Australia at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Australia at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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.
Medalists
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
Women
Track and road events
Field events
Combined events – Heptathlon
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
Craig Anderson
Grant Balfour
Tom Becker
Shayne Bennett
Mathew Buckley
Adam Burton
Clayton Byrne
Mark Ettles
Paul Gonzalez
Mark Hutton
Ronny Johnson
Grant McDonald
Adrian Meagher
Michael Moyle
Michael Nakamura
David Nilsson
Glenn Reeves
Brett Roneberg
Chris Snelling
Brad Thomas
Rodney van Buizen
David White
Gary White
Glenn Williams
Head coach: Jon Deeble
Basketball
Men's team roster
Andrew Gaze (captain)
Chris Anstey
Mark Bradtke
Martin Cattalini
Ricky Grace
Shane Heal
Luc Longley
Sam Mackinnon
Brett Maher
Paul Rogers
Jason Smith
Andrew Vlahov
Head coach: Barry Barnes
Women's team roster
Sandy Brondello
Michelle Brogan
Carla Boyd
Jo Hill
Kristi Harrower
Shelly Sandie
Annie la Fleur
Trisha Fallon
Lauren Jackson
Rachael Sporn
Michele Timms
Jenny Whittle
Head coach: Tom Maher
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
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
Football
Men's tournament
Coach: Raul Blanco
*Over-aged player
Group stage
Women's tournament
Team roster
Dianne Alagich
Sharon Black
Bryony Duus
Alicia Ferguson
Alison Forman (captain)
Heather Garriock
Kelly Golebiowski
Peita-Claire Hepperlin
Sunni Hughes
Kate McShea
Julie Murray
Cheryl Salisbury
Bridgette Starr
Anissa Tann
Leanne Trimboli
Sacha Wainwright
Tracey Wheeler
Amy Wilson
Head coach: Chris Tanzey
Group stage
Gymnastics
Men's artistic
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
Janni Bach
Petra Besta
Rina Bjarnason
Raelene Boulton
Kim Briggs
Mari Edland
Sarah Hammond
Fiona Hannan
Vera Ignjatovic
Jana Jamnicky
Lydia Kahmke
Marina Kopcalic
Jovana Milosevic
Shelley Ormes
Katrina Shinfield
Head coach: Christoph Mecker
Teams' results
Field hockey
Men's team roster
Michael Brennan
Adam Commens
Stephen Davies
Damon Diletti (gk)
Lachlan Dreher (gk)
Jason Duff
Troy Elder
James Elmer
Paul Gaudoin
Stephen Holt
Brent Livermore
Daniel Sproule
Jay Stacy
Craig Victory
Matthew Wells
Michael York
Head Coach: Terry Walsh
Women's team roster
Kate Allen
Alyson Annan
Renita Farrell
Juliet Haslam
Rechelle Hawkes
Nikki Hudson
Rachel Imison (gk)
Clover Maitland (gk)
Claire Mitchell-Taverner
Jenn Morris
Alison Peek
Katrina Powell
Lisa Powell
Angie Skirving
Kate Starre
Julie Towers
Head Coach: Ric Charlesworth
Results
Judo
Men
Women
Modern pentathlon
Coaches: Anthony Klarica, John Olsen, John Gilman, Scott Arnold, Russel Johnston
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rowing
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)
Neville Wittey, Josh Grace and David Edwards
Round robin Group 2 1-4 (5th place — did not advance)
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
Sandra Allen
Joanne Brown
Kerry Dienelt
Peta Edebone
Sue Fairhurst
Selina Follas
Fiona Hanes
Kelly Hardie
Tanya Harding
Sally McCreedy
Simmone Morrow
Melanie Roche
Natalie Titcume
Natalie Ward
Brooke Wilkins
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
Women
Trampolining
Triathlon
Volleyball
Men's team roster
David Beard
Ben Hardy
Dan Howard
Nathan Jakavicius
Steve Keir
Ben Loft
Spiros Marazios
Scott Newcomb
Dan Ronan
Hidde Van Beest
Russell Wentworth
Mark Williams
Head coach: Stelio de Rocco
Women's team roster
Tamsin Barnett
Louise Bawden
Sandi Bowen
Liz Brett
Majella Brown
Angela Clarke
Bea Daly
Renae Maycock
Christie Mokotupu
Priscilla Ruddle
Selina Scoble
Rachel White
Head coach: Brad Saindon
Results
Water polo
Men's team roster
Sean Boyd
Eddie Denis
Andriy Kovalenko
Daniel Marsden
Craig Miller
Tim Neesham
Mark Oberman
Rod Owen-Jones
Rafael Sterk
Nathan Thomas
Grant Waterman
Thomas Whalan
Gavin Woods
Head coach: Don Cameron
Women's team roster
Naomi Castle
Joanne Fox
Bridgette Gusterson
Simone Hankin
Yvette Higgins
Kate Hooper
Bronwyn Mayer
Gail Miller
Melissa Mills
Debbie Watson
Liz Weekes
Danielle Woodhouse
Taryn Woods
Head coach: István Görgényi
Results
Weightlifting
Men
Women
Wrestling
Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
See also
Australia at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
Australia at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Australia at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Notes
Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. .
International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
International Olympic Committee Web Site
References
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