United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
The United States of America (USA) , the previous host of the 1996 Olympics at Atlanta , competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney , Australia. 586 competitors, 333 men and 253 women, took part in 265 events in 31 sports.[ 1]
Medalists
The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded .
Medals by day
Day
Date
Total
1
September 16
2
1
1
4
2
September 17
2
2
1
5
3
September 18
2
0
0
2
4
September 19
3
1
4
8
5
September 20
2
4
5
11
6
September 21
1
1
0
2
7
September 22
5
1
4
10
8
September 23
2
2
4
8
9
September 24
1
1
1
3
10
September 25
3
1
2
6
11
September 26
1
1
2
4
12
September 27
4
0
1
5
13
September 28
2
3
3
8
14
September 29
1
1
1
3
15
September 30
5
2
1
8
16
October 1
1
3
2
6
Total
37
24
32
93
Medals by gender
Gender
Total
Percentage
Male
21
17
15
53
56.99%
Female
16
7
15
38
40.86%
Mixed
0
0
2
2
2.15%
Total
37
24
32
93
100%
Archery
All three of the American men won their first matches. Two were defeated in the second round, but Vic Wunderle made it all the way to the finals before being defeated by home-crowd favorite Simon Fairweather . The squad was surprised by Italy in the team round semifinal, and was forced to shoot a tie-breaker against Russia in the bronze medal match to claim their medal. Karen Scavotto faced Denise Parker in the first round, guaranteeing an elimination for one of the American women.
Men
Women
Athletics
Key
Note –Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round by position in race or, in field events, by achieving the automatic qualification target
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
Men
Track and road events
Field events
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete
Event
Final
Rank
Chris Huffins
Result
10.48
7.71
15.27
2.09
48.31
13.91
49.55
4.70
56.62
4:38.71
8595
Points
980
987
806
887
894
986
861
819
687
688
Kip Janvrin
Event
11.26
6.63
13.57
1.85
49.12
15.15
42.20
5.00
56.84
4:17.81
7726
21
Points
804
727
702
670
856
831
709
910
690
827
Tom Pappas
Event
10.82
7.41
14.87
2.21
48.64
14.15
41.42
4.90
62.26
4:45.10
8425
5
Points
901
913
782
1002
878
955
693
880
772
649
Women
Track and road events
Field events
Combined events – Heptatlon
Athlete
Event
Final
Rank
Shelia Burrell
Event
13.30
NM
13.32
24.01
6.05
43.72
2:21.22
5345
26
Points
1080
0
749
980
865
739
932
DeDee Nathan
Event
13.74
1.78
14.22
24.84
6.06
43.48
2:16.67
6150
9
Points
1015
953
809
902
868
734
869
Badminton
Athlete
Event
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final / BM
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Rank
Kevin Han
Men's singles
Bye
Beres (CAN ) W 15–5, 15–3
Ji (CHN ) L 3–15, 6–15
Did not advance
Baseball
Baseball was open only to male amateurs in 1992 and 1996. As a result, the Americans and other nations where professional baseball is developed relied on collegiate players, while Cubans used their most experienced veterans, who technically were considered amateurs as they nominally held other jobs, but in fact trained full-time. In 2000, pros were admitted, but the MLB refused to release its players in 2000, 2004, and 2008, and the situation changed only a little: the Cubans still used their best players, while the Americans started using minor leaguers. The IOC cited the absence of the best players as the main reason for baseball being dropped from the Olympic program.[ 2] [ 3]
Summary
Roster
USA Baseball Olympic Team roster
Players
Coaches
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
Preliminary round
^ a b Cuba defeated the United States 6–1.
^ a b South Korea defeated Japan 7–6.
^ a b Italy defeated Australia 8–7.
Semifinal
Gold medal game
Basketball
Summary
Men
Roster
United States men's national basketball team roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Age – Date of birth
Height
Club
Ctr.
SG
4
Steve Smith
31 – (1969-05-31 ) May 31, 1969
2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Portland Trail Blazers
PG
5
Jason Kidd
27 – (1973-03-23 ) March 23, 1973
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Phoenix Suns
SG
6
Allan Houston
29 – (1971-04-20 ) April 20, 1971
1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
New York Knicks
C
7
Alonzo Mourning
30 – (1970-02-08 ) February 8, 1970
2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Miami Heat
PG
8
Tim Hardaway
34 – (1966-09-01 ) September 1, 1966
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Miami Heat
G/F
9
Vince Carter
23 – (1977-01-26 ) January 26, 1977
1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Toronto Raptors
PF
10
Kevin Garnett
24 – (1976-05-19 ) May 19, 1976
2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Minnesota Timberwolves
F/C
11
Vin Baker
28 – (1971-11-23 ) November 23, 1971
2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Seattle SuperSonics
SG
12
Ray Allen
25 – (1975-07-20 ) July 20, 1975
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Milwaukee Bucks
F/C
13
Antonio McDyess
26 – (1974-09-07 ) September 7, 1974
2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Denver Nuggets
PG
14
Gary Payton
32 – (1968-07-23 ) July 23, 1968
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Seattle SuperSonics
PF
15
Shareef Abdur-Rahim
23 – (1976-12-11 ) December 11, 1976
2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Vancouver Grizzlies
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Group play
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Gold medal game
Women
Squad
United States women's national basketball team roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Age – Date of birth
Height
Club
Ctr.
G
4
Teresa Edwards
36 – (1964-07-19 ) July 19, 1964
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
G
5
Dawn Staley
30 – (1970-05-04 ) May 4, 1970
1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Charlotte Sting
G
6
Ruthie Bolton-Holfield
33 – (1967-05-25 ) May 25, 1967
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sacramento Monarchs
G/F
7
Sheryl Swoopes
29 – (1971-03-25 ) March 25, 1971
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Houston Comets
F
8
Delisha Milton
26 – (1974-09-11 ) September 11, 1974
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Los Angeles Sparks
C
9
Lisa Leslie
28 – (1972-07-07 ) July 7, 1972
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Los Angeles Sparks
F
10
Chamique Holdsclaw
23 – (1977-08-09 ) August 9, 1977
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Washington Mystics
C
11
Kara Wolters
25 – (1975-08-15 ) August 15, 1975
2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Indiana Fever
F
12
Natalie Williams
29 – (1970-11-30 ) November 30, 1970
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Utah Starzz
C
13
Yolanda Griffith
30 – (1970-03-01 ) March 1, 1970
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Sacramento Monarchs
G
14
Katie Smith
26 – (1974-06-04 ) June 4, 1974
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Minnesota Lynx
PF
15
Nikki McCray
28 – (1971-12-17 ) December 17, 1971
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Washington Mystics
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Group play
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Gold medal game
Boxing
Legend: RSC – Referee stopped contest
Canoeing
Slalom
Sprint
Men
Women
Legend: QF – Qualify to final based on position in heat; QS – Qualify to semifinal based on time in round All ranks based on time in round
Cycling
Road
Men
Women
Track
Time trial
Sprint
Pursuit
Points race
Keirin
Mountain biking
Diving
Laura Wilkinson staged a comeback during the finals of the Women's 10 metre platform and won the only diving medal for the United States during the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The Chinese divers were in first and second heading into the finals.
Men
Women
Equestrian
Dressage
(Total scores are the average of all three rounds for the individual competition, and the three best total scores of individual round 1 for the team competition.)
Eventing
Jumping
Athlete
Horse
Event
Qualification
Final
Total
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round A
Round B
Penalties
Rank
Penalties
Total
Rank
Penalties
Total
Rank
Penalties
Rank
Penalties
Rank
Penalties
Rank
Nona Garson
Rhythmical
Individual
79.75
72
16.00
95.75
72
20.00
115.75
72
Did not advance
Margie Goldstein-Engle
H.C. Perin
16.00
=49
0.00
16.00
=23
8.00
24.00
25 Q
4.00
=5 Q
8.00
=13
12.00
=10
Lauren Hough
Clasiko
12.50
=37
8.00
20.50
=37
8.00
28.50
32 Q
8.00
=14 Q
8.00
=13
16.00
=15
Laura Kraut
Liberty
8.00
=21
4.00
12.00
12
8.00
20.00
=18 Q
12.00
=20 Q
DNF
Did not advance
Nona Garson Margie Goldstein-Engle Lauren Hough Laura Kraut
See above
Team
—
12.00
—
=4 Q
24.00
36.00
12
—
36.00
12
Fencing
Men
Women
Summary
Men
Roster
Over aged players are marked with * (max 3).
Head coach: Clive Charles
Group play
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Bronze Medal match
Women
Roster
Head coach: April Heinrichs
The United States named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.[ 4]
Group play
Semifinal
Gold Medal match
Gymnastics
Artistic
Men
Team
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Final
Apparatus
Total
Rank
Apparatus
Total
Rank
Morgan Hamm
Team
9.615 Q
9.400
9.425
9.350
9.475
—
8.787
9.125
9.425
9.312
—
—
Paul Hamm
9.475
9.562
9.512
9.700
9.575
9.612
57.436
6 Q
9.600
9.600
9.525
9.725
9.762
8.462
Stephen McCain
9.225
8.850
9.462
8.987
9.500
9.662
55.686
36
9.125
9.325
9.462
9.050
9.700
9.725
John Roethlisberger
—
9.600
9.625
—
9.187
—
—
9.587
9.537
—
9.425
9.737
Sean Townsend
9.350
—
9.650
9.625
9.712
—
9.425
—
9.200
9.787
9.700
Blaine Wilson
9.025
9.462
9.612
9.800 Q
9.312
9.650
56.861
14 Q
9.450
9.587
9.587
9.700
9.775
9.050
Total
37.662
38.024
38.211
38.500
38.175
38.636
229.208
4 Q
37.600
38.099
38.111
37.937
39.024
38.212
228.983
5
Individual finals
Women
Team
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Final
Apparatus
Total
Rank
Apparatus
Total
Rank
Amy Chow
Team
9.468
9.400
9.625
9.525
38.018
14 Q
9.350
9.750
9.112
9.625
—
Jamie Dantzscher
9.325
—
8.987
—
9.424
9.700
—
9.712
Dominique Dawes
9.393
9.675
8.600
9.087
36.755
41
9.243
9.700
9.475
—
Kristen Maloney
9.225
9.575
9.312
9.525
37.637
20 Q
9.493
—
9.537
9.737
Elise Ray
9.468
9.687
9.687 Q
9.225
38.067
13 Q
9.418
9.725
9.337
9.337
Tasha Schwikert
—
9.625
9.237
—
—
9.675
9.350
9.600
Total
37.654
38.652
37.861
37.362
151.439
6 Q
37.685
38.575
37.699
38.674
152.933
Individual finals
Trampoline
Judo
Men
Women
Modern pentathlon
Athlete
Event
Shooting
Fencing
Swimming
Riding
Running
Total
Score
Rank
Points
W/L
Rank
Points
Time
Rank
Points
Penalties
Rank
Points
Time
Rank
Points
Points
Rank
Velizar Iliev
Men's
183
=4
1132
W13 L10
=5
880
2:07.33
11
1217
30
=1
1070
10:23.18
22
908
5207
9
Chad Senior
177
13
1060
W15 L8
=2
960
2:02.20
2
1278
210
18
890
9:43.45
14
1068
5256
6
Emily de Riel
Women's
185
1
1156
W11 L12
=9
800
2:21.88
7
1182
30
1
1070
10:54.56
3
1102
5310
Mary Beth Iagorashvili
169
=18
964
W15 L8
=1
960
2:19.51
3
1205
60
=2
1040
11:30.29
13
960
5129
4
Rowing
Men
Women
Qualification Legend: FA =Final A (medal); FB =Final B (non-medal); S =Semifinals A/B; R =Repechage
Sailing
Men
Women
Open
Fleet racing
Mixed racing
Athlete
Event
Fleet racing
Match racing
Race
Points
Rank
Round robin
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Final / BM
1
2
3
4
5
6
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Rank
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Rank
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Rank
Craig Healy Hartwell Jordan Jeff Madrigali
Soling
4
14
2
15
2
2
24
4 Q
DEN L
GER W
RUS L
SWE L
AUS L
6
Did not advance
Shooting
Men
Women
Softball
Summary
Roster
USA Softball Olympic Team roster
Players
Coaches
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
Preliminary round
Qualified for the final round
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Swimming
Men
Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q ) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
* – Indicates athlete swam in the preliminaries but not in the final race.
Women
Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q ) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
* – Indicates athlete swam in the preliminaries but not in the final race.
Synchronised swimming
Table Tennis
Men
Women
Taekwondo
Tennis
Men
Women
Athlete
Event
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final / BM
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Rank
Lindsay Davenport
Singles
Suárez (ARG ) W 6–2, 6–2
de los Ríos (PAR ) L (walkover )
Did not advance
=17
Monica Seles
Marosi (HUN ) W 6–0, 6–1
Oremans (NED ) W 6–1, 6–1
Dechy (FRA ) W 6–2, 6–3
Van Roost (BEL ) W 6–0, 6–2
V. Williams (USA ) L 1–6, 6–4, 3–6
Bronze medal matcn Dokić (AUS ) W 6–1, 6–4
Venus Williams
Nagyová (SVK ) W 6–2, 6–2
Tanasugarn (THA ) W 6–2, 6–3
Kandarr (GER ) W 6–2, 6–2
Sánchez Vicario (ESP ) W 3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Seles (USA ) W 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Dementieva (RUS ) W 6–2, 6–4
Serena Williams Venus Williams
Doubles
—
Jeyaseelan / Webb (CAN ) W 6–1, 6–3
Likhovtseva / Myskina (RUS ) W 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Halard-Decugis / Mauresmo (FRA ) W 6–3, 6–2
Callens / Van Roost (BEL ) W 6–4, 6–1
Boogert / Oremans (NED ) W 6–1, 6–1
Triathlon
At the inaugural Olympic triathlon competition, the United States was represented by three men and three women. Two of the women placed in the top eight, with Joanna Zeiger missing a medal by about 17 seconds.
Volleyball
Beach
* – Heidger & Wong advanced from the elimination pool by having the highest point differential among losers
Indoor
Summary
Men
Roster
Group play
Women
Roster
Group play
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
Qualification
1
Brazil
5
5
0
10
15
1
15.000
395
272
1.452
Quarterfinals
2
United States
5
4
1
9
13
4
3.250
392
306
1.281
3
Croatia
5
3
2
8
9
9
1.000
411
389
1.057
4
China
5
2
3
7
8
9
0.889
371
365
1.016
5
Australia
5
1
4
6
4
13
0.308
303
408
0.743
6
Kenya
5
0
5
5
2
15
0.133
280
412
0.680
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Bronze Medal match
Water polo
Summary
Men
Roster
Head Coach: John Vargas
No.
Name
Date of birth
1
Dan Hackett
September 11, 1970
2
Chi Kredell
February 16, 1971
3
Robert Lynn
February 7, 1967
4
Kyle Kopp
November 10, 1966
5
Chris Oeding
September 10, 1971
6
Gavin Arroyo
May 10, 1972
7
Brad Schumacher
March 6, 1974
8
Tony Azevedo
November 21, 1981
9
Wolf Wigo
May 8, 1973
10
Chris Humbert
December 27, 1969
11
Sean Kern
July 11, 1978
12
Sean Nolan
July 18, 1972
13
Ryan Bailey
August 28, 1975
Group play
Source:
LA84 Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Quarterfinal
5th to 8th place classification
5th place match
Women
Roster
Head Coach:
No.
Name
Date of birth
1
Bernice Orwig
November 24, 1976
2
Heather Petri
June 13, 1978
3
Ericka Lorenz
February 18, 1981
4
Brenda Villa
April 18, 1980
5
Ellen Estes
October 13, 1978
6
Coralie Simmons
March 1, 1977
7
Maureen O'Toole
March 4, 1961
8
Julie Swail
December 27, 1972
9
Heather Moody
August 21, 1973
10
Robin Beauregard
February 23, 1979
11
Nicolle Payne
July 15, 1976
12
Kathy Sheehy
April 26, 1970
13
Courtney Johnson
May 7, 1974
Group play
Source:
LA84 Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Semifinal
Gold Medal Match
Weightlifting
Wrestling
See also
References
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^ Gems, Gerald; Borish, Linda; Pfister, Gertrud (February 27, 2017). Sports in American History, 2E: From Colonization to Globalization . Human Kinetics. ISBN 9781492526520 .
^ Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad (PDF) . Vol. 2: Celebrating the Games. Canberra, Australia: Paragon Printers Australasia. pp. 176–9. ISBN 0-9579616-0-X . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2010 .
^ "USA – Squad List" . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2020 .
^ Leipold tested positive for norandrosterone and norethiocholanolone, which are used to prove the presence of the steroid nandrolone, and the gold medal was awarded to original silver medalist Slay. IOC Strips Leipold of Olympic Gold , BBC Sport , October 23, 2000.
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