Canada at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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Canada at the
2000 Summer Olympics
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
IOC code CAN
NOC Canadian Olympic Committee
Website www.olympic.ca  (in English and French)
in Sydney
Competitors294 (150 men, 144 women) in 29 sports
Flag bearer Caroline Brunet
Medals
Ranked 24th
Gold
3
Silver
3
Bronze
8
Total
14
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Canada competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, held from 15 September to 1 October 2000. 294 competitors, 150 men, and 144 women, took part in 175 events in 29 sports. [1]

Contents

The final days of the Olympics for Canada were somewhat overshadowed by the death of Pierre Trudeau, the country's 15th prime minister. When the closing ceremonies took place, he was lying in state, allowing Canadians to travel to Ottawa to pay their respects.

Olympic scholar Bob Barney felt that Canada needed to specialize in the Olympics, rather than trying to be compete at too many sports. He also that felt that Canada's medal count at the 2000 Summer Olympics, was due to a lack of government funding, and poor planning to develop high performance athletes. [2]

Medallists

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [3]

SportMenWomenTotal
Archery 101
Athletics 221437
Badminton 336
Basketball 121224
Boxing 77
Canoeing 9716
Cycling 7815
Diving 347
Equestrian 516
Fencing 134
Field hockey 16016
Gymnastics 3811
Judo 246
Rowing 181230
Sailing 729
Shooting 459
Softball 1515
Swimming 161430
Synchronized swimming 88
Table tennis 246
Taekwondo 011
Tennis 224
Triathlon 134
Volleyball 404
Water polo 01313
Weightlifting 112
Wrestling 44
Total150144294

Archery

Canada's archery squad in Sydney consisted of only one man, veteran Rob Rusnov. He lost his first match.

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Rob Rusnov Men's individual 62237Flag of Sweden.svg  Eriksson  (SWE) (28)
L 155–161
did not advance

Athletics

Key
Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2SemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Donovan Bailey 100 m 10.393 Q11.368did not advance
Nicolas Macrozonaris 10.455did not advance
Bruny Surin 10.414 q10.203 Q50.948did not advance
Pierre Browne 200 m 21.286did not advance
Zach Whitmarsh 800 m 1:48.424did not advance
Kevin Sullivan 1500 m 3:40.804 Q3:39.662 Q3:35.505
Sean Kaley 10000 m 28:36.0712did not advance
Jeff Schiebler 28:30.4615did not advance
Adrian Woodley 110 m hurdles 13.714 Q14.046did not advance
Joël Bourgeois 3000 m steeplechase 8:28.0717did not advance
Pierre Browne
Glenroy Gilbert
Nicolas Macrozonaris
Brand McCuaig
Adrian Woodley
4 × 100 m relay 39.263 q38.926did not advance
Bruce Deacon Marathon 2:21:3844
Tim Berrett 20 km walk 1:25:2926
Arturo Huerta 1:25:2424
Tim Berrett 50 km walk DSQ
Arturo Huerta DSQ
Field events
AthleteEventQualifyingFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Bradley Snyder Shot put 19.777did not advance
Jason Tunks Discus throw 64.402 Q65.806
Jason Gervais NMdid not advance
Richard Duncan Long jump 7.6016did not advance
Ian Lowe 7.5120did not advance
Mark Boswell High jump 2.276 Q2.326
Kwaku Boateng 2.274 Q2.2512
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2SemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Martha Adusei 100 m 11.826did not advance
Esi Benyarku 11.554did not advance
Ladonna Antoine 400 m 51.781 Q50.922 Q51.265did not advance
Foy Williams 52.944 q52.688did not advance
Leah Pells 1500 m DNFdid not advance
Tina Connelly 10000 m 34:46.0419did not advance
Carole Montgomery DNSdid not advance
Katie Anderson 100 m hurdles 12.821 QDNFdid not advance
Perdita Felicien 13.216did not advance
Karlene Haughton 400 m hurdles DNSdid not advance
Martha Adusei
Esi Benyarku
Tara Perry
Atia Weekes
4 × 100 m relay 44.086did not advance
Ladonna Antoine
Samantha George
Karlene Haughton
Foy Williams
4 × 400 m relay 3:27.365did not advance
Janice McCaffrey 20 km walk DSQ
Field events
AthleteEventQualifyingFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Michelle Fournier Hammer throw 59.1513did not advance

Badminton

Men's Singles

Men's Doubles

Women's Singles

Women's Doubles

Mixed Doubles

Basketball

Men's Team Competition

Women's Team Competition

Beach volleyball

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (51 kg)

Men's Light Welterweight (63.5 kg)

Men's Light Middleweight (71 kg)

Men's Middleweight (75 kg)

Men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg)

Men's Heavyweight (91 kg)

Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)

Canoeing

Flatwater

Men's Competition

Men's Kayak Singles 500 m

  • Mihai Apostol
    • Qualifying Heat – 01:42.562 (→ did not advance)

Men's Kayak Singles 1000 m

  • Mihai Apostol
    • Qualifying Heat – 03:47.679 (→ did not advance)

Men's Canoe Singles 500 m

  • Maxime Boilard
    • Qualifying Heat – 01:52.764
    • Semifinal – 01:52.071
    • Final – 02:29.259 (→ 4th place)

Men's Canoe Singles 1000 m

  • Steve Giles
    • Qualifying Heat – 03:55.396
    • Semifinal – bye
    • Final – 03:56.437 (→ Bronze medal.svg Bronze medal)

Men's Canoe Doubles 500 m

Men's Canoe Doubles 1,000 m

Women's Competition

Women's Kayak Singles 500 m

  • Caroline Brunet
    • Qualifying Heat – 01:51.558
    • Semifinal – bye
    • Final – 02:14.646 (→ Silver medal.svg Silver medal)

Women's Kayak Doubles 500 m

Women's Kayak Fours 500 m

Slalom

Men's Competition

Men's Kayak Singles

  • David Ford
    • Qualifying – 323.58 (→ did not advance)

Men's Canoe Singles

Men's Canoe Doubles

Women's Competition

Women's Kayak Singles

Cycling

Cross Country Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country Mountain Bike

Women's Mountain Bike

Road Cycling

Men's Competition

Men's Individual Time Trial

Men's Road Race

Women's Competition

Women's Individual Time Trial

Women's Road Race

Track Cycling

Men's competition

Men's 1 km Time Trial

Men's Point Race

Women's Competition

Women's Sprint

Women's 500 m Time Trial

Diving

Canada won two diving medals at the 2000 Sydney Olympics – one silver and one bronze. Anne Montminy won the first ever platform diving medal for Canada.

Men's 3 Metre Springboard

Men's 10 Metre Platform

Men's 10 Metre Platform

Women's 3 Metre Springboard

Women's 3 Metre Springboard

Women's 10 Metre Platform

Women's 10 Metre Platform

Women's Synchronized 3 Metre Springboard

Women's Synchronized 10 Metre Platform

Equestrianism

Fencing

Four fencers, one man and three women, represented Canada in 2000.

Men's épée
Women's foil
Women's team foil
Women's épée

Gymnastics

Artistic

Men
Individual finals
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
FPHRVPBHBFPHRVPBHB
Kyle Shewfelt Qualification 9.5759.57519.15089did not advance
Sasha Jeltkov 8.0379.66217.69992did not advance
Women
Team
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
VUBBBFVUBBBF
Yvonne Tousek Team 9.1319.6629.5379.55037.88015 Qdid not advance
Kate Richardson 9.2879.6129.0759.36237.33628 Q
Lise Leveille 8.9129.4009.4258.58736.32451
Julie Beaulieu 9.0939.5879.4127.91236.00452
Michelle Conway 9.1439.4509.61228.20568
Crystal Gilmore 9.4379.43795
Total36.65438.31137.81137.111149.8879
Individual finals
AthleteEventApparatusTotalRank
VUBBBF
Yvonne Tousek All-around 9.0819.1509.2258.82536.28132
Kate Richardson 9.2819.6629.3379.25037.53015

Trampoline

AthleteEventQualifyingFinal
ScoreRankScoreRank
Mathieu Turgeon Men's 66.106 Q39.10Bronze medal icon.svg
Karen Cockburn Women's 65.004 Q37.40Bronze medal icon.svg

Field hockey

Men's Team Competition

Judo

Men
AthleteEventFirst roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Keith Morgan 90 kg Flag of Australia.svg  Ivers  (AUS)
W
Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Salimov  (AZE)
W
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Raphael  (MRI)
W
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Huizinga  (NED)
L
ByeFlag of Ukraine.svg  Mashurenko  (UKR)
L
5
Nicolas Gill 100 kg Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Sonnemans  (NED)
W
Flag of Portugal.svg  Soares  (POR)
W
Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Jikurauli  (GEO)
W
Flag of France.svg  Traineau  (FRA)
W
ByeFlag of Japan.svg  Inoue  (JPN)
L
Silver medal icon.svg
Women
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Luce Baillargeon 52 kg Flag of Japan.svg  Narazaki  (JPN)
L
did not advance
Michelle Buckingham 57 kg Flag of Brazil.svg  Ferreira  (BRA)
L
did not advance
Sophie Roberge 63 kg ByeFlag of France.svg  Vandenhende  (FRA)
L
did not advanceFlag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Jung  (KOR)
L
did not advance

Rowing

Sailing

Nine people competed for Canada in the sailing competition at the Olympics in six events.

Men's Single Handed Dinghy (Finn)

Men's Laser

Men's Two Handed Keelboat (Star)

Men's Three Handed Keelboat (Soling)

Women's Mistral

Women's Single Handed Dinghy (Europe)

Shooting

Softball

Women's Team Competition

Swimming

Men's 50 m Freestyle

Men's 100 m Freestyle

Men's 200 m Freestyle

Men's 400 m Freestyle

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

Men's 100 m Butterfly

Men's 200 m Butterfly

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

Men's 100 m Backstroke

Men's 200 m Backstroke

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Women's 50 m Freestyle

Women's 100 m Freestyle

Women's 200 m Freestyle

Women's 400 m Freestyle

Women's 800 m Freestyle

Women's 100 m Butterfly

Women's 200 m Butterfly

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

Women's 100 m Backstroke

Women's 200 m Backstroke

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Synchronized swimming

AthleteEventTechnical routineFree routine (preliminary)Free routine (final)
PointsRankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankPointsTotal (technical + free)Rank
Claire Carver-Dias
Fanny Létourneau
Duet 33.670562.70496.3745 Q62.31495.9845
Lyne Beaumont
Claire Carver-Dias
Erin Chan
Catherine Garceau
Fanny Létourneau
Kirstin Normand
Jacinthe Taillon
Reidun Tatham
Jessica Chase
Team 33.787363.57097.357Bronze medal icon.svg

Table tennis

Taekwondo

Tennis

Triathlon

After ending the second phase of the triathlon in twenty-fourth place following a crash in the cycling portion of the event, Canada's only male triathlete at the first Olympic triathlon, Simon Whitfield, had by far the best run of any athlete present. He passed all twenty-three competitors that had been in front of him and finished over 13.5 seconds before the next triathlete to claim the gold medal. Canada's women did not fare so well, with two of them placing in the 30s and the third not finishing.

AthleteEventSwimCycleRunTotal*Rank
Simon Whitfield Men's 18:18.0959:12.2030:53.731:48:24.02Gold medal icon.svg
Isabelle Turcotte Baird Women's 20:59.981:08:37.1038:52.412:08:29.4931
Sharon Donnelly 20:32.481:14:41.5039:21.612:14:35.5938
Carol Montgomery did not finish

Water polo

Women's team competition

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (H)54013520+158 Semi Finals
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 53113630+67
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 53022726+16
4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 52123629+75
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5122333414
6Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 50052351280
Source: LA84
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Hosts
16 September 2000
18:00
Report Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg77Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Ryde Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Ahmet Erhan Tulga (TUR), Patrick Clemenson (FRA)
Score by quarters: 2-3, 0-1, 2-2, 3-1
Dow 3Goalstwo players 2

17 September 2000
18:00
Report United States  Flag of the United States.svg88Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Ryde Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Vlastimil Kratochvil (SVK)
Score by quarters: 3-3, 2-3, 0-2, 3-0
Beauregard 3Goals Horn-Miller 3

18 September 2000
19:15
Report Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg103Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Ryde Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Rolf Ludecke (GER), Vahid Moradi (IRI)
Score by quarters:3-1, 3-0, 1-2, 3-0
four players 2Goalsthree players 1

19 September 2000
19:15
Report Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg74Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Ryde Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Angel Moliner Molins (ESP), Renato Dani (ITA)
Score by quarters:3-0, 0-2, 2-2, 2-0
two players 2Goals Begin 2

20 September 2000
13:00
Report Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg49Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Ryde Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Rolf Ludecke (GER), Patrick Clemencon (FRA)
Score by quarters: 0-1, 2-4, 1-2, 1-2
four players 1Goals Hankin 3
22 September 2000
18:00
Report Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg98Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Ryde Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Andrew Jay Takata (USA), Phillip Bower (AUS)
Score by quarters: 1-1, 3-3, 2-3, 2-1  OT:1-0, 0–0
four players 2Goals Pyryseva 3

Weightlifting

Men

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
123123
Sébastien Groulx 69 kg 125.0130.0132.5160.0167.5172.5297.515

Wrestling

Freestyle
AthleteEventElimination poolQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Guivi Sissaouri 58 kg Flag of Iran.svg  Dabir  (IRI)
L 0–3
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Embalo  (GBS)
W
2did not advance
Daniel Igali 69 kg Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Bedineishvili  (KOR)
W 3–0
Flag of Iran.svg  Tavakkolian  (IRI)
W 3–1
1 QFlag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Sánchez  (CUB)
W 3–1
Flag of the United States.svg  McIlravy  (USA)
W 6–3
Flag of Russia.svg  Gitinov  (RUS)
W 7–4
Gold medal icon.svg
Justin Abdou 85 kg Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Samušonok  (LAT)
L 2–3
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kurugliyev  (KAZ)
L 5–8
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Romero  (CUB)
L 0–8
4did not advance
Dean Schmeichel 97 kg Flag of Poland.svg  Garmulewicz  (POL)
L 0–3
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Shemarov  (BLR)
L 5–8
Flag of Australia.svg  Szerda  (AUS)
L 2–4
4did not advance

Death of Pierre Trudeau

Near the end of the Summer Olympics, on 28 September, Canadian athletes learned that former prime minister (from 1968 to 1984), Pierre Trudeau, had died. Owing to time difference, it was 29 September in Sydney.

Juan Antonio Samaranch, presiding over his last Olympics as IOC president, ordered the Canadian flag at athletes' village lowered to half-staff on orders from Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy. As the flag was lowered, Canadian athletes paid tribute to Trudeau During medal ceremonies, whenever the Canadian flag flew, it was flown at half-mast, also on orders from Samaranch and Axworthy. They both ordered the Canadian flag flown at half-staff for the remainder of the Olympics, as the state funeral didn't take place until 3 October.

Official outfitter

Notes

References

  1. "Canada at the 2000 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  2. "It takes money to win medals". North Bay Nugget . North Bay, Ontario. The Canadian Press. 23 September 2000. p. 37. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  3. Canada at the 2000 Summer Olympics