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Mauritius At The 2000 Summer Olympics
Mauritius competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Archery Athletics ;Men ;Track and road events ;Field events ;Women ;Field events Badminton Boxing ;Men Judo ;Men Swimming ;Men ;Women Table tennis Weightlifting ;Men References sports-reference*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 Nations at the 2000 Summer Olympics 2000 Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are known as "Sydneysiders". The 2021 census recorded the population of Greater Sydney as 5,231,150, meaning the city is home to approximately 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. Nicknames of the city include the 'Emerald City' and the 'Harbour City'. Aboriginal Australians have inhabited the Greater Sydney region for at least 30,000 years, and Aboriginal engravings and cultural sites are common throughout Greater Sydney. The traditional custodians of the land on which modern Sydney stands are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's Long Jump
The men's long jump event at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place on Monday, 25 September, and Thursday, 28 September 2000, in Sydney, Australia. Fifty-three athletes from 38 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Iván Pedroso of Cuba, the nation's first medal and title in the men's long jump; it snapped a four-Games streak of American (and, specifically, Carl Lewis) victories. Jai Taurima took silver, Australia's third silver in the event (1948 and 1984). Roman Shchurenko earned Ukraine's first medal in the men's long jump with his bronze. It was the first time the United States had competed in the event and not won at least a silver medal; the Americans had previously failed to place in the top two only at the boycotted 1980 Games. Background This was the 24th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The returning final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Hélène Pierre
Marie-Hélène Valérie-Pierre (born 20 October 1978) is a Mauritian badminton player. She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia in the women's doubles event partnered with Amrita Sawaram, and in the mixed doubles event with Stephan Beehary. She also represented her country at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur , anthem = '' Maju dan Sejahtera'' , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Malaysia#Southeast Asia#Asia , pushpin_map_caption = , coordinates = , su ..., Malaysia. Achievements African Championships ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' References External links * * * * 1978 births Living people Mauritian female badminton players Olympic badminton players for Mauritius Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for Mauritius Badminton players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Mauritian people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Mann
Julia Mann (born 9 August 1971) is a female retired British badminton player. Badminton career Mann won the English National Badminton Championships eight times. She holds a record for winning National title seven years consecutively from 1997 to 2003, the highest number of wins in Women's category since the championship began in 1964. She represented England and won a gold medal in the women's team event and a bronze medal in the singles, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Four year later she competed in the singles during the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. Mann also reached the quarter finals of the 2001 All England Open Badminton Championships The 2001 Yonex All England Open was the 91st edition of the All England Open Badminton Championships The All England Open Badminton Championships is the world's oldest badminton tournament, held annually in England. With the introduction of t .... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's Singles
These are the results for the women’s singles badminton tournament of 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 1 .... The tournament was single-elimination. Matches consisted of three sets, with sets being to 11 for women's singles. The tournament was held at Pavilion 3, Sydney Olympic Park. Seeds # (gold medalist) # ''(silver medalist)'' # ''(fourth place)'' # ''(bronze medalist)'' # ''(quarterfinals)'' # ''(quarterfinals)'' # ''(third round)'' # ''(quarterfinals)'' Draw Finals Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 References External links 2000 Sydney Olympic Games – Women’s singles {{DEFAULTSORT:Badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's singles Badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olymp Women's events a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amrita Sawaram
Amrita Sawaram (born 13 August 1980) is a Mauritian badminton player. She won the gold medal at the 2000 African Championships in the women's singles event, made her as the first Mauritian female to win that competition. Sawaram competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia in the women's singles and doubles event. Sawaram also represented her country in three consecutive Commonwealth Games in 1998, 2002, and 2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare .... Achievements African Championships ''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' BWF International Challenge/Series ''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sawaram, Amrita 1980 births Living people People from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Robertson
Julian Hart Robertson Jr. (June 25, 1932 – August 23, 2022) was an American billionaire hedge fund manager, and philanthropist. Robertson founded Tiger Management, one of the first hedge funds, in 1980. From its inception in 1980 to its 1998 asset peak, his fund returned 31.7% per year after fees, compared to a 12.7% annual return from the S&P 500 over the same period. However, a sharp decline thereafter led to the fund closing in March 2000. Tiger showed losses in only four of its 21 years. Robertson later mentored and provided seed funding to many notable hedge fund managers, known as the ''Tiger cubs'', including Ole Andreas Halvorsen, Stephen Mandel of Lone Pine Capital, Lee Ainslie of Maverick Capital, Bill Hwang, and Chase Coleman III. During his lifetime, Robertson contributed more than US$2 billion to charity. He was also a signatory to The Giving Pledge. At the time of his death, his net worth was estimated at $4.8 billion. Early life and education R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Knowles (badminton)
Peter Knowles (born 28 December 1969) is a former English badminton player. He competed for Great Britain at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. He also represented England at the 1994 and 1998 Commonwealth Games, winning a mixed team gold in 1994, and a men's team bronze medal in 1998. Knowles who played for Kent badminton won the men's singles title at the National Championships A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, indi ... in 1997, and has been capped 39 times for England. Achievements IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983. ''Men's singles'' IBF International ''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Knowles, Peter 1969 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's Doubles
These are the results for the men’s doubles badminton tournament of 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 1 .... The tournament was single-elimination. Matches consisted of three sets, with sets being to 15 for men's doubles. The tournament was held at Pavilion 3, Sydney Olympic Park. Seeds # (gold medalist) # ''(silver medalist)'' # ''(quarterfinals)'' # ''(bronze medalist)'' # ''(fourth place)'' # ''(quarterfinals)'' # ''(quarterfinals)'' # ''(quarterfinals)'' Results Draw Final Top half Bottom half References External links 2000 Sydney Olympic Games – Men’s doubles {{DEFAULTSORT:Badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's doubles Badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics Men's events at the 2000 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Édouard Clarisse
Édouard Clarisse (born 27 May 1972) is a retired badminton player from Mauritius, who started playing badminton in 1987, ending his career in March 2006 at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia. Clarisse has participated three times in the Olympic Games (Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000). He has also been African champion three times in the men's singles (1992, 1994, 1998), also African champion in men's doubles and the team event in 2000. Clarisse counts several participations at the World Championships and in the Thomas Cup. He has a total of nine gold medals at Indian Ocean Island Games, hence two in the Men's singles (1993 and 1998). With his 10 titles as Mauritius champion in the men's singles and almost as many in men's Doubles, he remains until now the most successful badminton player of this small island in the Indian Ocean. 2005 he won the Kenya International The Kenya International is an annual open international badminton tournament held in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Gade
} Peter Høeg Gade (born 14 December 1976 in Aalborg, Denmark)BWF World Ranking Bwfbadminton.org. Retrieved on 2013-01-12. is a Danish former professional player. He currently resides in Holte in . He has two children with the former handball player Camilla Høeg. Gade made his mark in badminton history through his singles title in 1999 and his five [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's Singles
These are the results for the men’s singles badminton tournament of 2000 Summer Olympics. The tournament was single-elimination A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final matc .... Matches consisted of three sets, with sets being to 15 for men's singles. The tournament was held at Pavilion 3, Sydney Olympic Park. Seeds # ''(quarterfinals)'' # ''(silver medalist)'' # ''(fourth place)'' # ''(bronze medalist)'' # ''(quarterfinals)'' # ''(second round)'' # (gold medalist) # ''(quarterfinals)'' Draw Finals Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 References External links 2000 Sydney Olympic Games – Men’s singles {{DEFAULTSORT:Badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's singles Badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics Men's events at the 2000 Summer Olym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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