South Africa at the 2000 Summer Olympics
| South Africa at the 2000 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | RSA | ||||||||
| NOC | South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee | ||||||||
| Website | www |
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| in Sydney | |||||||||
| Competitors | 127 (89 men and 38 women) in 17 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Hezekiél Sepeng | ||||||||
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Medals Ranked 55th |
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| Qualified for the final round |
South Africa competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
The South African Airways had one of their Boeing 747-300s specially painted in rainbow colours to transport the South African Olympic team to Sydney. The aircraft was fondly dubbed the Ndizani.
South Africa returned two of the archers that had competed four years earlier. Again, Lewis had the nation's only victory.
South Africa's first appearance in the Olympic baseball tournament resulted in a last-place finish. The baseball team finished the preliminary round with a 1-6 record, having lost by 10 runs or more four times. The only team that South Africa defeated was the Netherlands.
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