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Australia was the host nation for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 628 competitors, 341 men and 276 women, took part in 270 events in 34 sports.
The United States of America (USA) was the host nation for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. 646 competitors, 375 men and 271 women, took part in 263 events in 31 sports.
Tracey Holmes, an Australian journalist, is a presenter on ABC NewsRadio, since January 2014, with an extensive career in television and radio, specialising predominantly in sport. She currently presents The Ticket at 11:00am every Sunday on ABC News on Radio.
Alison Leigh Forman is a retired Australian international soccer player. Among her accomplishments, Forman played for the Australia women's national soccer team at the 1995 and 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup finals and at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Gro Espeseth is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic champion.
Silje Jørgensen Anzjøn is a Norwegian former footballer who debuted for the Norway women's national football team in 1996, and won 43 caps. She played in the national team at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup and received a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. At club level Jørgensen played 178 times and scored 46 goals in six seasons with Klepp IL of the Toppserien.
Monica Knudsen is a Norwegian football coach and former player who managed Toppserien club LSK Kvinner. As a player, Knudsen was a midfielder who won 87 caps for the Norway women's national football team between 1996 and 2003.
Tracey Mosley is a softball player from Australia, who won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
The most popular sport in Oceania varies from country to country. The most popular sport in Australia is cricket, the most popular sport among Australian women is netball, while Australian rules football is the most popular sport in terms of spectatorship and television ratings. Rugby is the most popular sport among New Zealanders. In Papua New Guinea, the most popular sport is the Rugby league.
The Australia women's national soccer team is overseen by the governing body for soccer in Australia, Football Australia, which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) since leaving the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) in 2006. The team's official nickname is "the Matildas", having been known as the "Female Socceroos" before 1995.
Anna Linda Christine Fagerström is a Swedish former football midfielder who played for Bälinge IF, Hammarby IF and Djurgårdens/Älvsjö in the Damallsvenskan and Bollstanäs SK in Division 1. With Djurgårdens she played the 2005 European Cup's final.
Tracey Davis is an Australian synchronized swimmer who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Tracey Gaudry is an Australian sport administrator, former professional cyclist and current Chief Executive Officer of Respect Victoria - Victoria's first agency dedicated to the primary prevention of all forms of family violence and violence against women.
Lisa Maree Casagrande is an Australian retired footballer. She played at the FIFA Women's World Cup in 1995 and 1999, and at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
Peita-Claire Hepperlin was an Australian former football midfielder who played for the Australia women's national soccer team.
Leanne Trimboli is an Australian former soccer goalkeeper who played three matches for the Australia women's national soccer team. She was a member of the Australian team at the 2000 Summer Olympics, but did not play.
Amy Wilson is a former female Australian football midfielder.
Suzana Ferreira, commonly known as Suzana, is a Brazilian former football midfielder who played for the Brazil women's national football team at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup in the United States and 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. At the time of the 1999 World Cup she was playing for São Paulo FC.
The 2032 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXV Olympiad and also known as Brisbane 2032, will be an international multi-sport event scheduled to take place from 23 July to 8 August 2032, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Eight teams competed in the women's football tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In addition to the host nation, Australia, seven other teams qualified for the tournament based on the results from the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.
