Japan competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 266 competitors, 156 men and 110 women, took part in 156 events in 28 sports.

Medalists

Archery

Sayoko Kawauchi was the most successful Japanese archer in Sydney, advancing to the quarterfinal before being defeated by eventual silver medallist Kim Nam-Soon. Men's team competition:

Athletics

Men's competition

Men's 100 m Men's 200 m Men's 400 m Men's 5,000 m Men's 10,000 m Men's 110 m Hurdles Men's 400 m Hurdles Men's 4 × 100 m Men's 4 × 400 m Men's Hammer Throw Men's Long Jump Men's Triple Jump Men's High Jump Men's Pole Vault Men's 20 km Walk Men's 50 km Walk Men's marathon

Women's competition

Women's 5,000 m Women's 10,000 m Women's 100 m Hurdles Women's 800 m Wheelchair Women's High Jump Women's Marathon

Badminton

Men's singles Women's singles Women's doubles

Baseball

Men's Team Competition

Japan, which had won a bronze medal in the first Olympic baseball tournament and a silver medal in the second, once again made the semifinals in the third. The Japanese team defeated the Netherlands, Italy, Australia, and Africa but lost to the three teams that finished at the top of the group: the United States, Korea, and Cuba. In the semifinals, Japan played Cuba for the second time in as many games, losing again to the two-time gold medallists. Playing for the bronze medal against Korea, the Japanese team was again defeated.

Beach volleyball

Boxing

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg) Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

Canoeing

Flatwater

Women's competition

Women's Kayak Singles 500 m

Slalom

Men's competition

Men's Kayak Singles

Cycling

Cross Country Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country Mountain Bike Women's Mountain Bike

Road Cycling

Men's Road Race Women's Road Race

Track Cycling

Men's competition

Men's Sprint Men's 1 km Time Trial Men's Point Race Men's Keirin Men's Olympic Sprint

Women's competition

Women's Point Race

Diving

Men's 3 Metre Springboard Men's 10 Metre Platform

Equestrianism

Fencing

Four fencers, two men and two women, represented Japan in 2000.

Football

Men's Team Competition

Gymnastics

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Five men and four women competed in six different Sailing events at the 2000 Olympics, including two top 10 finishes. Men's Double Handed Dinghy (470) Women's Mistral Women's Single Handed Dinghy (Europe) Women's Double Handed Dinghy (470) Open Laser Open High Performance Two Handed Dinghy (49er)

Shooting

Softball

Women's Team Competition

Swimming

Men's 400 m Freestyle Men's 1500 m Freestyle Men's 100 m Butterfly Men's 200 m Butterfly Men's 100 m Breaststroke Men's 200 m Breaststroke Men's 200 m Individual Medley Men's 400 m Individual Medley Women's 50 m Freestyle Women's 100 m Freestyle Women's 400 m Freestyle Women's 800 m Freestyle Women's 100 m Butterfly Women's 200 m Butterfly Women's 100 m Breaststroke Women's 200 m Breaststroke Women's 100 m Backstroke Women's 200 m Backstroke Women's 200 m Individual Medley Women's 400 m Individual Medley Women's 4 × 100 m Medley

Synchronized swimming

Japan won two silver medals in the synchronized swimming competition at the 2000 Olympics. Team Duet

Table tennis

Taekwondo

Tennis

Trampolining

Triathlon

Women's Individual Competition: Men's Individual Competition:

Weightlifting

Men

Wrestling