Australia at the 2000 Summer Olympics
| Australia at the 2000 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | AUS | ||||||||
| NOC | Australian Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 628 (341 men, 276 women) in 34 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer |
Andrew Gaze (opening) Ian Thorpe (closing) |
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Medals Ranked 4th |
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1906 Intercalated Games Australasia (1908–1912) |
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Australia was the host nation for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 628 competitors, 341 men and 276 women, took part in 270 events in 34 sports.
Australia won its first Olympic gold medal 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
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.
Men's Flyweight (— 51 kg)
Men's Bantamweight (— 54 kg)
Men's Featherweight (— 57 kg)
Men's Lightweight (— 60 kg)
Men's Light Welterweight (— 63.5 kg)
Men's Welterweight (— 67 kg)
Men's Light Middleweight (— 71 kg)
Men's Middleweight (— 75 kg)
Men's Light Heavyweight (— 81 kg)
Men's Kayak Singles 500m
Men's Kayak Singles 1.000m
Men's Kayak Doubles 500m
Men's Kayak Doubles 1.000m
Men's Kayak Fours 1.000m
Women's Kayak Singles 500 m
Women's Kayak Doubles 500 m
Women's Kayak Fours 500 m
Men's Kayak Singles
Men's Canoe Singles
Men's Canoe Doubles
Women's Kayak Singles
Men's Cross Country Mountain Bike
Women's Mountain Bike
Men's Individual Time Trial
Men's Road Race
Women's Individual Time Trial
Women's Road Race
Men's 1 km Time Trial
Men's Point Race
Men's Keirin
Men's Olympic Sprint
Men's Team Pursuit
Men's Madison
Women's Sprint
Women's Individual Pursuit
Women's 500 m Time Trial
Women's Point Race
Australia entered divers in all of the events, and won two bronze medals.
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