United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics

United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The United States of America (USA) competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 586 competitors, 333 men and 253 women, took part in 265 events in 31 sports.
Medalists
The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
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Archery
All three of the American men won their first matches. Two were defeated in the second round, but Vic Wunderle made it all the way to the finals before being defeated by home-crowd favorite Simon Fairweather. The squad was surprised by Italy in the team round semifinal, and was forced to shoot a tie-breaker against Russia in the bronze medal match to claim their medal. Karen Scavotto faced Denise Parker in the first round, guaranteeing an elimination for one of the American women.
Men
Women
Athletics
Men
Track and road events
Field events
Combined events – Decathlon
Women
Track and road events
Field events
Combined events – Heptatlon
Badminton
Baseball
Baseball was open only to male amateurs in 1992 and 1996. As a result, the Americans and other nations where professional baseball is developed relied on collegiate players, while Cubans used their most experienced veterans, who technically were considered amateurs as they nominally held other jobs, but in fact trained full-time. In 2000, pros were admitted, but the MLB refused to release its players in 2000, 2004, and 2008, and the situation changed only a little: the Cubans still used their best players, while the Americans started using minor leaguers. The IOC cited the absence of the best players as the main reason for baseball being dropped from the Olympic program.
Summary
Roster
Preliminary round
Semifinal
Gold medal game
Basketball
Summary
Men
Roster
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Head coach
Rudy Tomjanovich
Assistant coach(es)
Larry Brown
Gene Keady
Tubby Smith
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Group play
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Gold medal game
Women
Squad
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Head coach
Nell Fortner
Assistant coach(es)
Geno Auriemma
Peggy Gillom
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Group play
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Gold medal game
Boxing
Legend: RSC – Referee stopped contest
Canoeing
Slalom
Sprint
Men
Women
Legend: QF – Qualify to final based on position in heat; QS – Qualify to semifinal based on time in roundAll ranks based on time in round
Cycling
Road
Men
Women
Track
Time trial
Sprint
Pursuit
Points race
Keirin
Mountain biking
Diving
Laura Wilkinson staged a comeback during the finals of the Women's 10 metre platform and won the only diving medal for the United States during the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The Chinese divers were in first and second heading into the finals.
Men
Women
Equestrian
Dressage
(Total scores are the average of all three rounds for the individual competition, and the three best total scores of individual round 1 for the team competition.)
Eventing
Jumping
Fencing
Men
Women
Football
Summary
Men
Roster
Over aged players are marked with * (max 3).
Head coach: Clive Charles
Stand-by players
Group play
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Bronze Medal match
Women
Squad
Matches played in parentheses denotes player came from the bench
Results
Preliminaries
Semifinal
Gold Medal match
Gymnastics
Artistic
Men
Team
Individual finals
Women
Team
Individual finals
Trampoline
Judo
Men
Women
Modern pentathlon
Rowing
Men
Women
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); S=Semifinals A/B; R=Repechage
Sailing
Men
Women
Open
Fleet racing
Mixed racing
Shooting
Men
Women
Softball
Summary
Roster
Preliminary round
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Swimming
Men
Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
* – Indicates athlete swam in the preliminaries but not in the final race.
Women
Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
* – Indicates athlete swam in the preliminaries but not in the final race.
Synchronised swimming
Table Tennis
Men
Women
Taekwondo
Tennis
Men
Women
Triathlon
At the inaugural Olympic triathlon competition, the United States was represented by three men and three women. Two of the women placed in the top eight, with Joanna Zeiger missing a medal by about 17 seconds.
Volleyball
Beach
* – Heidger & Wong advanced from the elimination pool by having the highest point differential among losers
Indoor
Summary
Men
Roster
Coach: Doug Beal
Group play
Women
Roster
Coach: Mick Haley
Group play
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze Medal match
Water polo
Summary
Men
Squad
Head Coach: John Vargas
Results
Preliminary round
Quarterfinals
5th to 8th place classification
5th place match
Women
Squad
Head Coach:
Results
Preliminary round
Semifinals
Gold Medal Match
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Freestyle
Greco-Roman
See also
United States at the 1999 Pan American Games
References
Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. .
International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved November 12, 2005.
Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved November 20, 2005.
Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved November 20, 2005.
Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved November 20, 2005.
International Olympic Committee Web Site
Nations at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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Summer Olympics