Norway was represented at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney by the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. 93 competitors, 44 men and 49 women, took part in 54 events in 15 sports.
Sigurd "Sigge" Erhard Armanus Johannessen was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. As a member of the Norwegian team, he won the silver medal in the gymnastics team event in 1908.
Events in the year 1911 in Norway.
Leszek Robert Blanik is a Polish gymnast, World and Olympic champion in vault. He was the first to perform a handspring double front vault in piked position which now has been named after him.
Alessio Sartori is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion.
Indonesia competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. At the games, twenty-two Indonesians had qualified to compete, while the other three had been granted a wildcard entry.
Haiti sent a delegation to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Its participation in Beijing marked its seventh consecutive appearance at the summer Olympics and its fourteenth appearance overall, with its first being at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. The Haitian Olympic team included seven athletes participating in track and field, boxing, and judo. More women participated for Haiti in 2008 than at any single Olympic games prior. Although Pierre and Dorival advanced to quarterfinals in their events, there were no Haitian medalists in Beijing. Brutus carried his country's flag at the ceremonies.
Jesper Bank is a Danish sailor and Olympic champion. He received a bronze medal in the Soling class at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Jon Christoffer Sundby is a Norwegian sailor.
Otto Becker is a former German show jumping champion, Olympic champion from 2000. Since January 2009 he is the coach of the German show jumping team.
Espen Stokkeland is a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal in the Soling class at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, together with Paul Davis and Herman Horn Johannessen.
Paul Davis is a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist. He graduated from the University of Toronto Schools. He received a bronze medal in the Soling class at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, together with Herman Horn Johannessen and Espen Stokkeland. Soling world Champion 2002 with Bill Abbott Jr. and Will Abbott, Soling World champion 2009 with Bill Abbott and Joanne Abbott, Soling World champion 2011 with Peter Hall and Phil Kerrigan, Shark world Champion 2012 with Robert Davis and Brandon Tattersall, He won the 2012 Soling world championship with Peter Hall and William Hall
Johannessen is a Norwegian and Faroese patronymic surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Chana Franciela Masson de Souza is a Brazilian handball goalkeeper, who plays for Handball Erice in Italy. She has represented the Brazilian national team in four Olympics. She participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Eirik Johannessen is a Norwegian former sailor who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics, in the 1968 Summer Olympics, and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was born in Oslo.
Gustavo Lima is a Portuguese sailor. Competing in the 2000 Summer Olympics, he finished 6th in the laser class. He improved his position by one place, finishing 5th at the 2004 Olympics. He finished 4th at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's Laser class.
The Soling Three Person Keelboat was sailed at the 2000 Summer Olympics held from 17 to 30 September 2000 in Sydney, Australia. The series started as a fleet race and then switched to match racing for the twelve best crew. 16 crews from 16 countries competed on 16 boats with a total of 48 sailors.
Per Arne Nilsen is a Norwegian sailor. He was born in Mandal, Norway.
Henry Oliver Johannessen was a Norwegian footballer who played as a forward. He was born in Fredrikstad, and played for the sports club Fredrikstad FK. He played for the Norway national team at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He scored seven goals in 14 matches for Norway between 1946 and 1955.
Carl Erik Johannessen is a Norwegian sailor, born in Bergen. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, in the multihull class together with Per Arne Nilsen, and the team finished sixth overall.
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