How many medals did Australia win in the 2000 Olympics?
Australia won 58 medals – 16 gold, 25 silver and 17 bronze – to finish fourth on the medal table behind the United States, Russia and China. A team of 632 athletes, 349 men and 283 women, competed in the Games.
Who officially opened the 2000 Olympics?
The Governor-General, Sir William Deane, opened the games. The Olympic Flag was carried around the arena by eight former Australian Olympic champions: Bill Roycroft, Murray Rose, Liane Tooth, Gillian Rolton, Marjorie Jackson, Lorraine Crapp, Michael Wenden and Nick Green.
Where is the 2000 Olympic torch?
The 2000 Summer Olympics cauldron is a heritage-listed former Olympic flame holder and now fountain at Cathy Freeman Park, near the corner of Olympic Boulevard and the Grand Parade, Sydney Olympic Park, in the City of Parramatta Council, New South Wales, Australia.
How many gold medals did the Sydney 2000 Olympics win?
23 competitors won at least three gold medals or three total medals. ^ “2000 Sydney Summer Games”. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 May 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
When did the 2000 Summer Olympics start and end?
The 2000 Summer Olympics medal table is a list of National Olympic Committees ranked by the number of medals won during the 2000 Summer Olympics, held in Sydney, Australia, from 15 September to 1 October 2000.
Is there a video game called Sydney 2000?
Sydney 2000 is the official video game of the XXVII Olympic Summer Games, hosted by Sydney, Australia in 2000. Developed by Attention to Detail and published by Eidos Interactive, it was released for the PlayStation, Microsoft Windows and Dreamcast.
What was the release date of Sydney 2000?
Sydney 2000 received “mixed” reviews on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, where the Dreamcast and PlayStation versions were ported for release and published by Capcom on 26 October 2000, Famitsu gave the latter console version a score of 26 out of 40.