Panama at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Panama at the 2000 Summer Olympics
IOC code	PAN
NOC	Panama Olympic Committee
Website	www.copanama.com  (in Spanish)
in Sydney
Competitors	6 in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Eileen Coparropa
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Panama was represented at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia by the Panama Olympic Committee.

In total, six athletes including four men and two women represented Panama in five different sports including athletics, judo, shooting, swimming and weightlifting.

Background

Panama made their Olympic debut at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They competed sporadically until the 1960s. Since the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, Panama have only missed the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union after taking part in the United States-led boycott. The 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia marked their 13th appearance at the Olympics. ^[1]

Competitors

In total, six athletes represented Panama at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia across five different sports. ^[2]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	0	1
Judo	0	1	1
Shooting	1	0	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Weightlifting	1	0	1
Total	4	2	6

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

In total, one Panamanian athlete participated in the athletics events – Curt Young in the men's 400 m hurdles. ^[2]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Curt Young	Men's 400 m hurdles	—		52.46	6	Did not advance

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics

In total, one Panamanian athlete participated in the judo events – Estela Riley in the women's +78 kg category. ^[2]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Estela Riley	Women's +78 kg	Iredale  (NZL) L	Did not advance

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics

In total, one Panamanian athlete participated in the shooting events – Ricardo Chandeck in the men's 10 m air pistol. ^[2]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Ricardo Chandeck	Men's 10 m air pistol	562	37	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics

In total, two Panamanian athletes participated in the swimming events – Ivan Rodriguez-Mesa in the men's 100 m breaststroke and Eileen Coparropa in the women's 50 m freestyle and the women's 100 m freestyle. ^[2]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ivan Rodriguez-Mesa	Men's 100 m breaststroke	1:04.68	44	Did not advance
Eileen Coparropa	Women's 50 m freestyle	26.19	27	Did not advance
	Women's 100 m freestyle	57.82	32	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics

In total, one Panamanian athlete participated in the weightlifting events – Alexis Batista in the men's –69 kg category. ^[2]

Athlete	Event	Snatch			Clean & Jerk			Total	Rank
		1	2	3	1	2	3
Alexis Batista	Men's –69 kg	112.5	112.5	112.5	130.0	130.0	130.0	242.5	16

See also

• Panama at the 1999 Pan American Games

External links

• Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN   1-894963-32-6.
• International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results . Retrieved 12 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games Archived 9 November 2000 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games Archived 31 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• International Olympic Committee Web Site

References

1. "Panama (PAN)". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
2. "Panama at the 2000 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 July 2025.