Canada at the 2000 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:CAN
Nocname:Canadian Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2000
Website: 
Location:Sydney
Competitors:294 (150 men, 144 women)
Sports:29
Flagbearer:Caroline Brunet
Rank:24
Gold:3
Silver:3
Bronze:8
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1900
See also:1906 Intercalated Games

Canada competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics 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.[1]

The final days of the Olympics for Canada were somewhat overshadowed by the death 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.[2]

Medallists

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Medals by sport
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Archery

See main article: Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Canada's archery squad in Sydney consisted of only one man, veteran Rob Rusnov. He lost his first match.

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Men
  • Track & road events
    • AthleteEventRound 1Round 2SemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Donovan Baileyalign=left rowspan=3100 m10.393 Q11.368did not advance
    Nicolas Macrozonaris10.455did not advance
    Bruny Surin10.414 q10.203 Q50.948did not advance
    Pierre Browne200 m21.286did not advance
    Zach Whitmarsh800 m1:48.424did not advance
    Kevin Sullivan1500 m3:40.804 Q3:39.662 Q3:35.505
    Sean Kaleyalign=left rowspan=210000 m28:36.0712did not advance
    Jeff Schiebler28:30.4615did not advance
    Adrian Woodley110 m hurdles13.714 Q14.046did not advance
    Joël Bourgeois3000 m steeplechase8:28.0717did not advance
    Pierre Browne
    Glenroy Gilbert
    Nicolas Macrozonaris
    Brand McCuaig
    Adrian Woodley    		4 × 100 m relay39.263 q38.926did not advance
    Bruce DeaconMarathon2:21:3844
    Tim Berrettalign=left rowspan=220 km walk1:25:2926
    Arturo Huerta1:25:2424
    Tim Berrettalign=left rowspan=250 km walk
    Arturo Huerta
    Field events
    AthleteEventQualifyingFinal
    ResultRankResultRank
    Bradley SnyderShot put19.777did not advance
    Jason Tunksalign=left rowspan=2 Discus throw64.402 Q65.806
    Jason Gervais—did not advance
    Richard Duncanalign=left rowspan=2Long jump7.6016did not advance
    Ian Lowe7.5120did not advance
    Mark Boswellalign=left rowspan=2High jump2.276 Q2.326
    Kwaku Boateng2.274 Q2.2512
    Women
  • Track & road events
    • AthleteEventRound 1Round 2SemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Martha Aduseialign=left rowspan=2100 m11.826did not advance
    Esi Benyarku11.554did not advance
    Ladonna Antoinealign=left rowspan=2400 m51.781 Q50.922 Q51.265did not advance
    Foy Williams52.944 q52.688did not advance
    Leah Pells1500 mdid not advance
    Tina Connellyalign=left rowspan=210000 m34:46.0419did not advance
    Carole Montgomerydid not advance
    Katie Andersonalign=left rowspan=2100 m hurdles12.821 Qdid not advance
    Perdita Felicien13.216did not advance
    Karlene Haughton400 m hurdlesdid not advance
    Martha Adusei
    Esi Benyarku
    Tara Perry
    Atia Weekes    		4 × 100 m relay44.086did not advance
    Ladonna Antoine
    Samantha George
    Karlene Haughton
    Foy Williams    		4 × 400 m relay3:27.365did not advance
    Janice McCaffrey20 km walk
    Field events

    Badminton

    See main article: Badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Men's Singles

    Men's Doubles

    Women's Singles

    Women's Doubles

    Mixed Doubles

    Basketball

    See main article: Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

    Men's Team Competition

    Women's Team Competition

    Beach volleyball

    Boxing

    See main article: Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Men's Flyweight (51 kg)

    Men's Light Welterweight (63.5 kg)

    Men's Light Middleweight (71 kg)

    Men's Middleweight (75 kg)

    Men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg)

    Men's Heavyweight (91 kg)

    Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)

    Canoeing

    See main article: Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

    Flatwater

    Men's Competition

    Men's Kayak Singles 500 m

    Men's Kayak Singles 1000 m

    Men's Canoe Singles 500 m

    Men's Canoe Singles 1000 m

    Men's Canoe Doubles 500 m

    Men's Canoe Doubles 1,000 m

    Women's Competition

    Women's Kayak Singles 500 m

    Women's Kayak Doubles 500 m

    Women's Kayak Fours 500 m

    Slalom

    Men's Competition

    Men's Kayak Singles

    Men's Canoe Singles

    Men's Canoe Doubles

    Women's Competition

    Women's Kayak Singles

    Cycling

    See main article: Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

    Cross Country Mountain Bike

    Men's Cross Country Mountain Bike

    Women's Mountain Bike

    Road Cycling

    Men's Competition

    Men's Individual Time Trial

    Men's Road Race

    Women's Competition

    Women's Individual Time Trial

    Women's Road Race

    Track Cycling

    Men's competition

    Men's 1 km Time Trial

    Men's Point Race

    Women's Competition

    Women's Sprint

    Women's 500 m Time Trial

    Diving

    See main article: Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Canada won two diving medals at the 2000 Sydney Olympics – one silver and one bronze. Anne Montminy won the first ever platform diving medal for Canada.

    Men's 3 Metre Springboard

    Men's 10 Metre Platform

    Men's 10 Metre Platform

    Women's 3 Metre Springboard

    Women's 3 Metre Springboard

    Women's 10 Metre Platform

    Women's 10 Metre Platform

    Women's Synchronized 3 Metre Springboard

    Women's Synchronized 10 Metre Platform

    Fencing

    See main article: Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Four fencers, one man and three women, represented Canada in 2000.

    Men's épée
    Women's foil
    Women's team foil
    Women's épée

    Gymnastics

    See main article: Gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

    Artistic

    Men
    Individual finals
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
    Kyle Shewfeltalign=left rowspan=2Qualification9.5759.57519.15089colspan=8
    Sasha Jeltkov8.0379.66217.69992
    Women
    Team
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
    Yvonne Tousekalign=left rowspan=7Team9.1319.6629.5379.55037.88015 Qrowspan=7 colspan=8
    Kate Richardson9.2879.6129.0759.36237.336 28 Q
    Lise Leveille8.9129.4009.4258.58736.32451
    Julie Beaulieu9.0939.5879.4127.91236.00452
    Michelle Conway9.1439.4509.612 28.20568
    Crystal Gilmore9.4379.43795
    Total36.654 38.31137.81137.111149.8879
    Individual finals
    AthleteEventApparatusTotalRank
    Yvonne Tousekalign=left rowspan=2All-around9.0819.1509.2258.82536.28132
    Kate Richardson9.2819.6629.3379.25037.53015

    Trampoline

    AthleteEventQualifyingFinal
    ScoreRankScoreRank
    Mathieu TurgeonMen's66.106 Q39.10
    Karen CockburnWomen's65.004 Q37.40

    Field hockey

    See main article: Field hockey at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

    Men's Team Competition

    Judo

    See main article: Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventFirst roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Keith Morgan90 kg
    W
    W
    W
    L
    L    		5
    Nicolas Gill100 kg
    W
    W
    W
    W
    L
    Women
    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Luce Baillargeon52 kg
    L    		colspan=8
    Michelle Buckingham57 kg
    L    		colspan=8
    Sophie Roberge63 kg
    L
    L

    Rowing

    See main article: Rowing at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

    Sailing

    See main article: Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Nine people competed for Canada in the sailing competition at the Olympics in six events.

    Men's Single Handed Dinghy (Finn)

    Men's Laser

    Men's Two Handed Keelboat (Star)

    Men's Three Handed Keelboat (Soling)

    Women's Mistral

    Women's Single Handed Dinghy (Europe)

    Shooting

    See main article: Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

    Softball

    See main article: Softball at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

    Women's Team Competition

    Swimming

    See main article: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Men's 50 m Freestyle

    Men's 100 m Freestyle

    Men's 200 m Freestyle

    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 100 m Backstroke

    Men's 200 m Backstroke

    Men's 200 m Individual Medley

    Men's 400 m Individual Medley

    Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

    Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

    Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

    Women's 50 m Freestyle

    Women's 100 m Freestyle

    Women's 200 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 200 m Individual Medley

    Women's 400 m Individual Medley

    Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

    Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

    Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

    Synchronized swimming

    See main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

    AthleteEventTechnical routineFree routine (preliminary)Free routine (final)
    PointsRankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankPointsTotal (technical + free)Rank
    Claire Carver-Dias
    Fanny Létourneau    		Duet33.670562.70496.3745 Q62.31495.9845
    Lyne Beaumont
    Claire Carver-Dias
    Erin Chan
    Catherine Garceau
    Fanny Létourneau
    Kirstin Normand
    Jacinthe Taillon
    Reidun Tatham
    Jessica Chase    		Team33.787363.57097.357

    Table tennis

    See main article: Table tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

    Taekwondo

    See main article: Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

    Tennis

    See main article: Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

    Triathlon

    See main article: Triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. 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, 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.

    AthleteEventSwimCycleRunTotal*Rank
    Simon WhitfieldMen's18:18.0959:12.2030:53.731:48:24.02
    Isabelle Turcotte Bairdalign=left rowspan=3Women's20:59.981:08:37.1038:52.412:08:29.4931
    Sharon Donnelly20:32.481:14:41.5039:21.612:14:35.5938
    Carol Montgomery

    Water polo

    See main article: Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

    Women's team competition

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    Weightlifting

    See main article: Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Men

    Wrestling

    See main article: Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

    Freestyle
    AthleteEventElimination poolQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		RankOpposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Guivi Sissaouri58 kg
    L 0–3
    W    		2colspan=4
    Daniel Igali69 kg
    W 3–0
    W 3–1    		1 Q
    W 3–1
    W 6–3
    W 7–4
    Justin Abdou85 kg
    L 2–3
    L 5–8
    L 0–8    		4colspan=4
    Dean Schmeichel97 kg
    L 0–3
    L 5–8
    L 2–4    		4

    Death of Pierre Trudeau

    See main article: Death and state funeral 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, presiding over his last Olympics as IOC president, ordered the Canadian flag at athletes' village lowered to half-staff on orders from Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy. 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.

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    Notes

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Canada at the 2000 Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417042453/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/CAN/summer/2000/ . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2012-02-26 . sports-reference.com.
    2. News: It takes money to win medals. The Canadian Press. September 23, 2000. North Bay Nugget. North Bay, Ontario. 37. 3 September 2023. 15 August 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230815144637/https://www.newspapers.com/article/north-bay-nugget-olympics-2000/129932263/. live.

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