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competed at the
2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...
in Sydney, Australia, held from 15 September to 1 October 2000. 294 competitors, 150 men, and 144 women, took part in 175 events in 29 sports. The final days of the Olympics for Canada were somewhat overshadowed by the
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of Pierre Trudeau, the country's 15th prime minister. When the closing ceremonies took place, he was lying in state, allowing Canadians to travel to Ottawa to pay their respects. Olympic scholar Bob Barney felt that Canada needed to specialize in the Olympics, rather than trying to be compete at too many sports. He also that felt that Canada's medal count at the 2000 Summer Olympics, was due to a lack of government funding, and poor planning to develop high performance athletes.


Medalists

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Archery

Canada's archery squad in Sydney consisted of only one man, veteran Rob Rusnov. He lost his first match.


Athletics

;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Women ;Track & road events ;Field events


Badminton

Men's Singles *
Mike Beres Mike Beres (born May 13, 1973) is a male badminton player from Canada, who won the bronze medal in the men's doubles competition at the 1999 Pan American Games. He was born in Brantford, Ontario. 2001 (and 2007) he won the Boston Bad ...
** Round of 64: bye ** Round of 32: lost to
Kevin Han Kevin Qi Han (born November 25, 1972) is a Chinese American badminton player who won the bronze medal in the inaugural men's singles competition at the 1995 Pan American Games, followed by the gold medal four years later in Winnipeg, Manitoba, ...
of United States Men's Doubles *
Bryan Moody Bryan Moody (born 16 January 1972) is a Canadian badminton player who affiliated with the Glencoe club in Calgary. He represented Canada at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 1998 Commonwealth Games. Moody was three times national champion. He also ...
, Brent Olynyk ** Round of 32: defeated Zhang Jun, Zhang Wei of China ** Round of 16: lost to
Jesper Larsen Jesper Alsing Larsen (born 29 October 1972) is a badminton player from Denmark who affiliated with Hvidovre BK. He won the men's doubles gold medal along with partner Jens Eriksen at the 2000 European Championships. Larsen and Eriksen competed ...
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Jens Eriksen Jens Dyrløv Eriksen (born 30 December 1969) is a badminton player from Denmark. He competed in four consecutive Olympic Games from 1996 to 2008, and won a mixed doubles bronze medal in 2004 partnered with Mette Schjoldager. At the World Champ ...
of Denmark Women's Singles *
Kara Solmundson Kara Solmundson (born 20 July 1974) is a Canadian badminton player. She played for the Manitoba team and clinched the women's singles national champion in 2002. She represented Canada at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2002 Commonwealth Games. Solm ...
** Round of 64: lost to Lidya Djaelawijaya of Indonesia *
Robbyn Hermitage Robbyn Hermitage (born April 22, 1970 in Montreal, Quebec) is a badminton player from Canada, who won the gold medal in the women's doubles competition at the 1999 Pan American Games alongside Milaine Cloutier. She also took away silver fr ...
** Round of 64: lost to Rayoni Head of Australia *
Milaine Cloutier Milaine Cloutier (born February 16, 1972 in Granby, Quebec) is a badminton player from Canada, who won the gold medal in the women's doubles competition at the 1999 Pan American Games alongside Robbyn Hermitage. A resident of Calgary, Albe ...
** Round of 64: bye ** Round of 32: lost to Kim Ji-hyun of Korea Women's Doubles *
Milaine Cloutier Milaine Cloutier (born February 16, 1972 in Granby, Quebec) is a badminton player from Canada, who won the gold medal in the women's doubles competition at the 1999 Pan American Games alongside Robbyn Hermitage. A resident of Calgary, Albe ...
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Robbyn Hermitage Robbyn Hermitage (born April 22, 1970 in Montreal, Quebec) is a badminton player from Canada, who won the gold medal in the women's doubles competition at the 1999 Pan American Games alongside Milaine Cloutier. She also took away silver fr ...
** Round of 32: defeated
Rhonda Cator Rhonda Cator (born 23 August 1966) is a retired female badminton player from Australia. Career Cator competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with Anna Lao, and they lost in quarterfinal to Lin Yan Fen and Yao Fe ...
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Amanda Hardy Amanda Jane Hardy (born 10 December 1971) is a retired female badminton player from Australia. Hardy was a ladies doubles and mixed doubles specialist. Career Hardy competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with Rho ...
of Australia ** Round of 16: lost to
Joanne Goode Joanne Gwendoline "Jo" Goode MBE (née Wright; born 17 November 1972) is a former English badminton player. She represented Great Britain at the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games, and won the 2000 mixed doubles bronze medal with Simon Archer. Go ...
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Donna Kellogg Donna Victoria Kellogg, (born 20 January 1978) is an English former badminton player. She is the European Champion, winning the women's doubles titles in 2000, 2006 and the mixed doubles title in 2008. She won the silver medal at the 2006 W ...
of Great Britain Mixed Doubles *
Milaine Cloutier Milaine Cloutier (born February 16, 1972 in Granby, Quebec) is a badminton player from Canada, who won the gold medal in the women's doubles competition at the 1999 Pan American Games alongside Robbyn Hermitage. A resident of Calgary, Albe ...
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Bryan Moody Bryan Moody (born 16 January 1972) is a Canadian badminton player who affiliated with the Glencoe club in Calgary. He represented Canada at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 1998 Commonwealth Games. Moody was three times national champion. He also ...
** Round of 32: lost to
Nicol Pitro Nicol Pitro (born 7 October 1975) is a female badminton player from Germany. Career Pitro competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Björn Siegemund. They defeated Travis Denney and Kate Wilson-Smith of Au ...
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Michael Keck Michael Keck (born 8 February 1969) is a German badminton player. Keck clinched nine titles at the National Championships, won the first time in 1990. He was the bronze medallists at the 1996 European Championships, winning the mixed doubles eve ...
of Germany *
Robbyn Hermitage Robbyn Hermitage (born April 22, 1970 in Montreal, Quebec) is a badminton player from Canada, who won the gold medal in the women's doubles competition at the 1999 Pan American Games alongside Milaine Cloutier. She also took away silver fr ...
, Brent Olynyk ** Round of 32: lost to
Joanne Goode Joanne Gwendoline "Jo" Goode MBE (née Wright; born 17 November 1972) is a former English badminton player. She represented Great Britain at the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games, and won the 2000 mixed doubles bronze medal with Simon Archer. Go ...
, Simon Archer of Great Britain *
Kara Solmundson Kara Solmundson (born 20 July 1974) is a Canadian badminton player. She played for the Manitoba team and clinched the women's singles national champion in 2002. She represented Canada at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2002 Commonwealth Games. Solm ...
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Mike Beres Mike Beres (born May 13, 1973) is a male badminton player from Canada, who won the bronze medal in the men's doubles competition at the 1999 Pan American Games. He was born in Brantford, Ontario. 2001 (and 2007) he won the Boston Bad ...
** Round of 32: defeated Marie-Helene Valerie Pierre,
Stephan Beeharry Jacques Michel Stephan Beeharry (born 19 April 1975) is a Mauritian badminton player and coach. He competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, also at the 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games. Beeharry was the bronze medalists at the ...
of Mauritius ** Round of 16: lost to
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Rikke Olsen Rikke Olsen Siegemund (born 19 April 1975) is a retired badminton player from Denmark. She won the mixed doubles title at the World Junior Championships in 1992 and the girls' doubles title at the European Junior Championships in 1993. Born in ...
of Denmark


Basketball


Men's Team Competition

*Preliminary round **Defeated Australia (101-90) **Defeated Angola (99-54) **Defeated Spain (91-77) **Lost to Russia (59-77) **Defeated Yugoslavia (83-75) *Quarterfinals **Lost to France (63-68) *Classification match **7th/8th place – defeated Russia (86-83) → 7th place *Team roster **
Rowan Barrett Rowan Alexander Barrett Sr. (born November 24, 1972) is a Canadian former professional basketball player. At a height of 1.98 m (6'6") tall, he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He was the top scorer in the 2002 Israel Ba ...
** David Daniels ** Greg Francis ** Pete Guarasci **
Sherman Hamilton Sherman Hamilton (born April 23, 1972) is a retired Canadian professional basketball player. Hamilton was a longtime member of the Canadian men's national basketball team. He is currently a basketball analyst for Sportsnet and NBA TV Canada. Car ...
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Eric Hinrichsen Eric Hinrichsen (born April 13, 1976) is a Canadian former basketball player. He played for the Canadian national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Standing at 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in), he played as a center. Hinrichsen played for Donar in 2003–04, h ...
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Todd MacCulloch Todd Carlyle MacCulloch (born January 27, 1976) is a Canadian former professional basketball player who played four seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers as the 47th overall pick in the 19 ...
** Andrew Mavis ** Michael Meeks ** Steve Nash ** Greg Newton ** Shawn Swords


Women's Team Competition

*Preliminary round **Lost to Australia (46-78) **Defeated Senegal (41-62) **Lost to France (58-70) **Lost to Slovakia (56-68) **Defeated Brazil (61-60) *Classification match **9th/10th place – lost to Cuba (58-67) → 10th place *Team roster ** Cori-Lyn Blakebrough ** Carolin Bouchard ** Kelly Boucher ** Claudia Brassard-Riebesehl ** Stacey Dales-Schuman ** Michelle Hendry ** Nikki Johnson ** Karla Karch ** Teresa Kleindienst ** Joy McNichol ** Dianne Norman **
Tammy Sutton-Brown Tamara Kim "Tammy" Sutton-Brown (born January 27, 1978) is a Canadian retired professional basketball player. Her primary position was center. Throughout her playing career, Sutton-Brown played for the Charlotte Sting and Indiana Fever of the Wome ...


Beach volleyball

* John Child and
Mark Heese Mark Heese (born August 15, 1969) is a Canadian male beach volleyball player. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Heese began playing beach volleyball at the age of 19 at the Balmy Beach Club in Toronto, and is a graduate of McMaster University where he ...
– 5th place (tied) *
Jody Holden Jody Holden (born August 20, 1968) is a Canadian beach volleyball who won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, partnering Conrad Leinemann. He represented his native cou ...
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Conrad Leinemann Conrad Leinemann (born April 2, 1971 in Kelowna, British Columbia) is a male former beach volleyball player from Canada who won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, partnering ...
– 9th place (tied)


Boxing

Men's Flyweight (51 kg) *
Andrew Kooner Andrew Singh Kooner (born 11 May 1979 in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England) is a Canadian boxer and trainer, currently living in Toronto. Amateur career Andrew Kooner moved to Tecumseh, Ontario at a young age and began boxing at age 13 out ...
**Round 1 – defeated Nacer Keddam of Algeria **Round 2 – lost to
Wijan Ponlid Police Lieutenant colonel Wijan Ponlid ( th, วิจารณ์ พลฤทธิ์; ; born April 26, 1976) is a Thai boxer who competed in the Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) division at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the gold med ...
of Thailand (→ did not advance) Men's Light Welterweight (63.5 kg) *
Michael Strange Blanche Marie Louise Oelrichs (October 1, 1890 – November 5, 1950) was an American poet, playwright and theatre actress. Oelrichs first used the masculine pen name Michael Strange to publish her poetry in order to distance her society reput ...
**Round 1 – lost to Nurhan Suleymanoglu of Turkey (→ did not advance) Men's Light Middleweight (71 kg) * Scott MacIntosh **Round 1 – defeated Sakio Bika Mbah of CMR **Round 2 – lost to
Jermain Taylor Jermain Taylor (born August 11, 1978) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2014. He remains the most recent undisputed middleweight champion, having won the WBA (Undisputed), WBC, IBF, WBO, ''Ring'' magazine, a ...
of United States (→ did not advance) Men's Middleweight (75 kg) * Donald Grant Orr **Round 1 – lost to Jitender Kumar of India (→ did not advance) Men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg) *
Troy Amos-Ross Troy Amos-Ross (born July 17, 1975) is a Guyanese-Canadian boxer. As an amateur, he competed in the light heavyweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Personal life He is the son of ...
**Round 1 – bye **Round 2 – lost to
Jegbefumere Albert Jegbefumere Albert (born 27 July 1981) is a Nigerian boxer who competed in the light heavyweight division. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, Albert was defeated by Rudolf Kraj from the Czech Republic during the quarterfinal match. In 2002 Commonweal ...
of Nigeria (→ did not advance) Men's Heavyweight (91 kg) * Mark Simmons **Round 1 – bye **Round 2 – defeated Rouhollah Hosseini of Iran **Quarterfinal – lost to Sebastian Kober of Germany (→ did not advance) Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg) * Art Binkowski **Round 1 – bye **Round 2 – defeated Michael Macaque of Mauritius **Quarterfinal – lost to
Rustam Saidov Rustam Saidov (Рустам Саидов; born 6 February 1978) is a boxer from Uzbekistan, who competed in the Super Heavyweight (+91 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. Career In Athens at the 2004 Summer Olympics, ...
of Uzbekistan (→ did not advance)


Canoeing


Flatwater


Men's Competition

Men's Kayak Singles 500 m *
Mihai Apostol Mihai Apostol (born April 28, 1971) is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed from the early-1990s to the early 2000s. Apostol was born in Romania, but defected to Canada with two teammates while attending the 1989 world junior paddling championsh ...
** Qualifying Heat – 01:42.562 (→ did not advance) Men's Kayak Singles 1000 m *
Mihai Apostol Mihai Apostol (born April 28, 1971) is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed from the early-1990s to the early 2000s. Apostol was born in Romania, but defected to Canada with two teammates while attending the 1989 world junior paddling championsh ...
** Qualifying Heat – 03:47.679 (→ did not advance) Men's Canoe Singles 500 m * Maxime Boilard ** Qualifying Heat – 01:52.764 ** Semifinal – 01:52.071 ** Final – 02:29.259 (→ 4th place) Men's Canoe Singles 1000 m * Steve Giles ** Qualifying Heat – 03:55.396 ** Semifinal – bye ** Final – 03:56.437 (→ Bronze medal) Men's Canoe Doubles 500 m *
Tamás Buday Tamás Buday (born 5 July 1952) is a Canadian sprint canoe coach and retired Hungarian canoe sprinter. He competed in doubles at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics and won two bronze medals in 1976. He also won thirteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint W ...
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Attila Buday Attila Buday (born June 28, 1974) is a Hungarian-born Canadian canoe racing, sprint canoer who competed from 1996 to 2006. He won three silver medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships (C-2 1000 m: 2006 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championshi ...
** Qualifying Heat – 01:46.557 (→ did not advance) Men's Canoe Doubles 1,000 m *
Tamás Buday Tamás Buday (born 5 July 1952) is a Canadian sprint canoe coach and retired Hungarian canoe sprinter. He competed in doubles at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics and won two bronze medals in 1976. He also won thirteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint W ...
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Attila Buday Attila Buday (born June 28, 1974) is a Hungarian-born Canadian canoe racing, sprint canoer who competed from 1996 to 2006. He won three silver medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships (C-2 1000 m: 2006 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championshi ...
** Qualifying Heat – 03:41.075 ** Semifinal – 03:44.358 ** Final – 03:48.017 (→ 7th place)


Women's Competition

Women's Kayak Singles 500 m * Caroline Brunet ** Qualifying Heat – 01:51.558 ** Semifinal – bye ** Final – 02:14.646 (→ Silver medal) Women's Kayak Doubles 500 m * Caroline Brunet,
Karen Furneaux Karen Furneaux (born December 23, 1976) is a Canadian sprint kayaker who has been competing since 1988. A native of Halifax, Nova Scotia, she won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. This includes two golds (K-1 200 m: 2001 ...
** Qualifying Heat – 01:44.476 ** Semifinal – bye ** Final – 02:01.046 (→ 5th place) Women's Kayak Fours 500 m * Maria-Josee Gibeau-Ouimet, Kamina Jain,
Carrie Lightbound Carrie Buday (née Lightbound) (born August 8, 1979 in Laval, Quebec) is a Canadian sprint kayaker who competed in the early to mid-2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she earned her best finish of eighth in the K-4 500 m event at Athens in ...
, Julia Rivard ** Qualifying Heat – 01:38.209 ** Semifinal – 01:38.340 ** Final – 01:39.566 (→ 9th place)


Slalom


Men's Competition

Men's Kayak Singles * David Ford ** Qualifying – 323.58 (→ did not advance) Men's Canoe Singles * James Cartwright-Garland ** Qualifying – 297.66 (→ did not advance) Men's Canoe Doubles *
Benoît Gauthier Benoît Gauthier (born 30 May 1967 in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec) is a Canadian slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s (decade). Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the C2 event in Atlan ...
, Tyler Lawlor ** Qualifying – 311.11 (→ did not advance)


Women's Competition

Women's Kayak Singles * Margaret Langford ** Qualifying – 314.51 ** Final – 274.14 (→ 13th place)


Cycling


Cross Country Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country Mountain Bike *
Geoff Kabush Geoff Kabush is a Canadian cyclo-cross cyclist and cross-country mountain biker. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, he finished in 9th place in the cross-country race. He then competed in the same event at the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing in ...
** Final – 2:14:00.66 (→ 9th place) * Roland Green ** Final – 2:15:18.85 (→ 14th place) Women's Mountain Bike * Alison Sydor ** Final – 1:52:19.32 (→ 5th place) *
Chrissy Redden Chrissy Redden (born 16 March 1966) is a Canadian cross-country cyclist. Redden participated in the women's cross-country event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where she finished in 8th place. She won a gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealt ...
** Final – 1:54:07.38 (→ 8th place) *
Lesley Tomlinson Lesley Tomlinson (born 26 December 1959) is a Canadian cyclist. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dha ...
** Final – 2:00:44.08 (→ 19th place)


Road Cycling


Men's Competition

Men's Individual Time Trial *
Eric Wohlberg Eric Wohlberg (born January 8, 1965 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional racing cyclist. He competed for his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. Wohlberg won two medals at the 1998 Commonwealth ...
** Final – 1:00:34 (→ 20th place) Men's Road Race * Gordon Fraser ** Final – 5:30:46 (→ 16th place) *
Eric Wohlberg Eric Wohlberg (born January 8, 1965 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional racing cyclist. He competed for his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. Wohlberg won two medals at the 1998 Commonwealth ...
** Final – 5:30:46 (→ 72nd place) * Czeslaw Lukaszewicz ** Final – DNF * Brian Walton ** Final – DNF


Women's Competition

Women's Individual Time Trial *
Clara Hughes Clara Hughes, (born September 27, 1972) is a Canadian cyclist and speed skater who has won multiple Olympic medals in both sports. Hughes won two bronze in the 1996 Summer Olympics and four medals (one gold, one silver, two bronze) over the co ...
** Final – 0:43:12 (→ 6th place) *
Genevieve Jeanson Genevieve (french: link=no, Sainte Geneviève; la, Sancta Genovefa, Genoveva; 419/422 AD – 502/512 AD) is the patroness saint of Paris in the Catholic and Orthodox traditions. Her feast is on 3 January. Genevieve was born in Nanterre an ...
** Final – 0:44:32 (→ 15th place) Women's Road Race *
Genevieve Jeanson Genevieve (french: link=no, Sainte Geneviève; la, Sancta Genovefa, Genoveva; 419/422 AD – 502/512 AD) is the patroness saint of Paris in the Catholic and Orthodox traditions. Her feast is on 3 January. Genevieve was born in Nanterre an ...
** Final – 3:06:31 (→ 11th place) * Lyne Bessette ** Final – 3:06:31 (→ 22nd place) *
Clara Hughes Clara Hughes, (born September 27, 1972) is a Canadian cyclist and speed skater who has won multiple Olympic medals in both sports. Hughes won two bronze in the 1996 Summer Olympics and four medals (one gold, one silver, two bronze) over the co ...
** Final – 3:16:49 (→ 43rd place)


Track Cycling


Men's competition

Men's 1 km Time Trial * Jim Fisher **Final – 01:05.835 (→ 12th place) Men's Point Race * Brian Walton **Points – 1 **Laps Down – 1 (→ 9th place)


Women's Competition

Women's Sprint *
Tanya Dubnicoff Tanya Dubnicoff (born November 7, 1969 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian cycling coach and retired track cyclist. She won four gold medals at the Pan American Games. She represented Canada at three consecutive Summer Olympics: 1992 in Barce ...
**Qualifying – 11.494 **1/8 Finals – defeated Kathrin Freitag of Germany **Quarterfinal – lost to Iryna Yanovych of Ukraine **Finals 5-8 – (→ 7th place) Women's 500 m Time Trial *
Tanya Dubnicoff Tanya Dubnicoff (born November 7, 1969 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian cycling coach and retired track cyclist. She won four gold medals at the Pan American Games. She represented Canada at three consecutive Summer Olympics: 1992 in Barce ...
**Final – 35.486 (→ 8th place) * Lori-Anne Muenzer **Final – 35.846 (→ 13th place)


Diving

Canada won two diving medals at the 2000 Sydney Olympics – one silver and one bronze.
Anne Montminy Anne Katherine Montminy (born January 28, 1975) is a Canadian former competitive diver and lawyer. Diving career Montminy had a number of highpoints in her diving career; she won a gold medal on the 10m platform at 1994 Commonwealth Games a ...
won the first ever platform diving medal for Canada. Men's 3 Metre Springboard * Jeff Liberty ** Preliminary – 375.06 (→ did not advance, 19th place) Men's 10 Metre Platform * Alexandre Despatie ** Preliminary – 436.86 ** Semi-final – 188.28 – 625.14 ** Final – 464.07 – 652.35 (→ 4th place) Men's 10 Metre Platform *
Christopher Kalec Christopher Kalec (born April 7, 1980) is a former Canadian Diving (sport), diver. Born in Montreal and raised in Laval, Quebec, he competed in the men's 10 metre platform events at the Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre platfor ...
** Preliminary – 388.50 ** Semi-final – 175.02 – 563.52 (→ did not advance, 17th place) Women's 3 Metre Springboard *
Eryn Bulmer Eryn Bulmer Barrett (born August 1, 1976) is a female diver from Canada, who won the gold medal in the Women's 3m Springboard at the 1999 Pan American Games. Born in Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Al ...
** Preliminary – 258.93 (→ did not advance, 20th place) Women's 3 Metre Springboard * Blythe Hartley ** Preliminary – 295.98 ** Semi-final – 219 – 514.98 ** Final – 304.05 – 523.05 (→ 10th place) Women's 10 Metre Platform *
Anne Montminy Anne Katherine Montminy (born January 28, 1975) is a Canadian former competitive diver and lawyer. Diving career Montminy had a number of highpoints in her diving career; she won a gold medal on the 10m platform at 1994 Commonwealth Games a ...
** Preliminary – 339.93 ** Semi-final – 185.88 – 525.81 ** Final – 354.27 – 540.15 (→ Bronze medal) Women's 10 Metre Platform *
Émilie Heymans Émilie-Joane Heymans (born December 14, 1981) is a Canadian diver. She was born in Brussels, Belgium and raised in Greenfield Park, a suburb of Montreal. Heymans has won four Olympic medals, two bronze and two silver. She was the first female ...
** Preliminary – 333.78 ** Semi-final – 182.64 – 516.42 ** Final – 329.28 – 511.92 (→ 5th place) Women's Synchronized 3 Metre Springboard *
Eryn Bulmer Eryn Bulmer Barrett (born August 1, 1976) is a female diver from Canada, who won the gold medal in the Women's 3m Springboard at the 1999 Pan American Games. Born in Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Al ...
and Blythe Hartley ** Final – 279.00 (→ 5th place) Women's Synchronized 10 Metre Platform *
Émilie Heymans Émilie-Joane Heymans (born December 14, 1981) is a Canadian diver. She was born in Brussels, Belgium and raised in Greenfield Park, a suburb of Montreal. Heymans has won four Olympic medals, two bronze and two silver. She was the first female ...
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Anne Montminy Anne Katherine Montminy (born January 28, 1975) is a Canadian former competitive diver and lawyer. Diving career Montminy had a number of highpoints in her diving career; she won a gold medal on the 10m platform at 1994 Commonwealth Games a ...
** Final – 312.03 (→ Silver medal)


Equestrianism


Fencing

Four fencers, one man and three women, represented Canada in 2000. ; Men's épée *
Laurie Shong Laurie Shong (born 2 January 1971) is a Canadian fencer and modern pentathlete. He competed in the modern pentathlon at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the épée fencing events at the 1992 and 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, ...
; Women's foil * Julie Mahoney * Jujie Luan ; Women's team foil * Sherraine Schalm-MacKay, Julie Mahoney, Jujie Luan ; Women's épée * Sherraine Schalm-MacKay


Gymnastics


Artistic

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Trampoline


Field hockey


Men's Team Competition

*Preliminary round (group A) **
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– Pakistan 2-2 **
Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
– Germany 1–2 **
Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
– Netherlands 2–5 **
Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
– Great Britain 1-1 **
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– Malaysia 1-1 *Classification matches ** 9th-12th place:
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– Poland 3–2 ** 9th-10th place:
Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
– Spain 0-3 (→ Tenth place) *Team roster **
Hari Kant Hari Kant (born August 23, 1969) is a former field hockey goalkeeper from Canada. The resident of Toronto, Ontario earned his first international cap for the Men's National Team in 1989 against Australia in Sydney. International senior compet ...
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Mike Mahood Michael Mahood (born November 11, 1975, in North Vancouver, British Columbia) is a retired field hockey goalkeeper from Canada, who earned his first international senior cap for the Men's National Team in 1995 against India in Italy. He went o ...
(gk) ** Ian Bird **
Alan Brahmst Alan Brahmst (born September 27, 1965) is a former international and Olympic field hockey player from Canada. Brahmst was national coach from 2008 to 2010 and coached at the 2008 Beijing Olympics (assistant) and 2010 World Cup in Delhi (head coa ...
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Robin D'Abreo Robin D'Abreo (born March 3, 1975, in Bombay, India) is an Indian-born Canadian field hockey player who earned his first international cap in 1993 against France. The midfielder D'Abrero grew up with the sport in India, where both his father (R ...
** Ronnie Jagday **
Ravi Kahlon Ravinder "Ravi" Kahlon (born May 15, 1979) is a Canadian politician and athlete. He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia, representing the riding of Delta North since 2017, and member of the British Columbia New Democ ...
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Peter Milkovich Peter Milkovich (born October 17, 1966) is a Canadian field hockey player and coach. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As ...
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Bindi Kullar Bindi Singh Kullar (born January 11, 1976 in Richmond, British Columbia) is a Canadian field hockey player, who played his first international senior tournament for the Men's National Team in 1996. His father, Pritpal Singh Kullar who hailed fr ...
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Rob Short Rob ("Shorty") Short (born August 11, 1972 in Maidstone, England) is a Canadian field hockey player. Career Short played his first international senior tournament in 1995, at the Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. Highlights include the 1998 ...
** Sean Campbell ** Chris Gifford ** Andrew Griffiths **
Ken Pereira Kenneth Pereira (born July 12, 1973 in Toronto, Ontario) is a field hockey midfielder from Canada. He was a member of the Canadian field hockey team at the Summer Olympics in 2000 and 2008. Pereira has also been on several Commonwealth Games and ...
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Scott Mosher Scott Mosher (born October 25, 1973 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a former field hockey forward from Canada. International senior competitions * 1998 – World Cup, Utrecht (8th) * 1998 – Commonwealth Games, Kuala Lumpur (not ranked) * ...
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Paul Wettlaufer Paul Wettlaufer (born January 28, 1978) is a Canadian field hockey player. Wettlaufer earned his first international cap for the Men's National Team in 1998 against Spain in Barcelona. Paul grew up in the District of North Vancouver, British ...
*Head Coach: Shiaz Virjee


Judo

;Men ;Women


Rowing


Sailing

Nine people competed for Canada in the sailing competition at the Olympics in six events. Men's Single Handed Dinghy (Finn) * Richard Clarke ** Race 1 – 14 ** Race 2 – (20) ** Race 3 – 8 ** Race 4 – 14 ** Race 5 – 16 ** Race 6 – 7 ** Race 7 – 13 ** Race 8 – 14 ** Race 9 – 20 ** Race 10 – 8 ** Race 11 – (26) OCS ** Final – 114 (→ 17th place) Men's Laser *
Marty Essig Marty Essig (born 1 June 1975) is a Canadian sailor. He competed in the Laser event at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000'' ...
** Race 1 – 27 ** Race 2 – 16 ** Race 3 – 7 ** Race 4 – (35) ** Race 5 – 25 ** Race 6 – 13 ** Race 7 – 23 ** Race 8 – (44) OCS ** Race 9 – 26 ** Race 10 – 18 ** Race 11 – 21 ** Final – 176 (→ 24th place) Men's Two Handed Keelboat (Star) *Ross Macdonald and
Kai Bjorn Kai Bjorn (born 13 July 1968) is a Canadian sailor. He competed in the Star event at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), ...
** Race 1 – 7 ** Race 2 – 5 ** Race 3 – 13 ** Race 4 – 4 ** Race 5 – (14) ** Race 6 – 5 ** Race 7 – 3 ** Race 8 – (17) OCS ** Race 9 – 5 ** Race 10 – 5 ** Race 11 – 1 ** Final – 48 (→ 5th place) Men's Three Handed Keelboat (Soling) * Bill Abbott, Jr., Matt Abbott and Brad Boston ** 13th place – did not advance to round robin round Women's Mistral * Caroll-Ann Alie ** Race 1 – 15 ** Race 2 – (21) ** Race 3 – 16 ** Race 4 – (27) ** Race 5 – 12 ** Race 6 – 17 ** Race 7 – 18 ** Race 8 – 20 ** Race 9 – 11 ** Race 10 – 15 ** Race 11 – 15 ** Final – 139 (→ 17th place) Women's Single Handed Dinghy (Europe) * Beth Calkin ** Race 1 – 17 ** Race 2 – 4 ** Race 3 – (24) ** Race 4 – 18 ** Race 5 – 3 ** Race 6 – (25) ** Race 7 – 1 ** Race 8 – 14 ** Race 9 – 4 ** Race 10 – 20 ** Race 11 – 4 ** Final – 85 (→ 11th place)


Shooting


Softball


Women's Team Competition

*Preliminary round Robin **Lost to United States (0-6) **Lost to New Zealand (2-3) **Lost to Australia (0-1) **Defeated Italy (7-1) **Lost to Japan (3-4) **Lost to Cuba (1-2) **Lost to PR China (0-1) → 8th place *Team roster ** Colleen Thorburn-Smith ** Kristy Odamura ** Jackie Lance ** Cherene Hiesl-Boyer ** Denise Carriere ** Erin Woods ** Heather Newsham ** Jacki Nichol ** Lesley Attwell ** Nathalie Fradette **
Sommer West Sommer West (born April 24, 1978 in Houston, Texas and raised in Bowmanville, Ontario) was a Canadian Olympic softball player at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In addition, she was a former member of the Canadian national women's hockey team. She was ...
** Vicky Bastarache **
Hayley Wickenheiser Hayley Wickenheiser (born August 12, 1978) is a Canadian former ice hockey player, resident physician and assistant general manager for the Toronto Maple Leafs. She was the first woman to play full-time professional men’s hockey in a positio ...
** Meaggan Wilton ** Sandy Newsham


Swimming

Men's 50 m Freestyle * Craig Hutchison ** Preliminary heat – DSQ (→ did not advance) Men's 100 m Freestyle *
Yannick Lupien Yannick Lupien (born February 21, 1980 in Laval, Quebec, Canada) is a former freestyle swimmer who represented Canada at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. His best Olympic result was sixth place as a member of the Canadian team in the 4x100- ...
** Preliminary heat – 50.62 (→ did not advance) * Craig Hutchison ** Preliminary heat – 50.9 (→ did not advance) Men's 200 m Freestyle *
Rick Say Richard Say (born May 18, 1979) is a three-time Olympic and National record-holding swimmer from Canada. Say swam as a child for the Salmon Arm Sockeye Swim Club with his two brothers and two sisters. At the age of 18, he began attending the Un ...
** Preliminary heat – 1:48.62 ** Semi-final – 1:48.50 ** Final – 1:48.76 (→ 7th place) * Mark Johnston ** Preliminary heat – 1:50.92 (→ did not advance) Men's 400 m Freestyle *
Rick Say Richard Say (born May 18, 1979) is a three-time Olympic and National record-holding swimmer from Canada. Say swam as a child for the Salmon Arm Sockeye Swim Club with his two brothers and two sisters. At the age of 18, he began attending the Un ...
** Preliminary heat – 03:52.72 (did not advance) * Mark Johnston ** Preliminary heat – 03:54.99 (→ did not advance) Men's 1500 m Freestyle *
Andrew Hurd Andrew Hurd (born August 12, 1982) is a Canadian former freestyle swimmer. He began swimming at age 8 and was a student at the University of Michigan. He won a gold medal on the world cup circuit in 2000 in Edmonton, Alberta in the 1500-metre f ...
** Preliminary heat – 15:30.98 (→ did not advance) * Tim Peterson ** Preliminary heat – 15:34.94 (→ did not advance) Men's 100 m Butterfly *
Mike Mintenko Michael Mintenko (born November 7, 1975) is a former competition swimmer who represented Canada in butterfly and freestyle events in various international championships, including the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. He is a ten-time medallist, sp ...
** Preliminary heat – 52.9 ** Semi-final – 53 ** Final – 52.58 (→ 5th place) *
Shamek Pietucha Przemyslaw Shamek Pietucha (August 24, 1976 – October 10, 2015) was a Polish-born Canadian swimmer who represented Canada in international competition at the Summer Olympics, FINA World Championships and Pan American Games. Pietucha was a but ...
** Preliminary heat – 54.14 (→ did not advance) Men's 200 m Butterfly *
Shamek Pietucha Przemyslaw Shamek Pietucha (August 24, 1976 – October 10, 2015) was a Polish-born Canadian swimmer who represented Canada in international competition at the Summer Olympics, FINA World Championships and Pan American Games. Pietucha was a but ...
** Preliminary heat – 01:59.59 (→ did not advance) Men's 100 m Breaststroke *
Morgan Knabe Morgan Knabe (born May 20, 1981) is a former breaststroke swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 (2000 - Sydney, AUS and 2004 - Athens, GR). His best Olympic results were a s ...
** Preliminary heat – 01:01.81 ** Semi-final – 01:01.70 ** Final – 01:01.58 (→ 6th place) Men's 200 m Breaststroke *
Morgan Knabe Morgan Knabe (born May 20, 1981) is a former breaststroke swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 (2000 - Sydney, AUS and 2004 - Athens, GR). His best Olympic results were a s ...
** Preliminary heat – 02:14.18 ** Semi-final – 02:14.01 (→ did not advance) Men's 100 m Backstroke *
Chris Renaud Chris Renaud (born December 1966) is an American film producer, director, illustrator, designer, animator, and voice actor. He was nominated for an Academy Award for the 2006 animated short ''No Time for Nuts'', which featured the character Scrat ...
** Preliminary heat – 55.85 ** Semi-final – 55.7 (→ did not advance) *
Mark Versfeld Mark Andreas Cornelis Versfeld (born June 13, 1976) is a Canadian former competitive swimmer and backstroke specialist. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, he finished in 26th position in the 100 m backstroke. He won the same event and the 200 m backs ...
** Preliminary heat – 56.5 (→ did not advance) Men's 200 m Backstroke *
Chris Renaud Chris Renaud (born December 1966) is an American film producer, director, illustrator, designer, animator, and voice actor. He was nominated for an Academy Award for the 2006 animated short ''No Time for Nuts'', which featured the character Scrat ...
** Preliminary heat – 02:00.51 ** Semi-final – 02:01.19 (→ did not advance) * Dustin Hersee ** Preliminary heat – 02:01.34 (→ did not advance) Men's 200 m Individual Medley * Curtis Myden ** Preliminary heat – 02:21.78 ** Semi-final – 02:01.99 (→ did not advance) *
Brian Johns Brian Lawrence Johns (born August 5, 1982) is a former competition swimmer from Canada. Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, he grew up in Richmond, British Columbia and trained with the Aquanauts and Racers (later Rapids) swim clubs. He started swimm ...
** Preliminary heat – 02:03.12 ** Semi-final – 02:02.92 (→ did not advance) Men's 400 m Individual Medley * Curtis Myden ** Preliminary heat – 04:16.55 ** Final – 04:15.33 → Bronze medal *
Owen von Richter Owen Von Richter (born April 7, 1975) is a Canadian former competitive swimmer who swam in the mixed-stroke medley events in international championships. Von Richter represented Canada at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where he ...
** Preliminary heat – 04:25.70 (→ did not advance) Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay * Craig Hutchison, Robbie Taylor,
Rick Say Richard Say (born May 18, 1979) is a three-time Olympic and National record-holding swimmer from Canada. Say swam as a child for the Salmon Arm Sockeye Swim Club with his two brothers and two sisters. At the age of 18, he began attending the Un ...
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Yannick Lupien Yannick Lupien (born February 21, 1980 in Laval, Quebec, Canada) is a former freestyle swimmer who represented Canada at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. His best Olympic result was sixth place as a member of the Canadian team in the 4x100- ...
** Preliminary heat – 03:21.98 (→ did not advance) Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay * Mark Johnston,
Brian Johns Brian Lawrence Johns (born August 5, 1982) is a former competition swimmer from Canada. Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, he grew up in Richmond, British Columbia and trained with the Aquanauts and Racers (later Rapids) swim clubs. He started swimm ...
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Mike Mintenko Michael Mintenko (born November 7, 1975) is a former competition swimmer who represented Canada in butterfly and freestyle events in various international championships, including the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. He is a ten-time medallist, sp ...
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Rick Say Richard Say (born May 18, 1979) is a three-time Olympic and National record-holding swimmer from Canada. Say swam as a child for the Salmon Arm Sockeye Swim Club with his two brothers and two sisters. At the age of 18, he began attending the Un ...
** Preliminary heat – 07:21.45 * Mark Johnston,
Mike Mintenko Michael Mintenko (born November 7, 1975) is a former competition swimmer who represented Canada in butterfly and freestyle events in various international championships, including the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. He is a ten-time medallist, sp ...
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Rick Say Richard Say (born May 18, 1979) is a three-time Olympic and National record-holding swimmer from Canada. Say swam as a child for the Salmon Arm Sockeye Swim Club with his two brothers and two sisters. At the age of 18, he began attending the Un ...
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Yannick Lupien Yannick Lupien (born February 21, 1980 in Laval, Quebec, Canada) is a former freestyle swimmer who represented Canada at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. His best Olympic result was sixth place as a member of the Canadian team in the 4x100- ...
** Final – 07:21.92 (→ 7th place) Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay *
Chris Renaud Chris Renaud (born December 1966) is an American film producer, director, illustrator, designer, animator, and voice actor. He was nominated for an Academy Award for the 2006 animated short ''No Time for Nuts'', which featured the character Scrat ...
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Morgan Knabe Morgan Knabe (born May 20, 1981) is a former breaststroke swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 (2000 - Sydney, AUS and 2004 - Athens, GR). His best Olympic results were a s ...
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Shamek Pietucha Przemyslaw Shamek Pietucha (August 24, 1976 – October 10, 2015) was a Polish-born Canadian swimmer who represented Canada in international competition at the Summer Olympics, FINA World Championships and Pan American Games. Pietucha was a but ...
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Yannick Lupien Yannick Lupien (born February 21, 1980 in Laval, Quebec, Canada) is a former freestyle swimmer who represented Canada at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. His best Olympic result was sixth place as a member of the Canadian team in the 4x100- ...
** Preliminary heat – 03:40.56 *
Chris Renaud Chris Renaud (born December 1966) is an American film producer, director, illustrator, designer, animator, and voice actor. He was nominated for an Academy Award for the 2006 animated short ''No Time for Nuts'', which featured the character Scrat ...
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Morgan Knabe Morgan Knabe (born May 20, 1981) is a former breaststroke swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 (2000 - Sydney, AUS and 2004 - Athens, GR). His best Olympic results were a s ...
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Mike Mintenko Michael Mintenko (born November 7, 1975) is a former competition swimmer who represented Canada in butterfly and freestyle events in various international championships, including the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. He is a ten-time medallist, sp ...
, and Craig Hutchison ** Final – 03:39.88 (→ 6th place) Women's 50 m Freestyle * Nadine Rolland ** Preliminary heat – 26.04 (→ did not advance) * Jenna Gresdal ** Preliminary heat – 26.79 (→ did not advance) Women's 100 m Freestyle * Laura Nicholls ** Preliminary heat – 56.3 ** Semi-final – 55.94 (→ did not advance) * Marianne Limpert ** Preliminary heat – DNS (→ did not advance) Women's 200 m Freestyle * Jessica Deglau ** Preliminary heat – 02:01.42 (→ did not advance) * Laura Nicholls ** Preliminary heat – 02:02.69 (→ did not advance) Women's 400 m Freestyle *
Karine Legault Karine Legault (born August 4, 1978) is a former freestyle swimmer who competed for Canada at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal ...
** Preliminary heat – 04:15.55 (→ did not advance) Women's 800 m Freestyle *
Karine Legault Karine Legault (born August 4, 1978) is a former freestyle swimmer who competed for Canada at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal ...
** Preliminary heat – 08:43.56 (→ did not advance) *
Joanne Malar Joanne Susan Malar (born October 30, 1975) is a former medley swimmer from Canada, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. Early life Swimming was important to her and her family, because her family camped often. She ...
** Preliminary heat – DNS (→ did not advance) Women's 100 m Butterfly * Jen Button ** Preliminary heat – 01:00.83 (→ did not advance) * Jessica Deglau ** Preliminary heat – 01:00.97 (→ did not advance) Women's 200 m Butterfly * Jen Button ** Preliminary heat – 02:11.74 (→ did not advance) * Jessica Deglau ** Preliminary heat – 02:12.86 (→ did not advance) Women's 100 m Breaststroke *
Christin Petelski Christin Petelski (born December 29, 1977) is a former competition swimmer and breaststroke specialist who represented Canada at two consecutive Summer Olympics in 1996 and 2000. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, she finished ...
** Preliminary heat – 01:09.57 ** Semi-final – 01:09.54 (→ did not advance) *
Rhiannon Leier Rhiannon Leier (born May 30, 1977) is a Canadian former competition swimmer who specialized in breaststroke events. She is a multiple-time Canadian record holder, a two-time finalist at the FINA World Championships (2001 and 2003), and a six-ti ...
** Preliminary heat – 01:09.68 ** Semi-final – 01:09.63 (→ did not advance) Women's 200 m Breaststroke *
Christin Petelski Christin Petelski (born December 29, 1977) is a former competition swimmer and breaststroke specialist who represented Canada at two consecutive Summer Olympics in 1996 and 2000. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, she finished ...
** Preliminary heat – 02:29.11 ** Semi-final – 02:29.43 (→ did not advance) Women's 100 m Backstroke * Kelly Stefanyshyn ** Preliminary heat – 01:02.78 ** Semi-final – 01:02.35 (→ did not advance) * Michelle Lischinsky ** Preliminary heat – 01:02.89 ** Semi-final – 01:02.55 (→ did not advance) Women's 200 m Backstroke * Kelly Stefanyshyn ** Preliminary heat – 02:14.28 ** Semi-final – 02:13.39 ** Final – 2:14.57 (→ 8th place) Women's 200 m Individual Medley *
Joanne Malar Joanne Susan Malar (born October 30, 1975) is a former medley swimmer from Canada, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. Early life Swimming was important to her and her family, because her family camped often. She ...
** Preliminary heat – 02:13.92 ** Semi-final – 02:13.59 ** Final – 02:13.70 (→ 5th place) Women's 200 m Individual Medley * Marianne Limpert ** Preliminary heat – 02:15.07 ** Semi-final – 02:13.90 ** Final – 02:13.44 (→ 4th place) Women's 400 m Individual Medley *
Joanne Malar Joanne Susan Malar (born October 30, 1975) is a former medley swimmer from Canada, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. Early life Swimming was important to her and her family, because her family camped often. She ...
** Preliminary heat – 04:42.65 ** Final – 04:45.17 (→ 7th place) Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay * Marianne Limpert,
Shannon Shakespeare Shannon Shakespeare (born May 6, 1977) is a Canadian former competitive swimmer and freestyle specialist. Shakespeare competed for Canada at two consecutive Summer Olympics in 1996 and 2000. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, s ...
, Jessica Deglau, and Laura Nicholls ** Preliminary heat – 03:43.82 ** Final – 03:42.92 (→ 7th place) Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay * Jessica Deglau,
Shannon Shakespeare Shannon Shakespeare (born May 6, 1977) is a Canadian former competitive swimmer and freestyle specialist. Shakespeare competed for Canada at two consecutive Summer Olympics in 1996 and 2000. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, s ...
, Katie Brambley, and Jen Button ** Preliminary heat – 08:07.12 * Marianne Limpert,
Shannon Shakespeare Shannon Shakespeare (born May 6, 1977) is a Canadian former competitive swimmer and freestyle specialist. Shakespeare competed for Canada at two consecutive Summer Olympics in 1996 and 2000. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, s ...
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Joanne Malar Joanne Susan Malar (born October 30, 1975) is a former medley swimmer from Canada, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. Early life Swimming was important to her and her family, because her family camped often. She ...
, and Jessica Deglau ** Final – 08:02.65 (→ 5th place) Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay * Michelle Lischinsky,
Christin Petelski Christin Petelski (born December 29, 1977) is a former competition swimmer and breaststroke specialist who represented Canada at two consecutive Summer Olympics in 1996 and 2000. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, she finished ...
, Jen Button, and Laura Nicholls ** Preliminary heat – 04:08.47 * Kelly Stefanyshyn,
Christin Petelski Christin Petelski (born December 29, 1977) is a former competition swimmer and breaststroke specialist who represented Canada at two consecutive Summer Olympics in 1996 and 2000. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, she finished ...
, Jen Button, and Marianne Limpert ** Final – 04:07.55 (→ 6th place)


Synchronized swimming


Table tennis


Taekwondo


Tennis


Triathlon

After ending the second phase of the triathlon in twenty-fourth place following a crash in the cycling portion of the event, Canada's only male triathlete at the first Olympic triathlon,
Simon Whitfield Simon St. Quentin Whitfield (born May 16, 1975 in Kingston, Ontario) is a retired Olympic triathlon champion from Canada. Whitfield won 10 consecutive Canadian Triathlon Championships titles and carried the Canadian national flag during the 2 ...
, had by far the best run of any athlete present. He passed all twenty-three competitors that had been in front of him and finished over 13.5 seconds before the next triathlete to claim the gold medal. Canada's women did not fare so well, with two of them placing in the 30s and the third not finishing. ** Including Transition 1 (swimming-to-cycling) and T2 (cycling-to-running), roughly a minute.


Water polo


Women's team competition

*Preliminary round Robin ---- ---- ---- ---- * Classification match *Team roster ** Marie-Luc Arpin **
Isabelle Auger Isabelle Auger (born 26 August 1969) is a Canadian water polo player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics. See also * Canada women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of women's Olympic water ...
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Johanne Bégin Johanne Bégin (born October 21, 1971 in Vanier, Quebec) is a Canadian water polo player. Bégin was a member of the fifth-placed women's water polo team at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and of the bronze-medal-winning team at the 2001 worl ...
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Cora Campbell Cora Campbell (born May 28, 1974 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian water polo player. She is a graduate of the University of Calgary. She was part of the 5th place women's water polo team at the 2000 Summer Olympics and was part of the ...
** Melissa Collins **
Marie-Claude Deslières Marie-Claude Deslières (born 1 April 1966) is a Canadian water polo player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics. See also * List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo This is a list of World ...
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Valérie Dionne Valérie Dionne (born July 29, 1980 in Sainte-Foy, Quebec) is a Canadian water polo player. She is a member of the national women's water polo team and has competed in five juvenile, 15 provincial, and 11 national championships. In 1999 ...
** Ann Dow ** Susan Gardiner **
Waneek Horn-Miller Waneek Horn-Miller (born November 30, 1975) is a Canadian water polo player from the Kahnawake Mohwak Territory. She was a member of the Canadian women's water polo team that won a gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg. Horn-Mill ...
** Sandra Lizé ** Josée Marsolais ** Jana Salat


Weightlifting

Men


Wrestling

;Freestyle


Death of Pierre Trudeau

Near the end of the Summer Olympics, on 28 September, Canadian athletes learned that former prime minister (from 1968 to 1984), Pierre Trudeau, had died. Owing to time difference, it was 29 September in Sydney.
Juan Antonio Samaranch Juan Antonio Samaranch y Torelló, 1st Marquess of Samaranch (Catalan: ''Joan Antoni Samaranch i Torelló'', ; 17 July 1920 – 21 April 2010) was a Spanish sports administrator under the Franco regime (1973–1977) who served as the seventh P ...
, presiding over his last Olympics as
IOC president The president of the International Olympic Committee is head of the executive board that assumes the general overall responsibility for the administration of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the management of its affairs. The IOC E ...
, ordered the
Canadian flag The national flag of Canada (french: le Drapeau national du Canada), often simply referred to as the Canadian flag or, unofficially, as the Maple Leaf or ' (; ), consists of a red field with a white square at its centre in the ratio of , in ...
at athletes' village lowered to half-staff on orders from Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister
Lloyd Axworthy Lloyd Norman Axworthy (born December 21, 1939) is a Canadian politician, elder statesman and academic. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. Following his retirement from parliament ...
. As the flag was lowered, Canadian athletes paid tribute to Trudeau During medal ceremonies, whenever the Canadian flag flew, it was flown at half-mast, also on orders from Samaranch and Axworthy. They both ordered the Canadian flag flown at half-staff for the remainder of the Olympics, as the state funeral didn't take place until 3 October.


Official outfitter

*
Roots Canada Roots Corporation (doing business as Roots) is a publicly held Canadian brand that sells apparel, leather bags, small leather goods, footwear, athletic wear, and home furnishings. The company was founded in 1973 in Toronto, Ontario, by Michael ...
was the official outfitter of clothing for members of the Canadian Olympic team. The same clothing was also sold at Roots stores in Canada.


Notes

*Wallechinsky, David (2004). ''The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition)''. Toronto, Canada. . *International Olympic Committee (2001)
The Results
Retrieved 12 November 2005. *Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)
Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games
Retrieved 20 November 2005. *Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)
Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games
Retrieved 20 November 2005. *Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)
The Results
Retrieved 20 November 2005.
International Olympic Committee Web Site


References

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