Australia was the host nation for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 617 competitors, 341 men and 276 women, took part in 270 events in 34 sports.

Medalists

Archery

Australia won its first Olympic gold medal, and moreover the first Olympic medal of any color, in the sport of archery in Sydney. Simon Fairweather defeated all six archers he faced, including a comfortable seven-point victory in the final. Men Women

Athletics

Badminton

Baseball

Men's tournament

The Australians' second appearance in the Olympic baseball tournament resulted in the team moving up one place in the rankings, from seventh to sixth. They defeated Korea and South Africa but lost to the five other teams in competition to finish outside the top four and find themselves eliminated after the preliminaries.

Basketball

Beach volleyball

Boxing

Canoeing

Slalom

Sprint

Cycling

Cross country

Road cycling

Track cycling

Diving

Australia entered divers in all of the events, and won two bronze medals.

Equestrian

Fencing

Seven fencers, five men and two women, represented Australia in 2000.

Football

Men's tournament

Coach: Raul Blanco

Women's tournament

Gymnastics

Men's artistic

Women's artistic

Handball

Field hockey

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Coaches: Anthony Klarica, John Olsen, John Gilman, Scott Arnold, Russel Johnston

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Australia competed in all of the sailing events at the 2000 Olympics. They won 2 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze. Men's Double Handed Dinghy (470) Men's Laser Men's Tornado Men's Two Handed Keelboat (Star) Men's Three Handed Keelboat (Soling) Women's Mistral Women's Single Handed Dinghy (Europe) Women's Double Handed Dinghy (470) Mixed High Performance Two Handed Dinghy (49er)

Shooting

Men

Women

Softball

Women's tournament

Swimming

Australia was very successful in the swimming venue at the 2000 Olympics. They won 5 Gold, 9 Silver, and 4 Bronze medals. The biggest rivalry, both in the press and in the pool, was between the United States and Australia relay teams. In the 4 × 100 m relay, the Americans had won the event every time it had been contested. Australia was able to edge out the Americans by .19 seconds to win the gold medal. The Australians also set three world records. The 2000 Olympics also saw the emergence of Ian Thorpe as an Olympic champion in the Men's 400 m Freestyle.

Synchronized swimming

Table tennis

Taekwondo

Tennis

Trampolining

Triathlon

Volleyball

Water polo

Weightlifting

Men Women

Wrestling