The 2000 Summer Olympics were held in Sydney, Australia, from 15 September to 1 October 2000. 10,651 athletes from 199 National Olympic Committees (NOC) countries participated. The competition was made up of 300 events in 28 sports were held; 165 events were opened to men, 127 were opened to women and 10 were mixed events.
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Leading medal winners Notes References Bibliography |
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Women's duet |
Russia (RUS) Olga Brusnikina Maria Kisseleva |
Japan (JPN) Miya Tachibana Miho Takeda |
France (FRA) Virginie Dedieu Myriam Lignot |
Women's team |
Russia (RUS) Yelena Azarova Olga Brusnikina Maria Kisseleva Olga Novokshchenova Irina Pershina Yelena Soya Yuliya Vasilyeva Olga Vasyukova Yelena Antonova |
Japan (JPN) Ayano Egami Raika Fujii Yoko Isoda Rei Jimbo Miya Tachibana Miho Takeda Yoko Yoneda Yuko Yoneda Juri Tatsumi |
Canada (CAN) Lyne Beaumont Claire Carver-Dias Erin Chan Catherine Garceau Fanny Létourneau Kirstin Normand Jacinthe Taillon Reidun Tatham Jessica Chase |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's individual |
Simon Fairweather Australia (AUS) |
Vic Wunderle United States (USA) |
Wietse van Alten Netherlands (NED) |
Women's individual |
Yun Mi-Jin South Korea (KOR) |
Kim Nam-Soon South Korea (KOR) |
Kim Soo-Nyung South Korea (KOR) |
Men's team |
South Korea (KOR) Jang Yong-Ho Kim Chung-tae Oh Kyo-Moon |
Italy (ITA) Matteo Bisiani Ilario Di Buò Michele Frangilli |
United States (USA) Butch Johnson Rod White Vic Wunderle |
Women's team |
South Korea (KOR) Kim Nam-Soon Kim Soo-Nyung Yun Mi-Jin |
Ukraine (UKR) Nataliya Burdeyna Olena Sadovnycha Kateryna Serdyuk |
Germany (GER) Barbara Mensing Cornelia Pfohl Sandra Wagner-Sachse |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's 20 kilometres walk |
Robert Korzeniowski Poland (POL) |
Noé Hernández Valentin Mexico (MEX) |
Vladimir Andreyev Russia (RUS) |
Women's 20 kilometres walk |
Liping Wang China (CHN) |
Kjersti Plätzer Norway (NOR) |
María Vasco Spain (ESP) |
Men's 50 kilometres walk |
Robert Korzeniowski Poland (POL) |
Aigars Fadejevs Latvia (LAT) |
Joel Sánchez Guerrero Mexico (MEX) |
Men's marathon |
Gezahgne Abera Ethiopia (ETH) |
Erick Wainaina Kenya (KEN) |
Tesfaye Tola Ethiopia (ETH) |
Women's marathon |
Naoko Takahashi Japan (JPN) |
Lidia Simon Romania (ROU) |
Joyce Chepchumba Kenya (KEN) |
* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's singles |
Ji Xinpeng China (CHN) |
Hendrawan Indonesia (INA) |
Xia Xuanze China (CHN) |
Women's singles |
Gong Zhichao China (CHN) |
Camilla Martin Denmark (DEN) |
Ye Zhaoying China (CHN) |
Men's doubles |
Indonesia (INA) Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya |
South Korea (KOR) Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung |
South Korea (KOR) Ha Tae-Kwon Kim Dong Moon |
Women's doubles |
China (CHN) Ge Fei Gu Jun |
China (CHN) Huang Nanyan Yang Wei |
China (CHN) Qin Yiyuan Gao Ling |
Mixed doubles |
China (CHN) Zhang Jun Gao Ling |
Indonesia (INA) Tri Kusharyanto Minarti Timur |
Great Britain (GBR) Simon Archer Joanne Goode |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's slalom C-1 |
Tony Estanguet France (FRA) |
Michal Martikán Slovakia (SVK) |
Juraj Minčík Slovakia (SVK) |
Men's slalom C-2 |
Slovakia (SVK) Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner |
Poland (POL) Krzysztof Kołomański Michał Staniszewski |
Czech Republic (CZE) Marek Jiras Tomáš Máder |
Men's slalom K-1 |
Thomas Schmidt Germany (GER) |
Paul Ratcliffe Great Britain (GBR) |
Pierpaolo Ferrazzi Italy (ITA) |
Women's slalom K-1 |
Štěpánka Hilgertová Czech Republic (CZE) |
Brigitte Guibal France (FRA) |
Anne-Lise Bardet France (FRA) |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's road race |
Jan Ullrich Germany (GER) |
Alexandre Vinokourov Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
Andreas Klöden Germany (GER) |
Women's road race |
Leontien Zijlaard Netherlands (NED) |
Hanka Kupfernagel Germany (GER) |
Diana Žiliūtė Lithuania (LTU) |
Men's time trial |
Viatcheslav Ekimov Russia (RUS) |
Jan Ullrich Germany (GER) |
Lance Armstrong United States (USA) |
Women's time trial |
Leontien Zijlaard Netherlands (NED) |
Mari Holden United States (USA) |
Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli France (FRA) |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's cross-country |
Miguel Martinez France (FRA) |
Filip Meirhaeghe Belgium (BEL) |
Christoph Sauser Switzerland (SUI) |
Women's cross-country |
Paola Pezzo Italy (ITA) |
Barbara Blatter Switzerland (SUI) |
Margarita Fullana Spain (ESP) |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's individual épée |
Pavel Kolobkov Russia (RUS) |
Hughes Obry France (FRA) |
Lee Sang-Ki South Korea (KOR) |
Women's individual épée |
Tímea Nagy Hungary (HUN) |
Gianna Hablützel-Bürki Switzerland (SUI) |
Laura Flessel-Colovic France (FRA) |
Men's team épée |
Italy (ITA) Angelo Mazzoni Paolo Milanoli Maurizio Randazzo Alfredo Rota |
France (FRA) Jean-François di Martino Robert Leroux Hughes Obry Éric Srecki |
Cuba (CUB) Nelson Loyola Candido Alberto Maya Carlos Pedroso Ivan Trevejo |
Women's team épée |
Russia (RUS) Karina Aznavourian Oxana Ermakova Tatiana Logounova Maria Mazina |
Switzerland (SUI) Gianna Hablützel-Bürki Sophie Lamon Diana Romagnoli Tabea Steffen |
China (CHN) Li Na Liang Qin Liu Yingqing Yang Shaoqi |
Men's individual foil |
Kim Young-Ho South Korea (KOR) |
Ralf Bissdorf Germany (GER) |
Dmitriy Shevchenko Russia (RUS) |
Women's individual foil |
Valentina Vezzali Italy (ITA) |
Rita Koenig Germany (GER) |
Giovanna Trillini Italy (ITA) |
Men's team foil |
France (FRA) Jean-Noel Ferrari Brice Guyart Patrice Lhotellier Lionel Plumenail |
China (CHN) Dong Zhaozhi Wang Haibin Ye Chong Zhang Jie |
Italy (ITA) Daniele Crosta Gabriele Magni Salvatore Sanzo Matteo Zennaro |
Women's team foil |
Italy (ITA) Diana Bianchedi Annamaria Giacometti Giovanna Trillini Valentina Vezzali |
Poland (POL) Sylwia Gruchała Magdalena Mroczkiewicz Anna Rybicka Barbara Wolnicka |
Germany (GER) Sabine Bau Rita Koenig Gesine Schiel Monika Weber |
Men's individual sabre |
Mihai Claudiu Covaliu Romania (ROU) |
Mathieu Gourdain France (FRA) |
Wiradech Kothny Germany (GER) |
Men's team sabre |
Russia (RUS) Serguei Charikov Alexei Frossine Stanislav Pozdniakov |
France (FRA) Mathieu Gourdain Julien Pillet Cedric Seguin Damien Touya |
Germany (GER) Dennis Bauer Wiradech Kothny Eero Lehmann Alexander Weber |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Women's individual all-around |
Yulia Barsukova Russia (RUS) |
Yulia Raskina Belarus (BLR) |
Alina Kabaeva Russia (RUS) |
Women's team all-around |
Russia (RUS) Irina Belova Yelena Chalamova Natalia Lavrova Mariya Netesova Vyera Shimanskaya Irina Zilber |
Belarus (BLR) Tatyana Ananko Tatyana Belan Anna Glazkova Irina Ilyenkova Maria Lazuk Olga Puzhevich |
Greece (GRE) Eirini Aindili Evangelia Christodoulou Maria Georgatou Zacharoula Karyami Charikleia Pantazi Anna Pollatou |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's individual |
Alexander Moskalenko Russia (RUS) |
Ji Wallace Australia (AUS) |
Mathieu Turgeon Canada (CAN) |
Women's individual |
Irina Karavaeva Russia (RUS) |
Oksana Tsyhulyeva Ukraine (UKR) |
Karen Cockburn Canada (CAN) |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's individual |
Dmitri Svatkovsky Russia (RUS) |
Gábor Balogh Hungary (HUN) |
Pavel Dovgal Belarus (BLR) |
Women's individual |
Stephanie Cook Great Britain (GBR) |
Emily de Riel United States (USA) |
Kate Allenby Great Britain (GBR) |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's singles |
Kong Linghui China (CHN) |
Jan-Ove Waldner Sweden (SWE) |
Liu Guoliang China (CHN) |
Women's singles |
Wang Nan China (CHN) |
Ju Li China (CHN) |
Jing Chen Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
Men's doubles |
China (CHN) Wang Liqin Sen Yan |
China (CHN) Liu Guoliang Kong Linghui |
France (FRA) Jean-Philippe Gatien Patrick Chila |
Women's doubles |
China (CHN) Ju Li Wang Nan |
China (CHN) Sun Jin Yang Ying |
South Korea (KOR) Kim Moo-Kyo Ryu Ji-Hae |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's Flyweight (−58 kg) |
Michail Mouroutsos Greece (GRE) |
Gabriel Esparza Spain (ESP) |
Huang Chih-hsiung Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
Women's Flyweight (−49 kg) |
Lauren Burns Australia (AUS) |
Urbia Melendez Cuba (CUB) |
Chi Shu-Ju Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
Men's Lightweight (−68 kg) |
Steven López United States (USA) |
Sin Joon-Sik South Korea (KOR) |
Hadi Saei Iran (IRI) |
Women's Lightweight (−57 kg) |
Jung Jae-Eun South Korea (KOR) |
Tran Hieu Ngan Vietnam (VIE) |
Hamide Bıkçın Tosun Turkey (TUR) |
Men's Middleweight (−80 kg) |
Ángel Matos Cuba (CUB) |
Faissal Ebnoutalib Germany (GER) |
Víctor Estrada Mexico (MEX) |
Women's Middleweight (−67 kg) |
Lee Sun-Hee South Korea (KOR) |
Trude Gundersen Norway (NOR) |
Yoriko Okamoto Japan (JPN) |
Men's Heavyweight (+80 kg) |
Kim Kyong-Hun South Korea (KOR) |
Daniel Trenton Australia (AUS) |
Pascal Gentil France (FRA) |
Women's Heavyweight (+67 kg) |
Chen Zhong China (CHN) |
Natalia Ivanova Russia (RUS) |
Dominique Bosshart Canada (CAN) |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's singles |
Yevgeny Kafelnikov Russia (RUS) |
Tommy Haas Germany (GER) |
Arnaud di Pasquale France (FRA) |
Women's singles |
Venus Williams United States (USA) |
Elena Dementieva Russia (RUS) |
Monica Seles United States (USA) |
Men's doubles |
Canada (CAN) Sébastien Lareau Daniel Nestor |
Australia (AUS) Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
Spain (ESP) Àlex Corretja Albert Costa |
Women's doubles |
United States (USA) Serena Williams Venus Williams |
Netherlands (NED) Kristie Boogert Miriam Oremans |
Belgium (BEL) Els Callens Dominique Van Roost |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's triathlon |
Simon Whitfield Canada (CAN) |
Stephan Vuckovic Germany (GER) |
Jan Řehula Czech Republic (CZE) |
Women's triathlon |
Brigitte McMahon Switzerland (SUI) |
Michellie Jones Australia (AUS) |
Magali Messmer Switzerland (SUI) |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's team |
United States (USA) Dain Blanton Eric Fonoimoana |
Brazil (BRA) Zé Marco de Melo Ricardo Santos |
Germany (GER) Axel Hager Jörg Ahmann |
Women's team |
Australia (AUS) Natalie Cook Kerri Ann Pottharst |
Brazil (BRA) Adriana Behar Shelda Bede |
Brazil (BRA) Adriana Samuel Sandra Pires |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's Flyweight (−54 kg) |
Namig Abdullayev Azerbaijan (AZE) |
Sammie Henson United States (USA) |
Amiran Kardanov Greece (GRE) |
Men's Bantamweight (−58 kg) |
Alireza Dabir Iran (IRI) |
Yevgen Buslovych Ukraine (UKR) |
Terry Brands United States (USA) |
Men's Featherweight (−63 kg) |
Mourad Oumakhanov Russia (RUS) |
Serafim Barzakov Bulgaria (BUL) |
Jang Jae-Sung South Korea (KOR) |
Men's Lightweight (−69 kg) |
Daniel Igali Canada (CAN) |
Arsen Gitinov Russia (RUS) |
Lincoln McIlravy United States (USA) |
Men's Welterweight (−76 kg) |
Brandon Slay United States (USA) |
Moon Eui-Jae South Korea (KOR) |
Adem Bereket Turkey (TUR) |
Men's Middleweight (−85 kg) |
Adam Saitiev Russia (RUS) |
Yoel Romero Cuba (CUB) |
Mogamed Ibragimov Macedonia (MKD) |
Men's Heavyweight (−97 kg) |
Sagid Murtazaliev Russia (RUS) |
Islam Bairamukov Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
Eldar Kurtanidze Georgia (GEO) |
Men's Super heavyweight (−130 kg) |
David Musulbes Russia (RUS) |
Artur Taymazov Uzbekistan (UZB) |
Alexis Rodríguez Cuba (CUB) |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's Flyweight (−54 kg) |
Sim Kwon-Ho South Korea (KOR) |
Lázaro Rivas Cuba (CUB) |
Kang Yong-Gyun North Korea (PRK) |
Men's Bantamweight (−58 kg) |
Armen Nazarian Bulgaria (BUL) |
Kim In-Sub South Korea (KOR) |
Sheng Zetian China (CHN) |
Men's Featherweight (−63 kg) |
Varteres Samourgachev Russia (RUS) |
Juan Marén Cuba (CUB) |
Akaki Chachua Georgia (GEO) |
Men's Lightweight (−69 kg) |
Filiberto Azcuy Cuba (CUB) |
Katsuhiko Nagata Japan (JPN) |
Alexei Gloushkov Russia (RUS) |
Men's Welterweight (−76 kg) |
Murat Kardanov Russia (RUS) |
Matt Lindland United States (USA) |
Marko Yli-Hannuksela Finland (FIN) |
Men's Middleweight (−85 kg) |
Hamza Yerlikaya Turkey (TUR) |
Sándor Bárdosi Hungary (HUN) |
Mukhran Vakhtangadze Georgia (GEO) |
Men's Heavyweight (−97 kg) |
Mikael Ljungberg Sweden (SWE) |
Davyd Saldadze Ukraine (UKR) |
Garrett Lowney United States (USA) |
Men's Super heavyweight (−130 kg) |
Rulon Gardner United States (USA) |
Alexander Karelin Russia (RUS) |
Dmitry Debelka Belarus (BLR) |
23 competitors won at least three gold medals or three total medals.[1][2]
Athlete | Nation | Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Ian Thorpe | Australia (AUS) | Swimming | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Inge de Bruijn | Netherlands (NED) | Swimming | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Leontien Zijlaard | Netherlands (NED) | Cycling | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Jenny Thompson | United States (USA) | Swimming | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Lenny Krayzelburg | United States (USA) | Swimming | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Michael Klim | Australia (AUS) | Swimming | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Alexei Nemov | Russia (RUS) | Gymnastics | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Gary Hall, Jr. | United States (USA) | Swimming | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Yana Klochkova | Ukraine (UKR) | Swimming | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Florian Rousseau | France (FRA) | Cycling | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Elena Zamolodchikova | Russia (RUS) | Gymnastics | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Dara Torres | United States (USA) | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Pieter van den Hoogenband | Netherlands (NED) | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Simona Amânar | Romania (ROU) | Gymnastics | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Susie O'Neill | Australia (AUS) | Swimming | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Svetlana Khorkina | Russia (RUS) | Gymnastics | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Dmitry Sautin | Russia (RUS) | Diving | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Massimiliano Rosolino | Italy (ITA) | Swimming | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Liu Xuan | China (CHN) | Gymnastics | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Therese Alshammar | Sweden (SWE) | Swimming | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Yekaterina Lobaznyuk | Russia (RUS) | Gymnastics | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Petria Thomas | Australia (AUS) | Swimming | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Matt Welsh | Australia (AUS) | Swimming | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Women's 100 metres | Ekaterini Thanou Greece (GRE) |
Tayna Lawrence Jamaica (JAM) |
Merlene Ottey Jamaica (JAM) |
Women's 200 metres | Pauline Davis-Thompson Bahamas (BAH) |
Susanthika Jayasinghe Sri Lanka (SRI) |
Beverly McDonald Jamaica (JAM) |
Women's Long jump | Heike Drechsler Germany (GER) |
Fiona May Italy (ITA) |
Tatyana Kotova Russia (RUS) |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's 4×400 metre relay | Nigeria (NGR) Clement Chukwu Jude Monye Sunday Bada Enefiok Udo-Obong Nduka Awazie* Fidelis Gadzama* |
Jamaica (JAM) Michael Blackwood Greg Haughton Christopher Williams Danny McFarlane Sanjay Ayre* Michael McDonald* |
Bahamas (BAH) Avard Moncur Troy McIntosh Carl Oliver Chris Brown Timothy Munnings* |
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