10th Volleyball Olympic Tournament | |
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Sydney 2000 | |
Tournament details | |
Olympics | 2000 Summer Olympics |
Host nation | Australia |
City | Sydney |
Dates | 16 September 2000 – 1 October 2000 |
Men's Medals(12 teams) | |
Gold | FR Yugoslavia |
Silver | Russia |
Bronze | Italy |
Women's Medals(12 teams) | |
Gold | Cuba |
Silver | Russia |
Bronze | Brazil |
2nd Beach Volleyball Olympic Tournament | |
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Sydney 2000 | |
Tournament details | |
City | Sydney |
Dates | 16 September 2000 – 26 September 2000 |
Men's Medals(24 teams) | |
Gold | United States |
Silver | Brazil |
Bronze | Germany |
Women's Medals(24 teams) | |
Gold | Australia |
Silver | Brazil |
Bronze | Brazil |
At the 2000 Summer Olympics, four volleyball events were contested – men's and women's indoor volleyball, and men's and women's beach volleyball. [1]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cuba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
FR Yugoslavia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | Brazil | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
6 | Russia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
7 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (8 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
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