China at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The People's Republic of China competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The team excluded athletes from the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong, after the territory's return to Chinese rule in 1997, and which competed separately as "Hong Kong, China". 271 competitors, 91 men and 180 women, took part in 163 events in 28 sports. China finished for the first time in the top 3 with 28 gold medals. China also broke the record for the most gold medals won by Asian countries at a single Summer Olympics (28 ), which was previously set by Japan in 1964 (16) and by China in 1992 (16) and 1996 (16). Results by event. Unless otherwise indicated, all results are derived from the Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad. Archery. Defending silver medallist He Ying was defeated by one of the Korean women in the round of 16. Diving. China won ten medals at the diving competition — five gold medals and five silver medals. Fu Mingxia, who had retired after the 1996 Olympics, came back to win a gold and silver medal and become the first woman to win five Olympic medals. Fencing . Thirteen fencers, six men and seven women, represented China in 2000. Football. The Chinese women's team finished fifth overall in the competition. The Chinese women's gymnastics team won the bronze medal but their medals were stripped off due to Dong Fangxiao's age at the time of the competition ten years later in 2010. Their bronze medals were awarded to United States' team. Sailing. One man and three women competed for the People's Republic of China in the sailing competition at the 2000 Olympics in three events. Men's Mistral Women's Mistral Women's Double Handed  Dinghy (470) Triathlon. At the inaugural Olympic triathlon competition, China was represented by two women. Head Coach: Hu Jin