Denmark at the 2000 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | DEN |
NOC | National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark |
Website | www |
in Sydney | |
Competitors | 97 (53 men and 44 women) in 16 sports |
Flag bearers | Jesper Bank (opening) Torben Grimmel (closing) |
Medals Ranked 30th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games |
Denmark competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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![]() | Karen Brødsgaard , Katrine Fruelund Maja Grønbæk, Lotte Kiærskou Karin Mortensen, Anja Nielsen Rikke Schmidt, Christina Roslyng Mette Vestergaard, Anette Hoffmann Camilla Andersen, Janne Kolling Lene Rantala, Tina Bøttzau Tonje Kjærgaard | Handball | Women's tournament | September 30 |
![]() | Henrik Blakskjær Thomas Jacobsen Jesper Bank | Sailing | Men's Soling Class | September 30 |
![]() | Wilson Kipketer | Athletics | Men's 800 meters | September 27 |
![]() | Camilla Martin | Badminton | Women's singles | September 22 |
![]() | Torben Grimmel | Shooting | Men's 50m Rifle Prone | September 21 |
![]() | Thomas Ebert Søren Madsen Eskild Ebbesen Victor Feddersen | Rowing | Men's Lightweight Coxless Fours | September 24 |
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
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Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Katja Brix Poulson | Women's individual | 609 | 57 | ![]() L 152–161 | did not advance | 57 |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Wilson Kipketer | 800 metres | 01:45.57 | 1 Q | 01:44.22 | 1 Q | 01:45.14 | ![]() |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Jan Bielecki | Hammer throw | 70.46 | 33 | did not advance | |
Joachim Olsen | Shot put | 19.41 | 17 | did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Marie Rasmussen | Pole vault | 4.30 NR | 7 q | 4.35 NR | 8 |
Camilla Martin won Denmark's only medal in the Women's Singles event. She took the silver after losing to Gong Zhichao of China in the finals.
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Peter Gade | Men's singles | BYE | ![]() W 15–3, 15–9 | ![]() W 15–8, 15–7 | ![]() W 15–6, 15–6 | ![]() L 9–15, 15–1, 9–15 | ![]() L 13–15, 5–15 | 4 |
Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen | BYE | ![]() L 3–15, 17–16, 10–15 | did not advance | |||||
Kenneth Jonassen | ![]() W 14–17, 15–8, 17–15 | ![]() W 15–8, 15–5 | ![]() L 6–15, 7–15 | did not advance | ||||
Martin Lundgaard Hansen Lars Paaske | Men's doubles | — | ![]() Stoyanov (BUL) W 15–6, 15–6 | ![]() Subagja (INA) L 9–15, 15–13, 7–15 | did not advance | |||
Jim Laugesen Michael Søgaard | — | BYE | ![]() Wijaya (INA) L 9–15, 7–15 | did not advance | ||||
Jesper Larsen Jens Eriksen | — | BYE | ![]() Moody (CAN) W 15–2, 15–1 | ![]() Yoo (KOR) L 12–15, 10–15 | did not advance | 5 |
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Camilla Martin | Women's singles | BYE | ![]() W 11–6, 11–2 | ![]() W 11–7, 11–3 | ![]() W 11–2, 11–1 | ![]() W 11–5, 11–0 | ![]() L 10–13, 3–11 | ![]() |
Mette Sørensen | ![]() W 11–7, 13–10 | ![]() W 13–12, 11–7 | ![]() L 4–11, 6–11 | did not advance | ||||
Ann-Lou Jørgensen Mette Schjoldager | Women's doubles | — | ![]() Nozdran (UKR) W 15–3, 11–15, 15–11 | ![]() Tuwankotta (INA) L 16–17, 10–15 | did not advance | |||
Ann Jørgensen Majken Vange | — | ![]() Stechmann (GER) L 13–15, 6–15 | did not advance | |||||
Rikke Olsen Helene Kirkegaard | — | ![]() Ling (HKG) W 15–9, 13–15, 15–5 | ![]() Ruslyakova (RUS) W 17–16, 15–5 | ![]() Ra (KOR) L 15–12, 12–15, 5–15 | did not advance | 5 |
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Jon Holst-Christensen Ann Jørgensen | Mixed doubles | — | ![]() Lee (KOR) W 17–15, 15–12 | ![]() Goode (GBR) L 17–15, 11–15, 7–15 | did not advance | |||
Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen | — | BYE | ![]() Solmundson (CAN) W 15–8, 15–2 | ![]() Resiana (INA) W 17–14, 10–15, 15–11 | ![]() Gao (CHN) L 15–10, 6–15, 16–17 | ![]() Goode (GBR) L 1–15, 10–15 | 4 | |
Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager | — | BYE | ![]() Pitro (GER) W 15–7, 15–6 | ![]() Timur (INA) L 3–15, 8–15 | did not advance | 5 |
Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Torsten Tranum | K-1 1000 m | 03:35.841 | 2 Q | 03:38.865 | 2 Q | 03:37.811 | 6 |
Paw Madsen Jesper Staal | K-2 500 m | 01:32.613 | 4 q | 01:32.867 | 4 | did not advance | |
K-2 1000 m | 03:16.989 | 4 q | 03:18.206 | 4 | did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Frank Høj | Men's road race | 5:30:34 | 6 |
Lars Michaelsen | DNF | ||
Michael Sandstød | DNF | ||
Men's time trial | DNF | ||
Nicki Sørensen | Men's road race | 5:30:46 | 40 |
Rolf Sørensen | 5:30:46 | 59 |
Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
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Jimmi Madsen | Men's points race | 0 | 2 | 23 |
Jakob Storm Piil Jimmi Madsen | Men's madison | 5 | 0 | 12 |
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Jesper Agergård | Men's cross-country | LAP | 36 |
Michael Rasmussen | 2:18:15.57 | 22 |
Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | ||||
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Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Technical | Artistic | Score | Rank | |||
Jon Pedersen | Esprit de Valdemar | Individual | 1728 | 11 Q | 136.51 | 16 Q | 204.18 | 15 | 204.18 | 15 |
Morton Thomsen | Gay | 1536 | 45 | did not advance | ||||||
Anne van Olst | Any How | 1625 | 29 | did not advance | ||||||
Lone Castrup Jørgensen | Kennedy | 1796 | 8 Q | 146.53 | 6 Q | 216.90 | 7 | 216.90 | 7 | |
Jon Pedersen Morton Thomsen Anne van Olst Lone Castrup Jørgensen | See above | Team | 5149 | 4 | — | 5149 | 4 |
Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | |||||||||
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Qualifier | Final | ||||||||||||||
Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
Nils Haagensen | Discovery II | Individual | 47.2 | 14 | RT | AC | AC | did not advamced |
Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | Total | ||||||||||||
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Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round A | Round B | |||||||||||||
Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
Thomas Velin | Canute | Individual | 4.75 | 9 | 0.00 | 4.75 | 1 Q | 8.00 | 12.75 | 6 Q | 0.00 | 1 | 12.00 | 12.00 | 10 | 12.00 | 10 |
For the preliminary round, the ten teams were distributed into two groups of five teams. Each team played against each of its four group opponents for a total of four matches. The four best-scoring teams advanced to the quarter-finals.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 72 | +29 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 83 | +41 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 131 | 90 | +41 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 133 | −33 | 2 | |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 137 | −78 | 0 | Ninth place game |
17 September 2000 16:30 | Denmark ![]() | 17–19 | ![]() | Pavilion 2, Sydney Referees: Garcia, Moréno (FRA) |
four players 3 | (7–10) | Bjerkrheim, Grini 4 | ||
3×![]() ![]() | 3×![]() ![]() |
19 September 2000 21:30 | Austria ![]() | 26–30 | ![]() | Pavilion 2, Sydney Referees: Kohout, Dolejš (CZE) |
Fridrikas 11 | (13–16) | Andersen, Kiærskou 7 | ||
3×![]() ![]() | 2×![]() ![]() |
21 September 2000 19:30 | Australia ![]() | 12–38 | ![]() | Pavilion 2, Sydney Referees: Chung, Lim (KOR) |
Kahmke 5 | (6–18) | Andersen, Roslyng 7 | ||
1×![]() ![]() | 3×![]() ![]() |
25 September 2000 14:30 | Denmark ![]() | 39–26 | ![]() | Pavilion 2, Sydney Referees: Bojsen, Anusic (USA) |
Kiærskou 9 | (19–12) | Sales 9 | ||
3×![]() ![]() | 3×![]() ![]() |
28 September 2000 19:30 | France ![]() | 26–28 (ET) | ![]() | The Dome, Sydney Referees: Marić, Gardinovački (FRY) |
Myaro 11 | (8–13) | Andersen 7 | ||
3×![]() ![]() | 3×![]() ![]() | |||
FT: 24–24 ET: 2–4 |
29 September 2000 19:30 | South Korea ![]() | 29–31 | ![]() | The Dome, Sydney Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
Lee S., Oh S. 7 | (11–20) | Hoffmann 8 | ||
3×![]() ![]() | 3×![]() ![]() |
1 October 2000 16:30 | Denmark ![]() | 31–27 | ![]() | The Dome, Sydney Referees: Garcia, Moréno (FRA) |
Hoffmann 11 | (14–16) | Radulović 9 | ||
3×![]() ![]() | 3×![]() ![]() |
In June 2000, Pernille Svarre became world pentathlon champion, winning gold at the championship in Pesaro, Italy. The same year, she was the first Danish woman to compete in the modern pentathlon at the Summer Olympics where the discipline was included for the first time.
Athlete | Event | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Riding (show jumping) | Running (3000 m) | Total points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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Points | Rank | MP Points | Wins | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP Points | ||||
Pernille Svarre | Women's | 161 | 23 | 868 | 7 | 24 | 640 | 2:29.94 | 23 | 1101 | 398 | 19 | 702 | 10:22.56 | 2 | 1230 | 4541 | 19 |
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Bertil Samuelson Bo Kaliszan | Double Sculls | 6:58.88 | 5 R | 6:30.87 | 2 SF | 6:40.11 | 6 FB | 6:23.20 | 10 |
Søren Madsen Thomas Ebert Eskild Ebbesen Victor Feddersen | Lightweight coxless four | 6:21.30 | 4 R | 6:08.63 | 1 SF | 6:01.67 | 2 FA | 6:03.51 | ![]() |
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Bianca Carstensen Katrin Gleie Sarah Lauritzen Dorthe Pedersen | Quadruple Sculls | 6:35.39 | 3 R | 6:35.76 | 2 FA | — | 6:31.30 | 6 |
Denmark competed in seven events during the Sailing competition in Sydney and won one gold medal.
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
Lasse Hjortnaes | Finn | 21 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 138 | 20 |
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
Kristine Roug | Europe | 5 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 84.0 | 10 | ||
Susanne Ward Michaëla Ward-Meehan | Women's 470 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 71 | 10 |
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | |||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||||
Peder Rønholt | Laser | 17 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 17 | — | 103 | 13 | ||||||
Michael Hestbæk Jonatan Persson | 49er | 8 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 108 | 9 | ||
Stig Raagaard Hansen Helene Hansen | Tornado | 14 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 12 | — | 96 | 13 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification races | Total | Rank | Round Robin 1 | Rank | Round Robin 2 | Rank | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank | |||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ![]() GER | ![]() SWE | ![]() FRA | ![]() UKR | ![]() GBR | ![]() GER | ![]() RUS | ![]() SWE | ![]() AUS | ![]() USA | ||||||||||
Jesper Bank Henrik Blakskjær Thomas Jacobsen | Soling | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 45 | 12 q | W | L | W | W | L | 3 Q | W | W | L | W | W | 1 Q | ![]() GER L ![]() NED W ![]() NOR W ![]() NZL W ![]() RUS W 4–1 1 Q | ![]() W 3–1 | ![]() W 4–3 | ![]() |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
Torben Grimmel | 50 m rifle prone | 597 | 5 Q | 700.4 | ![]() |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
Anni Bisso | 50 m rifle three positions | 584 | 4 Q | 675.6 | 6 |
10 m air rifle | 391 | 20 | did not advance | ||
Karen Hansen | 25 m pistol | 572 | 28 | did not advance | |
10 m air pistol | 376 | 25 | did not advance | ||
Susanne Meyerhoff | 25 m pistol | 562 | 39 | did not advance | |
10 m air pistol | 372 | 35 | did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Jacob Carstensen | 200 metre freestyle | 1:50.41 | 20 | did not advance | |||
400 metre freestyle | 03:54.14 | 18 | did not advance | ||||
Dennis Otzen Jensen | 100 metre butterfly | 55.70 | 42 | did not advance | |||
Dennis Otzen Jensen Henrik Steen Andersen Jeppe Nielsen Jacob Carstensen | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 03:24.78 | 18 | did not advance | |||
Jacob Carstensen Henrik Steen Andersen Jeppe Nielsen Dennis Otzen Jensen | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 07:24.63 | 11 | did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Mette Jacobsen | 50 metre freestyle | 25.96 | 17 | did not advance | |||
100 metre butterfly | 59.45 | 8 Q | 59.75 | 13 | did not advance | ||
200 metre butterfly | 02:09.30 | 5 Q | 02:08.11 | 5 Q | 02:08.24 | 4 | |
Louise Ørnstedt | 100 metre backstroke | 01:01.98 | 6 Q | 01:01.69 | 7 Q | 01:02.02 | 8 |
200 metre backstroke | 02:13.61 | 10 Q | 02:14.24 | 12 | did not advance | ||
Sophia Skou | 100 metre butterfly | 59.79 | 14 Q | 59.89 | 15 | did not advance | |
200 metre butterfly | 02:11.35 | 13 Q | 02:11.07 | 14 | did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Group round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal | Final | ||||
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Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||||
Michael Maze Finn Tugwell | Men's doubles | Group F![]() Shibutani (JPN) W 2 – 0 ![]() Nguyen (USA) W 2 – 0 | 1 Q | ![]() Peng-lung (TPE) L 0 – 3 | did not advance |
Denmark has qualified a single taekwondo jin.
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Muhammed Dahmani | Men's −80 kg | ![]() L 5–6 | did not advance | |||||
Hanne Høgh Poulsen | Women's −49 kg | ![]() W 4–3 | ![]() W 7–2 | ![]() L 0–1 | — | ![]() W 2–1 | ![]() L 0–4 | 4 |
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Kristian Pless | Men's singles | ![]() W 6–3, 6–4 | ![]() L 4–6, 4–6 | did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Bike (40 km) | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
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Jan Knobelauch Hansen | Men's | 19:23.69 | 1:02:48.90 | 33:29.47 | 1:55:42.06 | 44 |
Marie Overbye | Women's | 20:56.08 | 1:06:41.50 | 39:39.93 | 2:07:17.51 | 28 |
France competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 336 competitors, 211 men and 125 women, took part in 196 events in 28 sports.
Russia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 435 competitors, 241 men and 194 women, took part in 238 events in 30 sports.
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 310 competitors, 181 men and 129 women, took part in 179 events in 23 sports. These were the first Summer Olympics in which the team of selected athletes was officially known as Team GB in a highly successful attempt to unify all the competing athletes across all the sports and events and boost team morale. Going into the games following their exceptionally poor performance in Atlanta widespread expectations of the team were low.
South Africa competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
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.
Argentina competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 143 competitors, 98 men and 45 women, took part in 98 events in 21 sports.
Austria competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 92 competitors, 55 men and 37 women, took part in 68 events in 17 sports.
Poland competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 187 competitors, 129 men and 58 women, took part in 133 events in 20 sports.
Belarus competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 139 competitors, 72 men and 67 women, took part in 109 events in 20 sports. Belarus had its best ever showing both in terms of gold and overall medals at these games. The gold medal result will be later matched in 2008.
Mexico competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Slovenia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Slovenia won their first two summer Olympic gold medals at these games.
Egypt competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 89 competitors, 74 men and 15 women, took part in 64 events in 20 sports. Egyptian competitors did not win any medal at the Sydney Olympics.
Indonesia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Bulgaria competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Latvia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Latvia won their first summer Olympic gold medal at these games. 45 competitors, 30 men and 15 women, took part in 47 events in 13 sports.
Lithuania competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Azerbaijan competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. They won their first gold medal during these games. 31 competitors, 25 men and 6 women, took part in 14 events in 8 sports.
Romania competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 145 competitors, 71 men and 74 women, took part in 116 events in 16 sports. At the Games, there was some controversy when gymnast Andreea Răducan was stripped of her individual all-around gold medal after testing positive for a stimulant. Răducan had taken cold medicine containing pseudoephedrine given to her by a team doctor.
Ethiopia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 26 athletes from Ethiopia participated. These Games were the most successful for Ethiopia, as the country claimed four gold medals and eight overall.
Cameroon competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The men's football team won the nation's first Olympic gold medal.