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It was the second consecutive Summer Olympic Games that the United States led the medal count in both gold and overall medals. [7] Host nation Australia finished the Games with 58 medals overall (16 gold, 25 silver, and 17 bronze). [ 8 ]
Official medal table of the Summer Olympic Games in Sydney. Find an alphabetical list of medals and celebrate the achievements of 2000's finest athletes.
15 wrz 2000 · Memorable Champions. Ryoko Tamura had lost in the judo 48kg final in both Barcelona and Atlanta, but came back to win the gold medal in Sydney. Steven Redgrave gained sporting immortality by becoming the first rower to win gold medals at five consecutive Olympic Games. In the 400m freestyle, 17-year-old Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe won gold by ...
2 new sports were introduced at Sydney 2000 - Triathlon and Taekwondo. 3.7billion people tuned-in to watch the Games on TV, across 220 countries. 10,651 athletes took part in Sydney 2000 - 6,582 men; 4,069 women. The most medals won by an individual was 6 - Russian Gymnast, Aleksey Nemov.
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Official list of medal winners and results by sport at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Celebrate medal-winning moments by the world's top athletes.
The awarding of the first medals of the Games Fireworks over the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the closing ceremonies. Athletes from 80 countries won at least one medal, a new record, [5] with 52 nations winning at least one gold medal. [6] The United States won the most gold medals, with 37, and the most medals overall, with 93. [6]
