinney
Equestrian
Eventing Team
September 19
Gold
Australia women's national field hockey team
Field hockey
Women's competition
September 29
Gold
Michael Diamond
Shooting
Men's trap
September 17
Gold
Tom King , Mark Turnbull
Sailing
Men's 470
September 28
Gold
Jenny Armstrong , Belinda Stowell
Sailing
Women's 470
September 28
Gold
Ian Thorpe
Swimming
Men's 400 m freestyle
September 16
Gold
Grant Hackett
Swimming
Men's 1500 m freestyle
September 23
Gold
Grant Hackett , Bill Kirby , Michael Klim ,Daniel Kowalski , Todd Pearson , Ian Thorpe
Swimming
Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay
September 19
Gold
Adam Pine , Todd Pearson , Michael Klim ,Ashley Callus , Chris Fydler , Ian Thorpe
Swimming
Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
September 16
Gold
Susie O'Neill
Swimming
Women's 200 m freestyle
September 19
Gold
Lauren Burns
Taekwondo
Women's 49 kg
September 27
Gold
Natalie Cook , Kerri Pottharst
Volleyball
Women's beach volleyball
September 26
Gold
Australia women's national water polo team
Water polo
Women's competition
September 23
Silver
Jai Taurima
Athletics
Men's long jump
September 28
Silver
Tatiana Grigorieva
Athletics
Women's pole vault
September 29
Silver
Australia women's national basketball team
Basketball
Women's competition
September 30
Silver
Daniel Collins ,Andrew Trim
Canoeing
Men's K-2 500 m
October 1
Silver
Gary Neiwand
Cycling
Men's keirin
September 21
Silver
Michelle Ferris
Cycling
Women's track time trial
September 16
Silver
Andrew Hoy
Equestrian
Eventing Individual
September 22
Silver
Ji Wallace
Gymnastics
Men's trampoline
September 23
Silver
Daniel Burke , Jaime Fernandez , Alastair Gordon ,Brett Hayman , Rob Jahrling , Mike McKay ,Nick Porzig , Christian Ryan , Stuart Welch
Rowing
Men's eight
September 24
Silver
Darren Balmforth , Simon Burgess , Anthony Edwards ,Robert Richards
Rowing
Men's lightweight coxless four
September 24
Silver
Kate Slatter , Rachael Taylor
Rowing
Women's coxless pair
September 23
Silver
Darren Bundock , John Forbes
Sailing
Tornado
September 24
Silver
Russell Mark
Shooting
Men's double trap
September 20
Silver
Ian Thorpe
Swimming
Men's 200 m freestyle
September 18
Silver
Kieren Perkins
Swimming
Men's 1500 m freestyle
September 23
Silver
Matt Welsh
Swimming
Men's 100 m backstroke
September 18
Silver
Michael Klim
Swimming
Men's 100 m butterfly
September 21
Silver
Regan Harrison , Geoff Huegill , Michael Klim , Ryan Mitchell , Adam Pine , Ian Thorpe , Josh Watson , Matt Welsh
Swimming
Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay
September 23
Silver
Leisel Jones
Swimming
Women's 100 m breaststroke
September 18
Silver
Susie O'Neill
Swimming
Women's 200 m butterfly
September 20
Silver
Elka Graham , Susie O'Neill , Giaan Rooney ,Petria Thomas , Kirsten Thomson , Jacinta van Lint
Swimming
Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay
September 20
Silver
Dyana Calub , Leisel Jones , Susie O'Neill ,Giaan Rooney , Sarah Ryan , Petria Thomas , Tarnee White
Swimming
Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay
September 22
Silver
Daniel Trenton
Taekwondo
Men's +80 kg
September 30
Silver
Todd Woodbridge , Mark Woodforde
Tennis
Men's doubles
September 27
Silver
Michellie Jones
Triathlon
Women's competition
September 16
Bronze
Katrin Borchert
Canoeing
Women's K-1 500 m
October 1
Bronze
Shane Kelly
Cycling
Men's track time trial
September 16
Bronze
Bradley McGee
Cycling
Men's individual pursuit
September 17
Bronze
Sean Eadie , Darryn Hill , Gary Neiwand
Cycling
Men's team sprint
September 17
Bronze
Robert Newbery , Dean Pullar
Diving
Men's synchronized 3 m springboard
September 28
Bronze
Rebecca Gilmore , Loudy Tourky
Diving
Women's synchronized 10 m platform
September 28
Bronze
Australia men's national field hockey team
Field hockey
Men's competition
September 30
Bronze
Maria Pekli
Judo
Women's 57 kg
September 18
Bronze
Ben Dodwell , Bo Hanson , Geoff Stewart , James Stewart
Rowing
Men's coxless four
September 23
Bronze
Matthew Long , James Tomkins
Rowing
Men's coxless pair
September 23
Bronze
Michael Blackburn
Sailing
Laser
September 29
Bronze
Annemarie Forder
Shooting
Women's 10 m air pistol
September 17
Bronze
Australia women's national softball team
Softball (Women-only event)
September 25
Bronze
Matt Welsh
Swimming
Men's 200 m backstroke
September 21
Bronze
Geoff Huegill
Swimming
Men's 100 m butterfly
September 21
Bronze
Justin Norris
Swimming
Men's 200 m butterfly
September 19
Bronze
Petria Thomas
Swimming
Women's 200 m butterfly
September 20
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
Note –Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or , in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track and road events
Field events
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete
Event
100 m
400 m
1500 m
Final
Rank
Scott Ferrier
Result
11.11
7.19
13.50
1.97
DNS
—
—
—
—
—
—
DNF
Points
836
859
698
776
0
—
—
—
—
—
—
Women
Track and road events
ABC footage and interviews of crowds celebrating Cathy Freeman's 400m win.
Field events
Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete
Event
200 m
800 m
Final
Rank
Jane Jamieson
Result
14.09
1.81
13.59
25.27
6.09
45.32
2:16.57
6104
10
Points
966
991
767
862
877
770
871
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
Athlete
Event
1st round
Repechage
2nd round
Final
Rank
Rank
Rank
Rank
Gary Neiwand
Keirin
2 Q
Bye
2 Q
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
Men's tournament
Coach: Raul Blanco
Group stage
Women's tournament
Team roster
Group stage
Gymnastics
Men's artistic
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Final
Apparatus
Total
Rank
Apparatus
Total
Rank
Damian Istria
All-around
9.012
8.175
9.462
9.275
8.937
9.112
53.973
47
Did not advance
Philippe Rizzo
9.312
9.225
8.837
9.037
9.237
8.475
54.123
44
Did not advance
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
Athlete
Event
Shooting(4.5 m air pistol)
Fencing(épée one touch)
Swimming(200 m freestyle)
Riding(show jumping)
Running(3000 m)
Total points
Final rank
Results
Rank
MP points
Time
Rank
MP points
Time
Rank
MP points
Penalties
Rank
MP points
Time
Rank
MP Points
Robert McGregor
Men's
178
12
1072
7
=22
640
2:18.11
24
1119
195
17
905
9:48.26
17
1048
4784
20
Kitty Chiller
Women's
172
16
1000
10
=18
760
2:25.84
10
1142
60
=2
1040
11:34.02
14
944
4886
14
Coaches : Anthony Klarica, John Olsen, John Gilman, Scott Arnold, Russel Johnston
Rhythmic gymnastics
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Final
Rope
Hoop
Ball
Ribbon
Total
Rank
Rope
Hoop
Ball
Ribbon
Total
Rank
Dani Le Ray
Individual
9.575
9.591
9.566
9.483
38.215
19
Did not advance
Rowing
Signed T-shirt by the Australian 2000 Sydney Rowing Olympic team
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
Preliminary round
Defeated New Zealand (3-2)
Defeated Italy (7-0)
Defeated Canada (1-0)
Medal round
Lost to Japan (0-1)
Defeated United States (2-1)
Defeated PR China (1-0)
Defeated Cuba (8-1) → Bronze medal
Team Roster
Head coach : Bob Crudgington
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 × 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
Athlete
Event
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final / BM
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Rank
Lleyton Hewitt
Singles
Mirnyi (BLR ) L 3–6, 3–6
Did not advance
Andrew Ilie
Vicente (ESP ) L 3–6, 3–6
Did not advance
Mark Philippoussis
Johansson (SWE ) W 7–6(8–6) , 6–4
Pless (DEN ) W 6–4, 6–4
Kafelnikov (RUS ) L 6–7(4–7) , 3–6
Did not advance
Pat Rafter
Spadea (USA ) W 6–4, 6–3
Nestor (CAN ) L 5–7, 6–7(4–7)
Did not advance
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
Doubles
—
Bye
Bhupathi / Paes (IND ) W 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Hrbatý / Kučera (SVK ) W 7–6(7–5) , 6–4
Corretja / Costa (ESP ) W 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Lareau / Nestor (CAN ) L 7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Women
Athlete
Event
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final / BM
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Rank
Jelena Dokic
Singles | Sugiyama (JPN ) W 6–0, 7–6(7–1)
Grande (ITA ) W 5–7, 6–3, 6–3
de los Ríos (PAR ) W 7–6(7–5) , 7-5
Coetzer (RSA ) W 6–1, 1–6, 6–1
Dementieva (RUS ) L 6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Seles (USA ) L 1–6, 4–6
4
Alicia Molik
Schett (AUT ) L 6–7(7–9) , 2–6
Did not advance
Nicole Pratt
Dragomir (ROM ) W 6–3, 6–3
Dechy (FRA ) L 3–6, 1–6
Did not advance
Jelena Dokic Rennae Stubbs
Doubles
—
Malhotra / Vaidyanathan (IND ) W 6–0, 6–0
Boogert / Oremans (NED ) L 6–2, 6–7(4–7) , 4–6
Did not advance
Trampolining
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Final
Score
Rank
Score
Rank
Ji Wallace
Men's
—
39.30
Triathlon
Volleyball
Men's team roster
Women's team roster
Results
Water polo
Men's team roster
Women's team roster
Results
Weightlifting
Men
Women
Wrestling
Men's freestyle[ 2]
Men's Greco-Roman[ 3]
See also
Notes
References
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