Sporting event delegation
The People's Republic of China competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The team excluded athletes from the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong, after the territory's return to Chinese rule in 1997, and which competed separately as Hong Kong, China.
271 competitors, 91 men and 180 women, took part in 163 events in 28 sports.[1] China finished for the first time in the top 3 with 28 gold medals.[2] China also broke the record for the most gold medals won by Asian countries at a single Summer Olympics (28), which was previously set by Japan in 1964 (16) and by China in 1992 (16) and 1996 (16).
Medalists
- ^ Medals were awarded on 25 September 2000 after Romanian Andreea Răducan disqualified due to medical substance.
Results by event
Unless otherwise indicated, all results are derived from the Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad.[2]
Archery
Defending silver medalist He Ying was defeated by one of the Korean women in the round of 16.
Individual events
Teams
Athletics
Men's track
Men's field
Women's track
Women's field
Badminton
Men
Singles
Doubles
Women
Singles
Doubles
Mixed doubles
Basketball
Men's
- Team roster
Results
- Group A Summary
- Preliminary round
- 9/10th classification match
Beach volleyball
Boxing
Cycling
Road
- Cross-country
Track
- Sprint
- Time trial
Diving
China won ten medals at the diving competition — five gold medals and five silver medals. Fu Mingxia, who had retired after the 1996 Olympics, came back to win a gold and silver medal and became the first woman to win five Olympic medals.
- Men
- Women
Fencing
Thirteen fencers, six men and seven women, represented China in 2000.
- Men
- Women
Football
The Chinese women's team finished fifth overall in the competition.
Women's tournament
- Team roster
- Group stage
Gymnastics
Men's artistic
- Team
- Individual events
Women's artistic
- Team
The Chinese women's gymnastics team won the bronze medal but their medals were stripped ten years later, in 2010, due to Dong Fangxiao's age at the time of the competition. Their bronze medals were awarded to the United States' team.
- Individual events
Hockey
Women's team competition
- Team roster
- Summary
Judo
- Men
- Women
Modern pentathlon
Rowing
Sailing
One man and three women competed for the People's Republic of China in the sailing competition at the 2000 Olympics, in three events.
Men's Mistral
- Zhou Yuanguo
- Race 1 – (37) OCS
- Race 2 – 6
- Race 3 – 23
- Race 4 – (37) DSQ
- Race 5 – 18
- Race 6 – 2
- Race 7 – 3
- Race 8 – 2
- Race 9 – 1
- Race 10 – 1
- Race 11 – 8
- Final – 64 (5th place)
Women's Mistral
- Zhang Chujun
- Race 1 – 10
- Race 2 – (17)
- Race 3 – 8
- Race 4 – (11)
- Race 5 – 6
- Race 6 – 3
- Race 7 – 5
- Race 8 – 5
- Race 9 – 8
- Race 10 – 8
- Race 11 – 7
- Final – 60 (7th place)
Women's Double Handed Dinghy (470)
- Yang Xiaoyan and Li Dongying
- Race 1 – (19)
- Race 2 – 14
- Race 3 – (19)
- Race 4 – 18
- Race 5 – 11
- Race 6 – 16
- Race 7 – 18
- Race 8 – 18
- Race 9 – 16
- Race 10 – 17
- Race 11 – 12
- Final – 140 (19th place)
Shooting
Softball
Women's team competition
Swimming
Men
- Women
Synchronized swimming
Table tennis
- Men
- Women
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
At the inaugural Olympic triathlon competition, China was represented by two women.
Volleyball
Women's
- Team roster
Head coach: Hu Jin
- Pool A Summary
- Results
- Quarterfinals
- 5–8th place classification semifinals
- 5/6th classification match
Weightlifting
- Men
- Women
Wrestling
- Freestyle
- Greco-Roman
See also
References
- ^ "China at the 2000 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ a b Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). "Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad – Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
Additional resources
- Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
- 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
