The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was the second time that the Summer Olympics were held in the Southern Hemisphere, the first one being in Melbourne in 1956, and as a result of this location and the dates, took place in early spring.
Sydney won the right to host the Games on 24 September 1993, after being selected over Beijing, Berlin, Istanbul and Manchester in four rounds of voting, at the 101st IOC Session in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
The main venue (Stadium Australia) host concerts and sporting events every year including the annual NRL Grand Final (Rugby League), being the home ground of two NRL teams (Bulldogs and Rabbitohs) it is used constantly in winter. The Aquatic centre became a public swimming centre. The Olympic site itself has...
Athletes: Ian Thorpe - Australia - Swimming; Rebecca Gilmore - Australia; Robert Newbery - Australia; Dean Pullar - Australia; Loudy Tourky - Australia; Ioulia Pakhalina - Russia; Ganna Sorokina - Ukraine; Dmitri Sautin - Russia; Ni Xiong - China; Fernando Platas - Mexico;
Bidding cities: Sydney; Beijing; Berlin; Manchester; Istanbul;
Competitions: Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 metre platform Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's 3 metre springboard Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre platform Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's synchronized 10 metre platform Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 3 metre springboard Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's synchronized 10 metre platform Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's synchronized 3 metre springboard Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's decathlon Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle Events: Men's Boxing, Welterweight 63.5-67kg Women's Athletics, 800m Track Cycling, Men's 1000m Time Trial Men's Taekwondo, Lightweight 58 - 68 kg Men's Weightlifting, Super Heavyweight + 105kg Men's Archery, individual Women's Individual Triathlon Men's Taekwondo, Flyweight - 58 kg Men's 3000m steeplechase Women's Athletics, 5000m Host City: Sydney Mascot: Millie Syd Olly Athletic Performances: Gold medal - Kevin Garnett/Jason Kidd/Ray Allen/Alonzo Mourning/Vin Baker/Vince Carter/Steve Smith/Gary Payton/Shareef Abdur-Rahim/Allan Houston/Antonio McDyess/Tim Hardaway - United States of America - Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men; Gold medal - Staciana Stitts - United States of America - Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's 4x100 metre medley relay; Silver medal - Sebastian Bea - United States of America - Rowing at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's coxless pair; Silver medal - Joy Fawcett - United States of America - Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's tournament; Silver medal - Courtney Johnson/Ericka Lorenz/Heather Petri/Coralie Simmons/Nicolle Payne/Julie Swail/Bernice Orwig - United States of America - Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's; Bronze medal - Chris Huffins - United States of America - Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's decathlon; Bronze medal - Karen Cockburn - Canada - Gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's trampoline; Gold medal - Simon Whitfield - Canada - Triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's Triathlon; Silver medal - Émilie Heymans/Anne Montminy - Canada - Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's synchronized 10 metre platform; Silver medal - Lorraine Fenton - Jamaica - Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres;
Number Of Athletes: 10,651;
Number Of Nations: 199;
Number Of Events: 300;
Participating countries: United Kingdom United States of America Indonesia Australia Papua New Guinea France Greece Canada New Zealand Sports: Judo Road cycling Badminton Fencing Taekwondo Water polo Synchronized swimming Swimming Freestyle wrestling Tennis Venues: Stadium Australia Sydney International Aquatic Centre State Sports Centre NSW Tennis Centre State Hockey Centre The Dome and Exhibition Complex Acer Arena Sydney Baseball Stadium Sydney International Archery Park Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre End date: Oct 1, 2000;
Includes event: Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's cross-country Handball at the 2000 Summer Olympics Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics Field hockey at the 2000 Summer Olympics Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics Gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics Instance of recurring event: Summer Olympic Games Location(s): Sydney Start date: Sep 15, 2000;
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