Paraguay at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Paraguay at the 2000 Summer Olympics
IOC code	PAR
NOC	Paraguayan Olympic Committee
Website	www.cop.org.py  (in Spanish)
in Sydney
Competitors	5 (2 men and 3 women) in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Nery Kennedy
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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Paraguay was represented at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia by the Paraguayan Olympic Committee.

In total, five athletes including two men and three women represented Paraguay in three different sports including athletics, swimming and tennis.

Background

Paraguay made their Olympic debut at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. The 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia marked their eighth appearance at the Olympics. ^[1]

Summary

Paraguay participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Tennis player Rossana de los Ríos took part in the Women's Singles Competition, defeating Květa Peschke (6–3, 6–0) in the first round and Lindsay Davenport due to a walk-over in the second round. She then faced Jelena Dokić who eventually defeated her in the third round (7–6, 7–5). ^[2] In Athletics, Nery Kennedy participated in Men's Javelin Throw and Mariana Canillas participated in Women's Discus. In the Swimming events, Antonio Leon Candia took part in the Men's 100 metre Breaststroke and Andrea Prono in the Women's 100 metre Backstroke. ^[3]

Competitors

In total, five athletes represented Paraguay at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia across three different sports. ^[3]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	1	2
Swimming	1	1	2
Tennis	0	1	1
Total	2	3	5

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

In total, two Paraguayan athletes participated in the athletics events – Mariana Canillas in the women's discus throw and Nery Kennedy in the men's javelin throw. ^[3]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Nery Kennedy	Men's javelin throw	70.26	33	did not advance
Mariana Canillas	Women's discus throw	32.31	32	did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics

In total, two Paraguayan athletes participated in the swimming events – Antonio Leon in the men's 100 m breaststroke and Andrea Prono in the women's 100 m breaststroke. ^[3]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Antonio Leon	Men's 100 m breaststroke	1:08.12 NR	61	did not advance
Andrea Prono	Women's 100 m backstroke	1:08.11	45	did not advance

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics

In total, one Paraguayan athlete participated in the tennis events – Rossana de los Ríos in the women's singles. ^[3]

Athlete	Event	First Round	Second Round	Third Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Bronze match
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Rossana de los Ríos	Women's singles	Peschke  (CZE) W 6–3, 6–0	Davenport  (USA) W Walkover	Dokic  (AUS) L 6–7, 5–7	did not advance			9T

See also

• Paraguay 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
• sports-reference

References

1. "Paraguay (PAR)". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
2. "2000 Summer Olympics, Singles, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
3. "Paraguay at the 2000 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 July 2025.