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Japan at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Japan at the
2000 Summer Olympics
Flag of Japan.svg
IOC code JPN
NOC Japanese Olympic Committee
Website www.joc.or.jp (Japanese) (English)
in Sydney
Competitors 266 (156 men and 110 women) in 28 sports
Flag bearer Kosei Inoue
Medals
Ranked 15th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
5 8 5 18
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Japan competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 266 competitors, 156 men and 110 women, took part in 156 events in 28 sports.

Sayoko Kawauchi was the most successful Japanese archer in Sydney, advancing to the quarterfinal before being defeated by eventual silver medallist Kim Nam-Soon.

Men's team competition:

Men's 100 m

Men's 200 m

Men's 400 m

Men's 5,000 m

Men's 10,000 m

Men's 110 m Hurdles

Men's 400 m Hurdles

Men's 4 × 100 m

Men's 4 × 400 m

Men's Hammer Throw

Men's Long Jump

Men's Triple Jump

Men's High Jump

Men's Pole Vault

Men's 20 km Walk

Men's 50 km Walk

Men's marathon

Women's 5,000 m

Women's 10,000 m

Women's 100 m Hurdles

Women's 800 m Wheelchair

Women's High Jump

Women's Marathon

Men's Singles

Women's Singles

Women's Doubles

Japan, which had won a bronze medal in the first Olympic baseball tournament and a silver medal in the second, once again made the semifinals in the third. The Japanese team defeated the Netherlands, Italy, Australia, and Africa but lost to the three teams that finished at the top of the group: the United States, Korea, and Cuba. In the semifinals, Japan played Cuba for the second time in as many games, losing again to the two-time gold medallists. Playing for the bronze medal against Korea, the Japanese team was again defeated.


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